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Audio: Mobilizing Youth for the Sustainable Development Goals

Created by youth for youth, the ReImagine 17 Toolkit guides students to amplify action towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Innovative affordable housing pilot project coming to Vancouver

Built Environment & Mobility
Climate Change & Energy
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Universities Must Do More to Address the Climate Emergency

Human Well-being & Social Systems
Policy, Economics & Governance
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UBC professor and UN Special Rapporteur David Boyd to elicit Indigenous perspectives for climate-related policies

Climate Change & Energy
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UBC breaks ground on $23 million renewable energy hub

Built Environment & Mobility
Climate Change & Energy
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B.C. building code adjusted upwards to allow 12-storey wood buildings

OKANAGAN FALLS, B.C. — The height limit for wood buildings in British Columbia is rising to 12 from six storeys in a move that Premier John Horgan expects to spur development using timber and give the province a headstart on other parts of the country. B.C. is changing its building code to allow...

Sustainability Careers Connections Event

On February 27, the Sustainability Ambassadors hosted the Sustainability Careers Connections event, grounded in the theme of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This event brought together eager students and employers to discuss careers in sustainability. Students ranged from diverse...

Join the BC Cool Campus Challenge

Did you know that 90 per cent of UBC’s carbon emissions come from burning natural gas to heat campus buildings and hot water?

UBC’s Annual Sustainability Report 2017-18

UBC’s Sustainability Initiative is proud to release the Annual Sustainability Report 2017-18. Find out how UBC is putting sustainability at the heart of teaching, learning and research, operations and infrastructure, and community. Across both campuses in 2017-18, UBC focused on enhancing human and...

Sustainability Leadership training program launched

Sometimes, all it takes is an individual with passion to drive change. And UBC has plenty of passionate people who fit that bill. Nowhere was that more apparent than at the recently launched Sustainability Leadership training program led by Campus and Community Planning’s Sustainability and...

A Wrap-up on Bike to Work (+School) Week

November 16, 2018 During the wet week of October 29 to November 4, 2018, the bi-annual regional Bike To Work Week competition saw 315 UBC riders on 77 teams collectively ride 18,500 kilometres and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 4,000kg. Once again, UBC earns the title for Best in Higher...

Climate Solutions Showcase

October 31, 2018 On October 25, the UBC Climate Hub hosted the first student-driven, university-wide Climate Solutions Showcase on campus. The Climate Hub aims to empower students, faculty, and staff to take bold action on climate solutions and justice on campus and in our communities. Engaging the...

Get ready for Bike to Work (+ School) Week from 29 October to 4 November 2018

Green Building Action Plan

October 17, 2018 As UBC continues to grow rapidly, a significant number of new buildings and existing building retrofits are required over the next 20 years. The design and sustainability of these buildings are integral in ensuring the wellbeing of students, faculty, staff and residents. Approved...

UBC Reads Sustainability presents Sarah Cox - October 25

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