March 23, 2026
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“As part of the 9th annual Sustainability Across Disciplines conference at Concordia University, our team participated in a lively discussion at Loyola Campus where panelists and participants examined how climate information is interpreted across different professional fields. During the session, sources of communication disconnects were identified and methods to bridge these gaps assessed.
About the panelists
Damon Matthews is a Full Professor in the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment at Concordia University. He is internationally recognized for his work in policy-relevant climate science, as well as for initiatives such as the Climate Clock that use digital visualization and web-based technologies to motivate and accelerate climate action. Damon is the Scientific co-Director of Sustainability in the Digital Age, and directs the NSERC CREATE in Leadership in Environmental and Digital Innovation for Sustainability (LEADS) program, which aims to train graduate student researchers at the intersection of sustainability science and digital innovation.
Peter McQueen is the City Councillor for the Borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in Montreal. He has spent much of his career advocating locally for social and environmental causes.
Dominique Paquin is the coordinator of the Climate Simulation and Analysis group at Ouranos. She contributed to the development of the Canadian Regional Climate Model (CRCM) and has studied the impacts of climate change on numerous phenomena such as ice storms and snowstorms, in addition to contributing as a climate science expert on multiple climate change adaptation projects.
Moderator: Snigdhodeb Dutta is a PhD student in the Department of Biology at Concordia University. His research investigates the impacts of climate change on freshwater fish populations, with a focus on brook trout, across various spatial and temporal scales. Snigdhodeb is working under the supervision of Dylan Fraser.
Special thanks This event is brought to you by the Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability and the Loyola Sustainability Research Centre in partnership with the School of Health, with generous support from Future Earth and the Department of Department of Geography, Planning and Environment.”
Publisher: 4TH SPACE Concordia University. YouTube channel: @CU4thSpace