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UBC Sending Delegation of Eight to COP26

Following an open competition for all students, faculty, and staff, UBC is sending a delegation of eight to the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow this November.
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Why climate change education needs more empathy

Climate Change & Energy
Human Well-being & Social Systems
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Lhoosk’uz Dené village taps into clean water after a 20-year wait

Human Well-being & Social Systems
Natural Resources
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UBC Researchers are Helping Communities Prepare for the Effects of Climate Change

Climate Change & Energy
Human Well-being & Social Systems
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Student Directed Seminar on UBC's Sustainability Performance

Climate Change & Energy
Policy, Economics & Governance
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UBC Green Labs, the Life Sciences Centre and Spud divert hundreds of gel ice packs from the landfill

In a collaboration between Green Labs, the Life Sciences Centre, and Spud, a sustainable grocery delivery company, hundreds of gel ice packs were diverted from the landfill. Hard- and soft-shell gel ice packs are used in deliveries to laboratories to keep materials cool during transport...

Act global, act local – UBC leads on Indigenous and environmental rights

Happy spring. Time to celebrate the vernal equinox by welcoming some budding shoots of progress on Indigenous rights, environmental rights and climate action. As the sun crossed the equator heading north last week, the spotlight fell on UBC faculty at the heart of six note-worthy developments: two...

Female salmon are dying at higher rates than male salmon

Mar 24, 2021 | For more information, contact Lou Corpuz-Bosshart Female adult sockeye from the Fraser River are dying at significantly higher rates than their male counterparts on the journey back to their spawning grounds, finds new UBC research . For every male salmon that doesn’t make it to...

UBC’s Dr. Sheryl Lightfoot appointed United Nations representative on rights of Indigenous Peoples

Mar 24, 2021 | For more information, contact Thandi Fletcher Dr. Sheryl Lightfoot is no stranger to firsts. The UBC professor was not only the first person in her family to attend university but she was also the first to go on to earn her master’s degree and PhD before eventually becoming a faculty...

UBC Investment Management Trust Inc. commits $110M towards a more sustainable global economy

UBC Investment Management Trust Inc. (UBC IMANT) is pleased to report it has committed $110 million to be managed by Impax Asset Management (Impax), a specialist asset manager which invests in opportunities arising from the transition to a more sustainable global economy. The mandate uses Impax’s...

Why Canada needs a law to combat environmental racism

This article by Sabaa Khan was originally published by Canada's National Observer on March 10, 2021. At a time when health and environmental crises dominate the public conversation, Black History Month in February was a stark reminder of the pervasive environmental struggles racialized communities...

Future of natural gas heating in Canadian buildings fuels debate

This article by Carl Meyer was originally published by the National Observer on March 1, 2021. As B.C. cities start to take a closer look at the energy consumption and carbon footprint of their buildings, the heated swimming pool is attracting some unusual attention. Building Benchmark BC , a pilot...

‘Like going back in time’: W̱SÁNEĆ people to regain rightful ownership of abundant remote island

This article by Cara McKenna was originally published by the Toronto Star on March 1, 2021. Abundant with meadows of colourful flowers and other pristine wildlife, a remote Salish Sea island is being returned to its rightful owners — the W̱SÁNEĆ people. The Land Conservancy of British Columbia (TLC...

Why 42% of UBCO students are food insecure, and how they’re working to change that

This article by Cloe Logan was originally published by Global News on March 1, 2021. After a pre-COVID poll found 42 per cent of UBC Okanagan students were food insecure, Casey Hamilton and her team went looking for solutions. The internal survey gathered data based on one question: “In the past 12...

Linda Nowlan: “Just Is” ≠ Justice, especially when it comes to climate

This article by Linda Nowlan was originally published by the Georgia Strait on March 1, 2021. "... We've learned that quiet isn't always peace, and the norms and notions of what just is isn't always just-ice...." Who didn’t have a shiver running down their spine listening to U.S. Youth Inauguration...

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