Events Archive
New Climate Economy: the business case for municipal and citizen climate change action
March 3, 2017 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
What is the economic case for low carbon development in cities? What are the most cost and carbon effective options for different sectors and the best ways of reaching low carbon targets? These questions are being examined in multiple cities around the world.
UBC Reads Sustainability Present Roy Henry Vickers Telling Peace Dancer
March 2, 2017 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Immerse yourself in a classic Northwest Legend featuring incredible and original illustrations by world-renowned printmaker, painter, carver, author, Roy Henry Vickers.
Can British Columbia's forests help to reduce emissions?
February 16, 2017 - 12:30am to 1:30am
Forests and forest products can be a major piece of the low-carbon puzzle.
Implications of future development pathways for the risks of climate change
February 2, 2017 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Join us for this lunchtime seminar - lunch will be provided.
The potential contribution of the BC forest sector to climate change mitigation
January 18, 2017 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Pipelines and Climate Policy: Where are We Now?
January 6, 2017 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Over the past several months the Trudeau government has made some major choices about energy and environmental policy for Canada: it rejected one oil sands pipeline, approved two, and came to an agreement with the provinces on a climate plan that makes substantial progress towards meeting Canada’s international targets. This panel of UBC experts and community representatives assesses these decisions and discusses what’s next.
Is the Paris agreement on track?
December 9, 2016 - 12:30pm
What happened at COP22 and what does it mean for global cooperation on climate change?
Climate Change and Health: Impacts, Implications and Responses
December 1, 2016 - 3:00pm
Climate change has been called “the biggest global health threat of the 21st century” by the first Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change, while the second Lancet Commission in 2015 stated: “The effects of climate change are being felt today, and future projections represent an unacceptably high and potentially catastrophic risk to human health.”