What’s the secret to a more sustainable future?
Dr. Kai Chan is featured in Broadview for being optimistic about climate action and his belief that the answer lies in the power of community.
‘This work matters’: How Vancouver’s biggest hospital is redefining food in health care
t Dr. Annie Lalande co-led the Planetary Health Menu project which introduced plant-based and sustainable food choices to patients in hospital.
Beyond personal carbon impacts, seeking a more sustainable planet
Professor Dr. Kai Chan discussed ecological footprint calculators which calculates how much of the environment is needed to sustain a particular lifestyle.
Deniers and doomers are leading the carbon tax opposition
Dr. Kathryn Harrison (political science) and Dr. Simon Donner (geography, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries) wrote about the importance of Canada’s carbon tax
Sustainable farming does pay off, B.C. scientists find
Dr. Claire Kremen co-authored a study which found that replacing single-crop farming with a diversity of plants, animals and farming techniques will maintain food production while increasing farmers’ income and reducing negative impacts on the environment and climate.
How do droughts impact the production of goods?
Professor Dr. Kai Chan discussed how droughts affect crop health and productivity.
EV owners have to drive farther to break even, study suggests
A new study co-authored by PhD student Bassam Javed and Dr. Amanda Giang explored electric vehicle costs across different provinces and territories.
What’s behind India’s farmer protests? For one thing, climate change
Dr. Balsher Singh Sidhu, adjunct professor in UBC’s Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, said Indian farmers are facing difficulty growing rice and wheat because of more frequent heat waves and drought
Climate change will affect your grocery prices
“The growing vulnerability of our food systems to climate-related extreme weather underscores the urgent need for more robust climate action” – Dr. Navin Ramankutty and PhD candidate Kushank Bajaj are featured in the Hill Times and argue that climate change and extreme weather events will affect the prices of fruits and vegetables in Canada.
This is why an electric vehicle will cost you more in Ontario than other provinces
A new study co-authored by PhD student Bassam Javed, Dr. Amanda Giang and Dr. Milind Kandlikar explored electric vehicle costs across different provinces and territories and is featured in CBC News, CTV News, and the Daily Hive