Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability
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a problem-focused and curiosity-driven interdisciplinary research institute and graduate program, with interest and expertise in a wide range of topics under the realm of environment and sustainability.
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A UBC PROFESSOR EXPLAINS WHAT TO LOOK FOR AT COP 28 & WHY HE DOES NOT BELIEVE IN OVERSHOOT
“The point is about consumption and the best data I can point you for that was in this year’s UN Emissions Gap Report.” - Dr. Simon Donner is featured in Cortes Currents for his explanation on how we can have the population we do on the planet without consuming as much and without consuming it in the same way.
TA Opportunity for UBC Course: ASIC 220
ASIC 220 – 001: Introduction to Sustainability (3 credits)
TA position: 192 hrs
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November 30, 2023: IRES Faculty Seminar with David Tindall
Tindall describes recent work: This study examines the perceived influence of different actors in Canada's climate change policy network just prior to the signing of the Paris Agreement. In this research, we consider the problem of addressing climate change from a policy network perspective
December 7, 2023: IRES Student Seminar with Evelyn Arriagada Oyarzún and Jumi Gogoi (Last seminar in Term 1)
Talk titles:
1. Women and counter-mapping hydrosocial territories: activists’ practices of knowledge co-production in the Chiloé archipelago (southern Chile) and,
2. Developing a field-scale crop yield prediction model using satellite and environmental data
