You’ll See More Carbon Labels in the Grocery Store Next Year. Here’s What They Mean.
December 8, 2021: Dr. Navin Ramankutty, a UBC professor at the school of public policy and global affairs and the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, was quoted about the best way to approach climate solutions.
Sustainable Gift-Giving is on the Rise. Here Are a Few Ideas for the Holiday Season.
December 8, 2021: Dr. Jiaying Zhao, a professor in UBC’s department of Psychology and the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, was quoted about gift-giving.
How Green Are Your Purchases?
December 8, 2021: Dr. Kai Chan, a UBC professor at the Institute for Oceans and Fisheries and the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, says just because a product has a green label doesn’t mean that it’s entirely environmentally friendly.
Consider Need Over Deals When Black Friday Bargain Hunting, Experts Say
November 26, 2021: UBC sociology professor Dr. Amy Hanser and Dr. Kai Chan, a UBC professor at the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries and the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, discussed how sustainability and social behaviour should be considered in Black Friday shopping.
Canada’s British Columbia Feels the Effects of Climate Change
November 25, 2021: UBC geography and Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability professor Dr. Simon Donner discussed B.C.’s climate change.
How B.C.’s String of Natural Disasters are Connected
November 20, 2021: UBC geography and Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability Professor Dr. Simon Donner was quoted about how B.C. is not equipped to cope with the increasingly extreme weather it faces.
Canada Races to Reach 18,000 Stranded by Worst Floods in Memory
November 20, 2021: UBC geography professor Dr. Simon Donner, says the sequence of extreme weather events is a stark reminder that we can’t keep waiting to see the impacts of climate change and we need to act now.
‘A Form of Control’: Why People Panic Buy and How to Potentially Stop it
November 19, 2021: Dr. Hannah Wittman, a professor at UBC’s faculty of land and food systems and the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, and Dr. James Vercammen, a professor in UBC’s faculty of land and food systems, discussed panic buying and how flooding will affect B.C.’s food system.
From Fire to Floods, Climate Change Hits Canada’s Fragile Supply Chain
November 19, 2021: UBC geography professor Dr. Simon Donner says B.C. is not equipped to cope with the increasingly extreme weather it faces, as we are adapted to a climate of the past.
From Fire to ‘Atmospheric River’: Why B.C. Is Trapped in a World of Climate Extremes
November 17, 2021: UBC geography professor Dr. Simon Donner discussed the intensity of the recent atmospheric river that hit the Pacific Northwest and the role climate change plays in these kinds of events.