Technological Change and Life Cycle Assessment in Auto-Sector  

http://www.ligi.ubc.ca/?p2=/modules/liu/researches/research.jsp&id=24

This projects examines the impact of technological and regulatory innovation such as product “take-back” policies on reuse, recycling in the automobile sector.

Transport, Air Quality and Development  

http://www.ligi.ubc.ca/?p2=/modules/liu/researches/research.jsp&id=25

This projects explores the relationship between transport policies and air quality outcomes in the develolping world, with focused case studies of India.

The Role of Uncertainty in Climate Change  

This work examines the impact of uncertainties in the science of climate change on “when, where and how much” carbon reduction.

Risks and Benefits of Nanotechnology  

http://www.ligi.ubc.ca/?p2=/modules/liu/researches/research.jsp&id=27

This work focuses on quantifying the health risks from nanoparticles using expert judgment; I also work on how scientists view the regulation of health risks from nanotechnology.

Climate Science, Equity and Development: The Role of International Institutions in Capacity Building for Climate Change  

http://www.ligi.ubc.ca/?p2=/modules/liu/researches/research.jsp&id=40

Due to its global nature, the climate change problem is one that reveals wide disparities between countries.

Global Focus: Hybrid vehicles produce scant environmental benefits, high cost  

http://www.ligi.ubc.ca/?p2=/modules/liu/researches/research.jsp&id=45

Despite major costs to taxpayers in the U.S. and Canada, government programs that offer rebates to hybrid vehicle buyers are failing to produce environmental benefits, a new UBC study says.

India: Can solar power become a tool for pro-poor development?   

http://www.ligi.ubc.ca/?p2=/modules/liu/researches/research.jsp&id=76

Recepients of the Martha Piper Research fund, associate professor Milind Kandlikar and Sumeet Gulati want to find out if solar power can be a viable energy solution for the 100 million households in rural india who do not have access to electricity.

Re-thinking the rickshaw  

http://www.ligi.ubc.ca/?p2=/modules/liu/researches/research.jsp&id=71

If you’ve been to parts of Asia or Africa, chances are a three-wheeled auto rickshaw got you from A to B. Cheap to drive and compact enough for a driver to whisk passengers through crowded streets, they are a vital mode of transportation for billions of people around the world everyday. But under their brightly painted exteriors, auto rickshaws have a dark side, a new UBC study has found.

The Right to Food: Food Access, Food Subsidy, and Residue-Based Bioenergy Production in India  

http://www.ligi.ubc.ca/?p2=/modules/liu/researches/research.jsp&id=78

Researchers at the Liu Institute for Global Issues will be working to answer important questions on food security in India, thanks to a grant from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC).

Food Security Policy in Asia – An International Symposium  

http://www.ligi.ubc.ca/?p2=/modules/liu/researches/research.jsp&id=79

A partnership between the Liu Institute, Asia Development Bank, and the Canadian International Development Agency will be sharing best practices and enhancing policy dialogue on food security in Asia and the Pacific region.

A framework for screening human health and environmental risks from nanomaterials  

http://www.ligi.ubc.ca/?p2=/modules/liu/researches/research.jsp&id=81

On May 24th and 25th, 2012, the Liu Institute hosted a group of experts for a workshop on nanotoxicology, human exposure assessment, and environmental fate and transport.