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The work of changing how a city grows

Emily Hunter carries environmental urgency into the practical work of community, policy and public attention.

Emily Hunter reflects on the long work of environmental action.
AlumniEmily Hunter reflects on the long work of environmental action.Photo: University of Toronto Alumni / official source image

Emily Hunter’s climate work is rooted in a simple refusal: environmental concern should not remain an abstract feeling. It has to become organizing, public language and pressure on the institutions that shape daily life.

For alumni watching the climate conversation harden into familiar slogans, her example is a useful reset. The work is not only to be right; it is to make the next action easier for someone else to take.

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  1. Original reporting · alumni.utoronto.ca
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