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Climate Change & Energy
Policy, Economics & Governance

UBC's Delegation for COP31

UBC’s delegation will take part in the 31st United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties being held in Antalya, Türkiye this November.
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Angelique Pilon appointed Director, Sustainability Hub

Built Environment & Mobility
Climate Change & Energy
Ecological Systems
Policy, Economics & Governance
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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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Campus as a Living Lab (CLL) Fund Competition: Eight recipients share $500k in funding

Built Environment & Mobility
Climate Change & Energy
Ecological Systems
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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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July 6, 2016

Drought in California set to impact B.C.'s food security

As drought conditions worsen in California due to climate change, B.C. can expect challenges in food security, says a food security expert. In a report , Brent Mansfield warned about the danger of relying on California for the bulk of our fruits and vegetables given the state’s drought conditions...
June 30, 2016

Engaging Students, Enhancing Communities

After spending a year away from university due to illness, Stephanie Aitken returned to the University of British Columbia feeling the need to restore her wellbeing and work to empower others in the community to do the same. A UBC Master of Landscape Architecture candidate and a UBC Sustainability...
June 30, 2016

Connecting Communities: Principles for Musqueam and UBC Collaboration

“We all have a role to play in building a strong relationship between UBC and Musqueam, if not by direct collaboration, by education and awareness,” says Aaron Lao, a Master of Arts (School of Community and Regional Planning) candidate. As a UBC Sustainability Scholar , Aaron worked with the...
June 22, 2016

The buzz about bees

By now, you've heard the story. Honeybees are dying off at alarming rates. In Canada, about 30 per cent of bees are disappearing every winter. And to date, nobody's entirely sure why. The plight of the honeybee is a humbling reminder that despite our technological ingenuity, our agricultural system...
June 22, 2016

Tracking climate change’s impact on B.C. winemakers

For B.C. winemakers, it’s an exciting, if worrying, prospect: climate change pushing the continent’s best grape-growing regions north. According to some studies, B.C.’s wine-producing regions stand to benefit from earlier harvests brought on by a warming planet. “Grapes no longer viable in...
June 22, 2016

What Vancouver can learn from Osnabrück’s clean energy transition

Energiewende is the word. Literally, it means “energy turn,” and the term has entered the international lexicon to denote Germany’s shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy. Germany has made large strides in its energy transition. 27 per cent of the country’s electricity now comes from renewable...
June 20, 2016

Annual Event Recognizes Campus Sustainability Champions

Since 2004, the annual Sustainability Appreciation Luncheon recognizes staff, faculty, and students who help advance sustainability at UBC through their participation in the SEEDS Sustainability Program and the Sustainability Coordinator (SC) Program in offices and labs. On May 26th, over 130...
June 17, 2016

Transit Funding and the Future of Urban Design

The connection between public transit and urban sustainability is significant; public transportation has been shown to reduce air pollution and GHG emissions, positively enhance urban densification, and drive economic growth in communities. In light of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier...
June 15, 2016

Chilling Up to Save Over 7,000 kWh a Year

One hundred and twelve participants, forming 18 teams, from 11 buildings across two campuses competing in one challenge: to make their research labs more energy efficient. Laboratory spaces use 10 times more energy than other types of spaces on campus as a result of high ventilation rates and...
June 9, 2016

Millennials break ideological boundaries when combatting climate change

Voter turnout for the 2015 federal election was at its highest since 1993. This was also the year Canadians, especially millennials under 30, voted strategically in record-breaking numbers: not along party lines but along policy initiatives. One of the most galvanizing issues was climate change...

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