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

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Built Environment & Mobility
Climate Change & Energy
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Production, Consumption & Waste
It’s hard to keep track of all the sustainability connections across UBC, even for those faculty and staff that have paced the halls for decades. So imagine what it’s like for UBC’s newest faculty and staff members.

How this Vancouver heritage home is setting a benchmark for sustainable construction

Built Environment & Mobility
Climate Change & Energy

Climate Justice is Clean Air

Climate Change & Energy
Human Well-being & Social Systems

Sustainability Ambassadors 2025-2026: Applications opening soon!

Climate Change & Energy
Ecological Systems
Human Well-being & Social Systems

Sustainability Ambassadors take climate action outreach to Science World

Climate Change & Energy
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Policy, Economics & Governance

Opportunities

Sustainability Education Fellows Program

Sustainability Education Fellowships are awarded to UBC Vancouver faculty members who are leading...
Climate Change & Energy
Ecological Systems
Policy, Economics & Governance
Faculty

SEEDS Sustainability Program

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 UBC Sustainability Ambassadors Program offers an enriching learning and leadership experience...
Human Well-being & Social Systems

Campus as a Living Lab

Built Environment & Mobility
Climate Change & Energy
Ecological Systems

Performance Dashboards

Research & Education

This curated course collection highlights some UBC Vancouver courses with climate change-related content. Each course may cover multiple themes, but is only featured under one primary theme below. A list of courses by year level follows. Check UBC’s...
Climate Change & Energy
Ecological Systems
Natural Resources
Policy, Economics & Governance
Built Environment & Mobility
Climate Change & Energy
Production, Consumption & Waste
UBC's Campus as a Living Lab (CLL) provides a collaborative framework for faculty, staff,...

Campus 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