Dec 1, 3:30pm – 5:30pm | Force of Nature x UBC Climate Café
In light of this COP and the stark absence of urgency in the negotiations, amidst the intensifying climate crisis, it is a normal response for us, especially as young people, to feel eco-anxiety. That is, feeling anxious and concerned about the future because of the state of our climate, and being overwhelmed by a sense of powerlessness in light of the colossal threat of climate change.
For this reason, we are very excited to announce that we will be organizing a Climate Café! This specific climate café series is an initiative started by Force of Nature, a youth-led NGO based in the UK to provide a space for folks to talk about all sorts of climate emotions during and around the vicinity of COP negotiations. On top of their incredible flagship cafe at London’s Natural History Museum, this initiative has inspired dozens of decentralized climate cafés around the world — ours included!
Dec 1, 6pm – 8pm | COP27 and the power of politics, people, and place
Join a post-COP27 event for an opportunity to hear from and speak with faculty and student delegates, including IRES’s Rudri Bhatt, who have just returned from climate negotiations in Sharm El Sheikh.
Climate Stories Featuring Dr. Amanda Giang
IRES’s Dr. Amanda Giang will be speaking about climate justice and sustainability at this Public Scholars Initiative event.
Professors call for more research into climate-change related threats to civilization
An opinion piece published today in the Proceedings of the National Academic of Sciences, a peer-reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences, urgently calls for more research into the specific pathways by which civilization could potentially collapse due to climate change. “Scientists have warned that climate change threatens the habitability of large regions of […]
Webinar: Backing youth leaders to #UnleashValues
For system change to confront the Climate-and-Ecological Crisis. In response to a culture that suppresses transformative efforts and visions, we need to #UnleashValues for a sustainable future. Join a webinar hosted by CoSphere to learn how easy it can be to amplify pro-sustainability values!
IRES welcomes new Director Dr. Navin Ramankutty
IRES is welcoming Dr. Navin Ramankutty as our new Director on July 1, 2022, for a four-year term. We are delighted that Navin has agreed to become the next Director of IRES! Navin is jointly appointed in the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs (SPPGA) in the Faculty of Arts and IRES in the […]
The Race to Zero: Universities Working to Catalyze Climate Action | June 23, 2022
The University Climate Change Coalition (UC3) Vancouver Summit invites you to join for an evening panel discussion asking the question, “How do we use the resources and influence of universities to catalyze partnerships and innovation for accelerated climate action across industry, government and greater society?” The panel will examine this question from several scales, including the campus, regional, and global scale.
Institution-led Social Reform and Justice: Modernizing Gender Expression on Government-Issued ID
The current policies for gender expression on BC government-issued ID are an example of a decade long effort in behavioural, intellectual and social change management. Join SPPGA Adjunct Professor Natasha Thambirajah, Dr. Daniel L Metzger, and Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity Grace Lore for an inside view on the evidence-based, change management, and stakeholder engagement practices used to gradually shift the BC health sector and provincial government towards recognizing the criticality of recognizing rights of people who are transgender or gender non-conforming to express their gender identity with minimal or no state or medical intervention.
Potential for parks and protected areas to leverage transformative system change for sustainability | Webinar with Kai Chan | Canadian Park Collective & CoSphere
On April 7th, Dr. Kai Chan will speak at a webinar hosted by the Canadian Park Collective about the potential for parks and protected areas to leverage transformative system change for sustainability. The Canadian Parks Collected has partnered with CoSphere, a new platform led by Kai and his group. Learn more about CoSphere here.
Launch of CoSphere: a platform for changing our systems for a more sustainable planet
CoSphere, a project by Dr. Kai Chan and partners like the David Suzuki Foundation, unites a diverse community and equips them with the tools to effect system change. On March 14th, join CoSphere at www.cosphere.net/why-join-cosphere!