Graduate Academic Assistant for the Pathways to Zero Impacts project | Deadline September 13
Dr. Amanda Giang’s LEAP lab is looking to hire a Graduate Academic Assistant for the Pathways to Zero Impacts project. This is a part-time temporary role for a graduate student. Details from the posting are below and you can learn more about the project here. We are seeking a highly motivated graduate academic assistant (GAA) […]
PARKS+ Collective Project Coordinators: 4 part-time positions | Deadline: August 23, 2024
The PARKS+ Collective Project is looking for up to four UBC undergraduate or graduate Project Coordinators.
UBC Micro-certificate in Climate Action Planning: Foundations, Finance and Implementation
This course is for local policy makers, planners, industry players and anyone interested in learning the foundation and practicalities of climate action planning—the goal of the program is to build capacity in different sectors to advance climate action. A background in climate change is not required!
Global effort to end plastic pollution
Dr. Kai Chan discussed the global effort to end plastic pollution on CTV Morning Live
Red gold: Climate change plays role as saffron cultivation comes to Nova Scotia
Dr. Navin Ramankutty is featured in City News, he discusses how farmers are adapting to warming temperatures and climate change.
Your fridge is a place where fresh food goes to die. That doesn’t have to happen.
Professor Dr. Jiaying Zhao discussed how to organize your fridge to reduce food waste and greenhouse gas emissions.
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