Citizen-run conservation booms in South America, despite state neglect
PhD student Rocío López de la Lama discussed her study which concluded that the legal frameworks and support mechanisms for private land conservation in South America are insufficient, making it difficult for independent actors to protect and maintain conservation areas.
Messaging, visual cues can reduce the use of plastic produce bags, says study from UBC prof
Dr. Jiaying Zhao found that visual cues or motivational messages in grocery stores can reduce the use of plastic produce bags.
Yes, happiness and climate action can go together
Dr. Jiaying Zhao explained how we can use our understanding of behaviour to incorporate happiness into meaningful climate action.
Can the heat from running computers help grow our food? It’s complicated
PhD candidate Sarah-Louise Ruder co-wrote about the benefits and drawbacks of capturing the heat emitted by computing hardware and reusing it to grow crops indoors.
Managing Metro Vancouver’s water supply as global temperatures rise
Dr. Kai Chan commented on the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which found that climate change will affect our water supply.
UBC prof discusses new approaches to eco-climate crisis
Dr. Kai Chan discusses eco-climate activism and the roles of academics in this cause.
‘Rights of nature’ movement gains steam in Pacific Northwest. Can it help species on the brink?
Dr. David Boyd said the U.S. rights-of-nature legal framework is a response to the modern-day categorization of nature as a form of property.
Do we have less than 10 years to address climate change?
Dr. Simon Donner of IRES discussed the use of artificial intelligence to predict the future of Earth’s climate.
Some of the waste dumped on Cultus Lake area farmland came from Surrey green bins
Dr. Jiaying Zhao of IRES commented on the problem of dealing with contaminated green waste.
‘We’re still on the bunny slopes’: As 2023 kicks off, is Canada’s climate change plan aggressive enough?
Dr. Simon Donner noted that Canada’s climate policies are not aggressive enough.