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Climate Change & Energy
Policy, Economics & Governance
UBC’s delegation will take part in the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties being held in Belém, Brazil this November.

How UBC's Sustainability Hub is helping reduce embodied carbon in the construction industry

Built Environment & Mobility
Climate Change & Energy

Q&A: A how-to guide to mushroom toilets, by the team that made one

Natural Resources
Production, Consumption & Waste

New Sustainable Cities Certificate from UBC SCARP

Built Environment & Mobility
Climate Change & Energy
Human Well-being & Social Systems
Policy, Economics & Governance

Sustainability Scholar maps ecosystems to inform adaptation strategies to preserve Maplewood Flats

Climate Change & Energy
Ecological Systems

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By Jeffrey Preiss The numbers say a lot: 643 students, 42 faculty members and 83 staff members participated in UBC’s SEEDS Sustainability Program last year. They worked on projects related to climate, energy, procurement, community, food, water, biodiversity, buildings, wellbeing, health, land,...
Originally published by UBC Okanagan News. Republished with permission. Universities and colleges put priority on health promotion locally and globally. A new international charter, an outcome of the 2015 International Conference on Health Promoting Universities and Colleges / VII International...
Originally published by UBC Okanagan News. Republished with permission. Universities and colleges put priority on health promotion locally and globally. A new international charter, an outcome of the 2015 International Conference on Health Promoting Universities and Colleges / VII International...
Originally published by UBC Public Affairs. Republished with permission. A forward-thinking sustainability strategy, ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets and innovative clean energy projects have helped the University of British Columbia’s Vancouver campus earn the highest rating among...
Jeffrey Preiss Once the barbeques were put away, tables cleared, chairs folded and 4,000 staff went back to their offices, only one small, desk bin-sized bag of garbage was left. The rest of the waste from UBC’s annual Welcome Back Staff BBQ—200 kg—was sorted into compost and recycling. The BBQ is...
// Posted by UBC Sustainability on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 For some, a mention of a PhD student may evoke thoughts of dusty books, digital reports and long nights of research and writing. For Loch Brown, the PhD process involved motorcycling across the Sahara through an active minefield to...

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