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How can we balance ecological preservation with social equity in our cities? A new proposed undergraduate certificate in urban sustainability aims to tackle that question head-on. Dr. James Connolly, Assistant Professor at UBC School of Community...

How UBC's Sustainability Hub is helping reduce embodied carbon in the construction industry

Built Environment & Mobility
Climate Change & Energy

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

Sustainability Scholar maps ecosystems to inform adaptation strategies to preserve Maplewood Flats

Climate Change & Energy
Ecological Systems

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As UBC advocates for an extension of rapid transit to the Vancouver campus, critics have argued the university isn’t building enough housing for its own community. In fact, UBC is aggressively pursuing innovative and affordable housing options for students, faculty and staff, while continuing to...
This article originally appeared on CBC News on 27 April 2019. Each year, up to a billion birds die in North America from flying into windows. It's a problem the University of British Columbia is trying to solve — starting with its own campus. Spring in particular is when thousands of songbirds and...
This article by Denise Ryan originally appeared in The Vancouver Sun on 26 April 2019. Every once in a while Penny Martyn thumps a tennis ball or a small toy mouse against the glass window in her office. This isn’t stress relief or idle play. Martyn is using the toys to re-create the impact of a...
This article by Andre Mayer originally appeared in a CBC News newsletter on 23 April 2019. Our story last week on the five things that Canada could do to significantly reduce carbon emissions garnered a lot of reader feedback, and one recurring criticism: Why didn’t we mention eating less meat?...
This article by Melissa Baluk originally appeared in UBC Human Resources on 15 April 2019. With Earth Day just around the corner, we are pleased to share that – for the eighth consecutive year – UBC has been named one of Canada’s Greenest Employers in 2019. This special award recognizes Canadian...
The University of British Columbia is ranked number one in the world for taking urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts and ranked one in Canada for making cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, according to Times Higher Education (THE). “UBC’s achievements in these...
This article by Laura Sciarpelletti originally appeared in CBC News on 7 April 2019. Canadians are fixated on political news out of Ottawa and rising gas prices, but their time would be better spent taking action against climate change, says an expert from the University of British Columbia...
This article by Tracy Sherlock originally appeared in Canada's National Observer on 3 April 2019. Environmentalist and author Bill McKibben calls climate change the most important issue facing the world today and likens the struggle against it to the Second World War. McKibben told a packed house...
This article by Randy Shore originally appeared in The Vancouver Sun on 1 April 2019. UBC has increased enrolment by 24,000 students over the last 20 years while reducing annual water consumption on the campus by 50 per cent, a whopping 272 million litres in total. That is a reduction of 69 per...
During the chilly winter months of January and February, hundreds of students, staff and faculty in post-secondary institutes across the province pledged to reduce energy, with each school vying for the title of BC’s coolest campus. In a coordinated effort to show climate leadership, UBCV and UBCO...

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