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September 26, 2025

city of toronto partners for inaugural toronto climate week, showcasing leadership in local climate action

TORONTO, ON – September 26, 2025 – The City of Toronto is officially partnering with Toronto Climate Week (TOCW) in a move that builds on rapid momentum, bringing together grassroots movements, innovators, and leaders to position the city as a global hub for climate action and collaboration. The highly anticipated city-wide initiative will launch with a three-day inaugural event from October 1-3, 2025, before expanding to a full week of programming in June 2026.

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May 27, 2025

toronto sets the stage for a nationwide climate dialogue with launch of first-ever climate week

TORONTO, ON – May 27, 2025 – In an ambitious move to spearhead climate awareness and action, individuals behind Toronto’s grassroots climate movement – best known for launching Climate North – have announced the first-ever Toronto Climate Week (TOCW), set to debut with a kickoff event in Fall 2025.

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October 3, 2025 - camh

toronto climate week: let’s talk about the hidden toll on mental health

The inaugural Toronto Climate Week kicks off this week, and the city promises to be abuzz with the spirit of inspired innovation, solution-oriented dialogue, and learning opportunities to pique the interest of climate-curious and concerned people of all stripes. But amid the focus on infrastructure, emissions and energy systems, a critical piece of the climate crisis is often overlooked: our mental health.

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October 3, 2025 - Corporate Knights

toronto sets out to revive its environmental swagger with inaugural climate week

The city of Toronto is reclaiming its verve for climate action with a new annual event modelled on Climate Week NYC.

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October 3, 2025 - Now Toronto

‘we need to be bold,’ here’s what toronto needs to do now to hit its climate goals by the end of the year, according to experts

The Toronto Climate Week (TOCW) kicked off on Wednesday at the University of Toronto’s Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus, uniting policymakers, entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, NPOs, artists, local leaders, and the public to speak about the present and future of climate solutions.

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October 2, 2025 - Sustainable Biz Canada

canada can't miss chance to lead on climate economy: experts

Panellists at Toronto Climate Week praised Canada's talent, funding base, while noting a lack of risk capital.

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October 2, 2025 - View The Vibe

toronto climate week

Move from inspiration to action! The Toronto Climate Week Challenge launches October 1, focusing on one of the biggest ways that we as individuals can have an immediate and lasting impact.

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October 1, 2025 - National Newswatch

economic opportunity of climate action a focus as toronto climate week launches

TORONTO -- Canada has an opportunity to leap ahead and reap the economic gains of climate action as the U.S. retreats, said several speakers at the launch of the first Toronto Climate Week on Wednesday.

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October 1, 2025 - CBC

toronto climate week launches in effort to grow canadian clean tech hub

New climate conference started as a single day soft-launch, but is now three days of events

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October 1, 2025 - Financial Post

toronto climate week launches in effort to grow canadian clean tech hub

TORONTO — A new climate conference is kicking off in Toronto that’s aiming to highlighting Canada’s clean tech and climate innovation sectors.

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September 29, 2025 - CP24

what to expect from first-ever toronto climate week

Former Toronto mayor David Miller on how Toronto Climate Week takes a serious look at the impact of climate change across the city and Canada.

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September 26, 2025 - ESG News

becky park-romanovsky on building toronto climate week and canada’s climate future

Toronto is set to host its first-ever Toronto Climate Week (TOCW) from October 1–3, 2025, a grassroots initiative designed to unite climate action with culture, innovation, and community.

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August 7, 2025 - Forbes

how toronto is emerging as north america’s next big climate tech hub

This fall, Toronto Climate Week will launch its inaugural program—a city-wide convergence of investors, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and activists working to build a climate-positive future.

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September 10, 2025 - The Energy Mix

toronto climate week aims to seize ‘canada’s moment’ to lead

A relatively new climate non-profit is parlaying an initial series of “bootstrapped events” into a first-ever Toronto Climate Week (TOCW) October 1-3.

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August 27, 2025 - Bluedot Living

three days of fun and a focus on climate solutions

Good news, Toronto! This fall we are joining the ranks of such cities as NYC, San Francisco, LA, London, Mexico City, and Tokyo. We are getting our very own Climate Week.

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August 13, 2025 - Canadian Finance News

the power of people in canadian finance: toronto’s climate week and community leadership

Last year, while managing carbon offset projects around the world and co-founding a grassroots climate nonprofit here at home, I kept asking myself the same question: What would it look like if Toronto became a climate hub?

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July 29, 2025 - Climate Tech Canada

inside the vision for toronto climate week

A closer look at the people, plans, and potential behind Canada’s first climate week.

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June 16, 2025 - University of Toronto CPE

toronto climate week

Toronto Climate Week (TOCW) is a brand new city-wide initiative launching with a three-day inaugural event this October, and expanding to a week-long annual celebration starting June 2026.

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May 27, 2025 - Sustainable Biz Canada

toronto climate week head aims to turn city into climate business hub

First events will focus on drawing startups, investors, artists to collaborate on climate issues.

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