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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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A podcast series on sustainability and climate action brought to you by the Sustainability Hub. In each episode, we’ll introduce you to what a UBC faculty member is doing to advance sustainability and climate action through research and teaching, and they’ll tell you what they want you to DO with all this new knowledge.

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// Posted by UBC Sustainability on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 Tanis King didn’t arrive at UBC with a passion for sustainability: throughout high school and her first years at UBC, Tanis’ academic interests were reserved for the hard sciences. Last year, however, Tanis enrolled in BIOL 448 – a capstone...
// Posted by UBC Sustainability on Wednesday, August 5, 2015 For PhD candidate Ivana Zelenika, sustainability is more than just a word or concept; it’s a fundamental tenet that guides her through both her academic career and day-to-day life. Ivana started her sustainability journey at Carleton...
Jesline Rahardjo’s passion for sustainability preceded the start of her studies at UBC. Her pathway through university has had twists and turns – taking her from studying engineering in her first year to food sciences in her fourth – but she has never diverged from her aspiration to help make the world more sustainable.
The International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN) awarded the University of British Columbia and its Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) with the 2015 award for Excellence in Building . As a living laboratory, CIRS demonstrates UBC’s commitment to exploring net-positive,...
Delegates from the UBC's sustainability leadership are contributing to global discussions on the challenges of sustainable urban development in the 21st century and the role universities can play in addressing them. The 2015 International Sustainable Campus Network conference, Expanding the...

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