globe 2010
On March 24, 2010, UBC President Stephen Toope announced aggressive new greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets for UBC’s Vancouver campus. Toope made the announcement to delegates at the GLOBE 2010 conference in Vancouver, one of the world’s largest environmental conferences.
UBC has already met international targets established by the Kyoto Protocol for its core academic buildings, which required a six per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels by 2012. The university will now aim to:
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Honouring Environmental Leadership
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Access to Success
By Patty WellbornSeven years after high school graduation, Jordan Coble knew he wanted a...
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Cultivating Ecosensitivity
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Mega genomes of spruce species decoded
Canadian and Swedish scientists today released genome sequences of two of the most economically...
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“Fish thermometer” reveals long-standing, global impact of climate change
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Cardio and weight training reduces access to health care in seniors
Forget apples – lifting weights and doing cardio can also keep the doctors away, according a new...
