Events Archive
Renewable natural gas - unlocking local government potential in BC
June 15, 2018 - 9:30am to 11:30am
Natural gas is the source of one-quarter of the British Columbia’s greenhouse gas emissions. But there is another way to generate this energy that could provide substantial emissions reductions: renewable natural gas (RNG), derived from diverse organic waste sources.
Climate Policy in Europe
June 12, 2018 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
How the European Union agreed to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030 and what legislation it has adopted to deliver.
Join us for a talk by Jürgen Salay, policy officer at the European Commission and 2017-2018 EU Fellow at the University of Washington, Seattle.
Why the Paris Agreement Negotiations Succeeded while Those in Copenhagen Failed
May 29, 2018 - 2:00pm
Please join us for this engaging discussion with Richard Kinley, former Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat, on “Why the Paris Agreement Negotiations Succeeded while Those in Copenhagen (2009) Failed.”
A video recording will be available shortly after the event.
Infrastructure for a low-carbon planet
May 15, 2018 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm
This talk will also be available remotely using BlueJeans video conferencing software.
The Future of Fishes and Fisheries in the Changing Ocean
May 3, 2018 - 11:30am to 1:00pm
Reducing climate impacts in industrial buildings
April 25, 2018 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Please join us for a presentation from Stephanie Wall, who will discuss using wood construction and passive house design to decrease the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and environmental impacts in the building sector.
Health Impacts of Heat: Adapting to a Changing Climate
April 18, 2018 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
With Gregory Wellenius, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Brown University
Germany’s energy transition and cities: Economic insights and good policy
April 12, 2018 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Investing Powerfully: How can universities go carbon neutral?
April 5, 2018 - 4:30pm to 6:30pm
How can universities move toward carbon neutral and socially responsible investments?
Coupling ice sheets into climate models for self consistent sea level projections: progress and challenges
March 28, 2018 - 3:30pm
Ice sheet response to forced changes - such as that from anthropogenic climate forcing - is closely regulated by two-way interactions with other components of the Earth system. These interactions encompass the ice sheet response to Earth system forcing, the Earth system response to ice sheet change, and feedbacks resulting from coupled ice-sheet/Earth system evolution.