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Climate Change & Energy
The UBC Sustainability Hub’s Megan Badri, Research Manager, explains the difference between “embodied” carbon and “operational” carbon, and describes the Canadian policy landscape around sustainable construction to Business in Vancouver.

Meet the 2024 Sustainability Education Fellows Grant recipients

Climate Change & Energy
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

The Downtown Eastside Talks Climate with UBC’s CLEAR Project

Built Environment & Mobility
Human Well-being & Social Systems

Well-to-wake: decarbonizing BC’s maritime industry

Climate Change & Energy
Policy, Economics & Governance

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Recognized in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and protected by international human rights law, Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) refers to the right of Indigenous Peoples to be properly informed and engaged in order to give or withhold consent to...
This article by Erik Rolfsen was originally published by UBC News on June 14, 2021. Photo by Marcin Jozwiak / Unsplash. An international research team led by the University of British Columbia’s Dr. Michael Brauer and Washington University in St. Louis’ Dr. Randall Martin has published the most...
The new course listing tool responds to a strategic priority highlighted in the Climate Emergency Task Force report to, “Expand climate education opportunities and resources for the UBC community and broader public.” The tool curates and promotes courses with climate change-related content to...
Listen to the full interview. Following the Together | Ensemble 2020 Conference , a group of UBC students and their peers from campuses across Canada wondered how to promote intersectional and interdisciplinary collaboration towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) between Canadian post-...
Fireweed Fields is part of Vegetal Encounters , Holly Schmidt’s durational artist residency in the Outdoor Art program. Vegetal Encounters is one of a number of public art initiatives at the UBC Vancouver campus. Fireweed Fields transforms the Belkin’s lawns into a fireweed meadow, encouraging...
An affordable rental housing pilot project is underway in Vancouver that will help BC Housing evaluate innovative building materials and designs aimed at tackling affordability, inclusion and climate change. The project, called Vienna House, is in the initial design phase. It will be proposed as a...
‘Test bed’ showcases clean energy solutions – receives $5.6 million funding from Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation A new $23 million renewable energy hub will transform an entire city block at the University of British Columbia into a smart energy district, including the province’...
This article by Patricia Lane was originally published by Canada's National Observer on April 26, 2021. Photo by Sheldon Lynn. As part of a series highlighting the work of young people in addressing the climate crisis, writer Patricia Lane interviews fashion lover Sophia Yang, who advocates for...
UBC professor and UN Special Rapporteur David Boyd has established a new mechanism – a researchathon – that seeks to elicit Indigenous perspectives, communities and worldviews to shape the development and implementation of climate-related initiatives and policies. Professor David Boyd (SPPGA; IRES...
B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and internationally renowned climate activist Greta Thunberg will receive honorary degrees from UBC this spring. Dr. Henry will receive her honorary degree from UBC Vancouver, while Thunberg will receive her honorary degree from UBC Okanagan. They are...

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