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UBC Receives Public Sector Leadership Award at the Second Annual BC Embodied Carbon Awards 2024

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2023 Climate and Wellbeing Education Grants Unveiled!

Climate Change & Energy
Human Well-being & Social Systems
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Addressing the Impacts of Canadian Mining on Communities in Africa

Human Well-being & Social Systems
Natural Resources
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Should the Fraser River Estuary have legal rights?

Ecological Systems
Natural Resources
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Telling Stories: The Humanities in an Age of Planetary Agenda-Setting

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Ecological Systems
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Cutting emissions through smart tech

It sounds like something out of science fiction—software that counts the number of people in a room and reacts in real time. But this is no futuristic idea. Stefan Storey, an engineer at the University of British Columbia, has developed technology that can count the number of wireless devices in a...

Celebrate Earth Day 2017

Learning Holistically: A New Course Designed to Deepen our Understanding of Sustainability

The UBC Sustainability Inititaive caught up with Kai Chan, Professor, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, to learn more about the inspiration behind developing ENVR 430: Ecological Dimensions of Sustainability, and how he sees UBC students benefiting from its content. Q. What...

Children Who Play Outside More Likely to Protect Nature as Adults

Research by Catherine Broom, an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education at UBC Okanagan, shows that 87 per cent of study respondents who played outside as children expressed a continued love of nature as young adults. Of that group, 84 per cent said taking care of the environment was a...

“Delayed” budget funding for clean tech may actually be a good thing

While many criticized the Liberal government for punting a proposed $2 billion Low Carbon Economy Fund—which Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced as part of the 2017 budget—to 2019, some commentators have seen the move as a positive step that views real climate action as slow-boiling and bottom-...

Budget 2017 walks tightrope between oil and gas, green investment

Climate: 66. Oil: 47. While far from an exhaustive analysis, a quick word search reveals a bit about the priorities in Justin Trudeau’s latest budget , released March 22 to mixed reviews from environmentalists. The fiscal plan aims to put Canada on the path to a low carbon economy, while at the...

Face-off: Can cities, states and provinces move ahead on climate change while national governments stall?

Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order he said would end “the war on coal.” The order launches a review of the Clean Power Plan, which limits greenhouse-gas emissions at coal-fired power plants. It also lifts a moratorium on new federal coal leases, and nixes requirements...

Innovative software converts Wi-Fi data into energy savings

For the first time in Canada, a University of British Columbia engineer has found a way to use Wi-Fi to determine the number of building occupants and adjust ventilation accordingly – saving energy without sacrificing air quality. “Every day, thousands of smartphones, laptops and tablets connect to...

Organic is only one ingredient in recipe for sustainable food future

Green buildings key to reducing carbon emissions

Green buildings bring the sought-after pairing of environmental benefit and short-term financial gain, according to an article by energy-efficiency experts. Organizations such as the Canadian Energy Efficiency Alliance (CEEA) state that retrofitting old buildings and constructing green buildings...

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