Steve Easterbrook
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About Steve Easterbrook
Steve Easterbrook is director of the University of Toronto's School of the Environment, and a professor in the university's Department of Computer Science
Easterbrook received his Ph.D. from Imperial College, London. He studies the development of computational models for understanding climate change, along with the role of models and data visualizations for sharing that knowledge about climate and sustainability with other communities. He teaches courses on systems thinking, climate literacy, and software design.
Universities must dump their fossil fuel investments before fundraising
Every place you go with a photo of a smiling, optimistic student beside your university’s name, someone will demand to know how continuing to invest in fossil fuels is compatible with empowering the best possible future for young people, write six University of Toronto professors and a PhD candidate.