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Built Environment & Mobility
Climate Change & Energy
The UBC Sustainability Hub’s Megan Badri, Research Manager, explains the difference between “embodied” carbon and “operational” carbon, and describes the Canadian policy landscape around sustainable construction to Business in Vancouver.

Meet the 2024 Sustainability Education Fellows Grant recipients

Climate Change & Energy
Human Well-being & Social Systems

Sustainability Ambassadors take climate action outreach to Science World

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

The Downtown Eastside Talks Climate with UBC’s CLEAR Project

Built Environment & Mobility
Human Well-being & Social Systems

Well-to-wake: decarbonizing BC’s maritime industry

Climate Change & Energy
Policy, Economics & Governance

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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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UBC student Abul Bashar Rahman is preparing for an epic bike ride across Bangladesh to produce a documentary about how those most vulnerable to climate change in the country are experiencing and preparing for its impacts. With climate change putting vast swathes of Bangladesh at risk of...
Open Date March 15, 2023 Close Date April 12, 2023 BACKGROUND In 1990, UBC signed the Talloires Declaration, a 10-point action plan for incorporating sustainability into higher education. UBC was the first university in Canada to adopt a sustainable development policy in 1997, and the first to open...
PROFILE Name: Akanksha Bhurtel Role: Doctoral student Faculty: Applied Science School: Engineering Campus: Okanagan (Kelowna, BC) Education: Master of Science, Engineering and Technology, Geotechnical Engineering, Thammasat University, Bachelor of Engineering, Civil Engineering, Pokhara University...
UBC’s new “Pathways to Net-zero Carbon in Buildings” project seeks to break down barriers and pilot innovative solutions to reduce the carbon emissions from buildings.
Consumer behavior is crucial when it comes to sustainability, and companies that ignore this can miss out on an opportunity to make a positive impact on the environment. But what are some of the most common misconceptions that companies have about consumer behavior in relation to sustainability,...
There are two awards under four categories: undergraduate-student, graduate-student, staff, and faculty. Any UBC member can nominate another UBC member who has demonstrated engagement in the categories listed in the following criteria. Award recipients will be recognized at the Sustainability...
Amidst mounting concerns over the environment and sustainability, researchers across diverse disciplines are tirelessly exploring innovative solutions to tackle these pressing global issues. Their efforts span a wide range of areas, from developing eco-friendly materials to reducing greenhouse gas...
Colleges and institutes Canada (CICan), SDSN Canada hosted by the University of Waterloo, and the Sustainability Hub at UBC, today, officially opened the first-ever SDG Week Canada . Modelled after the United Nations’ Global Goals Week, SDG Week Canada is a chance to showcase and accelerate action...
The Sustainability Scholars Program, part of the Teaching, Learning & Student Engagement (TLSE) group at the Sustainability Hub, is an innovative paid internship program that matches UBC graduate students with on- and off-campus sustainability partners to work on applied research projects that...
Professor Roland Stull, a leading expert in the field of forest fires and climate, has recently launched a new course, "ATSC 413: Forest Fire Weather and Climate," which focuses on the complex interactions between weather patterns, climate change, and the occurrence of forest fires. The course is...

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