Reducing emissions from travel—especially air travel–and commuting is essential for achieving the University’s long-term target of reaching carbon neutrality by 2040.
Travel and commuting activities at McGill are responsible for about a quarter of the University's greenhouse gas emissions.Ìý
Sustainable Travel Resources
See below for links to resources available at McGill and in Montreal to help you travel sustainably.
- IT’s list of across the universityÌý
- The MS-74 innovative classroom offered by Teaching & Learning ServicesÌý
- Online hubs to share knowledge and resources: , and Ìý
- Microsoft Teams for online meetings and chats (free for McGill community members)Ìý
- for remote teaching and learning (free for McGill community members)Ìý
Tip: Ask your unit whether other video-conferencing facilities are available upon request.Ìý
- The between downtown and the P.-E. Trudeau airportÌý
- , Transit and Chrono, for bus and metro schedules in MontrealÌý
Tip: Check out the for additional information.Ìý
- between the downtown and Macdonald campuses for full-time students with a valid ID (with equipment to transport two bicycles)Ìý
- Parking and Transportation Services’ Transport website on how to get to, from and around our campusesÌý
- ²Ñ³¦³Ò¾±±ô±ô’s , free to students and staff with mobility impairmentsÌý
- The STM’s Ìý
- McGill campus access guides on the accessibility of different buildingsÌý
- BIXI bike-share program’s annual membership discountÌý
- for students traveling for University-related purposes and for faculty and staff traveling for any reason and including up to three co-travelersÌý
- near the downtown and Macdonald campuses, many within walking distanceÌý
- for staff through the Canadian Association of University Business Officers (CAUBO)Ìý
- Discounts when booking flights through Ìý
- Natural Resources Canada’s for fuel efficiencies of different vehicles.ÌýÌý
- Rule of thumb: Select the smallest vehicle appropriate for the intended use and group sizeÌý
- Travel time and emissions of planes, trains and cars for Ìý
- Greenhouse gas emissions for different flight options when booking flights with Direct TravelÌý
- Greenhouse gas emissions for different flight options on Ìý