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

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Built Environment & Mobility
Climate Change & Energy
Policy, Economics & Governance
UBC’s Sustainability Hub and Union Gospel Mission released a new report “Unhoused Under Pressure”, prepared by UBC Sustainability Scholar Taryn Plater. The report shows that unhoused people in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside (DTES) experience...

*NEW* UBC Micro-certificate in Climate Action Planning: Foundations, Finance and Implementation

Campus as a Living Lab: Campus Trees, Microbes and Insects

Built Environment & Mobility
Climate Change & Energy
Ecological Systems

Sustainability Education Fellows Program

Climate Change & Energy
Ecological Systems
Policy, Economics & Governance

COP29 in Baku this November - Will you be there?

Climate Change & Energy
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

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 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

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