Inspiring people

to act on the planet’s most urgent sustainability challenges.

Who we are

News & Events

Climate Change & Energy
Ecological Systems
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Maya Daurio, an anthropology PhD candidate participating in the Public Scholars Initiative at UBC, is in a unique position as both a researcher and a resident in her local community. Maya's participatory research to explore the impacts of the...

2023 Climate and Wellbeing Education Grants Unveiled!

Climate Change & Energy
Human Well-being & Social Systems

Cooling the Heart of the City

Climate Change & Energy
Human Well-being & Social Systems

Should the Fraser River Estuary have legal rights?

Ecological Systems
Natural Resources
Policy, Economics & Governance

UBC delegation of students, faculty, and staff attending COP28

Climate Change & Energy
Policy, Economics & Governance

Opportunities

Sustainability Education Grants

The Sustainability Education Grant program provides funding for Vancouver faculty members looking...

SEEDS Sustainability Program

Human Well-being & Social Systems

Sustainability Scholars Program

Built Environment & Mobility
Climate Change & Energy

UBC's Climate Emergency Response

The climate emergency is here. Find out what UBC is doing, and how you can take action.

Sustainability Ambassadors Program

The Sustainability Ambassadors Program is a leadership experience for students interested in...
Human Well-being & Social Systems

Campus as a Living Lab

Built Environment & Mobility
Climate Change & Energy
Ecological Systems

Initiatives

Climate Change & Energy
Since 2011, UBC’s energy conservation projects have reduced annual campus electrical use by 16 gigawatt hours (GWh). This is the equivalent to shutting down our campus for 3.5 weeks, and taking 1,500 cars off the road.
Production, Consumption & Waste
Built Environment & Mobility

Research & Teaching

Climate Change & Energy
The Bioenergy Research Demonstration Facility produces renewable energy for UBC’s campus using wood waste biomass. This helps reduce UBC’s GHG emissions and supports research projects on innovative clean energy systems.
Human Well-being & Social Systems
UBC is taking bold action to develop policies and guidelines to help building designers make...