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February 13, 2018

PICS' Seitzinger presents Sverdrup Lecture at global oceans conference

Sybil Seitzinger, executive director of the University of Victoria (UVic)-led Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS), has been nominated to deliver the prestigious Harald Ulrik Sverdrup Lecture later this week at the Ocean Sciences Meeting of the American Geophysical Union in Portland, Or

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November 23, 2017

'Off-grid' homes need dozens, 131 Tesla batteries, BC researchers say

Powering your home with solar panels to go off the grid may seem like an ideal way to save money and combat climate change. But just how feasible is it?

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October 23, 2017

Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions joins BC government climate council

PICS executive director Sybil Seitzinger appointed to serve on a new BC government advisory council that will provide strategic advice on areas of focus for climate action coupled with economic growth.
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May 25, 2017

Stepping up to tackle climate change: Options for the BC forestry sector

British Columbia’s forestry sector can potentially make a major contribution to meeting the province’s climate targets through using a mix of regionally-specific harvest and stand management techniques, bioenergy investments and creating more long-lived wood products.

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April 27, 2017

New detailed report: Leveraging BC's wave energy advantage

British Columbia now has enough detailed information about the height, frequency and direction of its coastal waves to start developing and testing wave energy converters in the ocean, according to a new report released at an energy conference at the University of Victoria today.

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February 23, 2017

Seeing is believing: Why thermal imaging can inspire home retrofits

Being able to see where heat is escaping from your own home is a powerful—and underutilized—way to encourage home energy retrofits, especially when those infrared images are packaged with other incentives and promoted within your community.

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December 5, 2016

B.C. climate plan leaves massive gap to carbon pollution targets

Province needs significant increase in efforts to cut carbon pollution, modeling shows

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December 1, 2016

The psychology behind climate action: What inspires people to step up

Want to encourage climate-friendly behaviour, but not sure how to motivate change?

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April 21, 2016

Are BC electricity imports a realistic solution to Alberta's emissions reduction plan?

Recent proposals to use British Columbia hydropower as a substitute for coal power in Alberta should be viewed in the context of new research showing that in the long-term, BC has little energy to spare, and that an

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April 11, 2016

Scientists: Thriving BC forests outpace pine-beetle CO2 losses by 2020

In a rare bit of good climate change news, scientists have found that trees are growing faster in British Columbia due to global warming, and this is starting to counter the carbon-loss impacts of the province’s devastating mountain pine beetle (MPB) outbreak.

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October 26, 2015

Could a Norway-style electric vehicle revolution happen in BC?

What lessons can British Columbia learn from the current electric vehicle revolution in Norway?

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September 29, 2015

Retrofit loans, done differently, mean energy efficient homes plus jobs for BC

A streamlined form of borrowing that enables homeowners to repay the cost of energy retrofits via their electricity bills would, in time, save British Columbia four terawatt hours (TWh) in energy use plus make homes a lot cheaper to run.
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July 23, 2015

A policy pathway to ultra energy-efficient buildings for BC

Stronger commitment to "net-zero" buildings could create jobs, grow the economy, and help the province meet it's climate targets.

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May 26, 2015

How to accelerate energy efficiency in BC's buildings

Learning from the "green leader" states of California and Massachusetts.
Image courtesy of Wakeland Housing and Development Corporation
May 14, 2015

What works - and what doesn't - for engaging people on climate change

A special report analyzing what works—and what doesn't—for motivating people to take action on climate change has been released today by the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS).

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January 29, 2015

Holisitc policies needed to realize the potential for fossil fuel divestment

Replacing fossil fuel investments with “green energy” stocks has minimal impact on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and is also unlikely to provide a safer haven for investors.

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October 27, 2014

BC's LNG strategy won't help global climate change: report

Analysis finds stronger climate policies needed to encourage a switch away from coal use, and a reduced role for natural gas in a carbon-constrained world.
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July 22, 2014

Agricultural trade appears unaffected by BC carbon tax

BC's carbon tax does not appear to have had a measurable impact on international agricultural trade, despite concerns it would greatly reduce the BC industry’s competitiveness.
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