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Climate Change & Energy
Policy, Economics & Governance

UBC's Delegation for COP30

UBC’s delegation will take part in the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties being held in Belém, Brazil this November.
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How UBC's Sustainability Hub is helping reduce embodied carbon in the construction industry

Built Environment & Mobility
Climate Change & Energy
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Q&A: A how-to guide to mushroom toilets, by the team that made one

Natural Resources
Production, Consumption & Waste
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New Sustainable Cities Certificate from UBC SCARP

Built Environment & Mobility
Climate Change & Energy
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Policy, Economics & Governance
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Sustainability Scholar maps ecosystems to inform adaptation strategies to preserve Maplewood Flats

Climate Change & Energy
Ecological Systems
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December 7, 2016

Does Canada face a water crisis?

Looking at a hydrological map of Canada , it’s hard to imagine how a country with so much water might face a water “crisis.” But academics are warning Canadians not to be complacent about their water supply. In a her recently published book Boiling Point: Government Neglect, Corporate Abuse, and...
November 23, 2016

US Climate Policy Trumped?

Donald Trump’s successful election campaign has set the world abuzz, and led to questions about the effect he will have on the economy. Trump was openly critical of the Federal government’s stance on climate policy, its commitment to the Paris Accord, and, presumably, the bilateral agreement...
November 23, 2016

B.C. making slow progress on energy-efficient buildings

Nearly one quarter of British Columbia’s greenhouse gas emissions come from the built environment, including buildings, deforestation, and waste. That figure is higher in urban centres. According to one estimate, energy use in buildings in Vancouver accounts for 55 per cent of the city’s emissions...
November 23, 2016

Industrial land crunch could have sustainability upshot

Metro Vancouver’s hot real estate market has many young people wondering whether they have a future in a region where home ownership is increasingly unattainable; but skyrocketing housing prices also threaten to drive out the reason Vancouver was built in the first place. Metro Vancouver lost 865...
November 18, 2016

Climate Change may prevent volcanoes from cooling the planet

November 18, 2016

Why North Americans Should Look to BC’s Carbon Tax as a Model

November 16, 2016

Q&A: Sustainability as a Hallmark for Innovation and Success

UBC Sustainability Initiative Work Learn student, Alex Migdal (a graduate student with the UBC School of Journalism), sat down with Sauder School of Business lecturer Tamar Milne, to discuss the central role sustainability and responsibility play in ensuring organizational profitability and success...
November 9, 2016

New charter for universities links wellbeing and sustainability

There’s a move among some universities to take a more active role in improving the health and wellbeing of their students and faculty. Last month, six Canadian universities, including the University of British Columbia, became the first to formally adopt the Okanagan Charter, which challenges post-...
November 9, 2016

A U.S. ballot initiative this week brings to task B.C.’s carbon tax

Amid the contentious U.S. presidential election this week, a substantial ballot initiative in Washington state went largely unnoticed, putting B.C.’s carbon tax under the microscope. When Washington voters went to the ballot box on Tuesday, they were also asked to weigh in on Initiative 732, a...
November 9, 2016

UN deal aims to curb soaring emissions from airlines

More than 190 nations have committed to offsetting emissions from the aviation sector—one of the fastest-growing sources of planet-warming greenhouse gases. But an expert on aviation emissions in British Columbia is skeptical about whether the new United Nations pact will help curb the sector’s...

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