November 17-21, 2025
Organized by UBC Sustainability Hub, Climate Emergency Week at UBC seeks to convene and energize communities of climate action at UBC. Join our events, workshops and activities, and take transformative action for justice, people, and the planet.
UBC declared a Climate Emergency in 2019 and produced a Taskforce Report in 2021 that focuses on climate justice, which goes hand-in-hand with climate action to address the disproportionate impacts of climate change on those communities least responsible.
Climate Emergency Week is your chance to join transformative climate action for justice, people, and our planet. Below are details of fall 2025 events, workshops, and activities.
Gratitude to all UBC Climate Emergency Week student, faculty, staff and community partners. 🩷
Fall 2025 Schedule of Events
MON NOV 17 | TUE NOV 18 | WED NOV 19 | THU NOV 20 | FRI NOV 21
Throughout November
Thrive Month at UBC | Climate Action Week | COP30 | Canada Climate Week Xchange
Launch Event
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 | 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM | IN PERSON | PONDEROSA COMMONS NORTH
Negotiation to Innovation: Advancing Climate Action Through Research and Learning
During COP30, the Sustainability Hub invites you to a showcase featuring UBC researchers advancing international climate priorities through their work. Meet UBC’s virtual COP30 delegation and convene with UBC partners during presentations, panels, and workshops about COP30 action agenda items.
Organized by Sustainability Hub
Sunday, November 16
2:00 PM | ONLINE | ZOOM
Motion for the Planet: Launching a Province-Wide Law Students’ Advocacy Campaign
Join this webinar launching a province-wide advocacy campaign to get the Law Society of British Columbia to commit to climate action!
Organized by Environmental Law Group
Monday, November 17
12:00-1:00 PM | IN PERSON | HENRY ANGUS BUILDING
Scope 3 at UBC: Tackling Our Biggest Emissions Challenge
Join us for this interactive session, open to staff and faculty across UBC, to learn where to start when addressing emissions within your faculty or department. Together, we’ll explore what Scope 3 looks like in a university context, why it’s critical to UBC’s climate commitments, and practical strategies for reducing these emissions in day-to-day operations.
Organized by Centre for Climate and Business Solutions
12:00-2:00 PM | IN PERSON | UBC SAUDER (OUTSIDE LOAFE CAFE)
Student Clubs & Climate Quiz Booths!
Learn about sustainability opportunities open to all UBC students, actions you can take to support positive climate action by government and businesses, and meaningful changes you can make to demonstrate your own commitment to climate action.
Organized by Sustainability Hub
12:30-1:50 PM | IN PERSON | REGISTER FOR LOCATION
Anthropology of Energy and Sustainability
Open Classrooms: Attend one day of ANTH362 (Anthropology of Energy and Sustainability) and find out how students are learning about climate change across campus.
This lecture explores partnership models for green hydrogen development with Indigenous communities—as proponents, partners, and beneficiaries. It examines how to align clean energy goals with Indigenous rights, sovereignty, and the pursuit of a just energy transition. Guest lecture by Felix Giroux.
Organized by Tracey Heatherington, Department of Anthropology
2:00-4:30 PM | IN PERSON | CHBE ATRIUM, 2360 EAST MALL
Clean Energy Research Centre Lab Tour
Explore the cutting-edge research driving UBC’s Clean Energy Research Centre (CERC). Led by Dr. Pat Kirchen, this guided tour offers participants a behind-the-scenes look at CERC-affiliated laboratories across campus. You’ll meet research teams, see innovative energy technologies in action, and learn how UBC researchers are advancing sustainable energy solutions—from hydrogen systems and combustion to bioenergy and advanced materials.
Organized by Clean Energy Research Centre
5:30-6:30 PM | IN PERSON | BC HYDRO THEATRE, CENTRE FOR INTERACTIVE RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABILITY
Climate Education for All: Expanding Climate Literacy to all UBC Students
Find out more about the need to expand climate education at UBC, featuring results from campus-wide surveys and an opportunity for students to join the task force for the Climate Education for All campaign. Join us for pizza and a chance to connect!
Organized by Juliana Janot, Taylor Nitzsche, Fernanda Tomaselli
Tuesday, November 18
10:00-11:00 AM | IN PERSON | BC HYDRO THEATRE, CENTRE FOR INTERACTIVE RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABILITY
From Learning to Lasting Change: Empowering the Next Generation in Times of Climate Emergency
Join industry and research experts for a panel discussion identifying the skills necessary for future jobs that will confront the consequences of climate change.
Organized by Clean Energy Research Centre and Centre for Climate and Business Solutions
12:00-2:00 PM | IN PERSON | UBC LIFE BUILDING (6138 STUDENT UNION BLVD)
Student Clubs & Climate Quiz Booths!
Learn about sustainability opportunities open to all UBC students, actions you can take to support positive climate action by government and businesses, and meaningful changes you can make to demonstrate your own commitment to climate action.
Organized by Sustainability Hub
12:00-2:00 PM | IN PERSON | MARTHA PIPER PLAZA
Heat, Habitat, and Urban Forestry: Research Showcase on Main Mall
Explore current research on how urban forests influence temperature, biodiversity, and city livability. This showcase features research from the Urban Forests Research Hub examining urban heat, vegetation, wildlife, and human thermal experiences across campus and beyond. Stop by to learn how data can inform climate-adaptive urban spaces.
Organized by Urban Forests Research Hub in the Faculty of Forestry
1:00-2:30 PM | IN PERSON | BC HYDRO THEATRE, CENTRE FOR INTERACTIVE RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABILITY
Effective Climate Communications: A Practical Workshop
Policy communications are one crucial avenue for climate advocacy. This workshop provides an introduction to policy communications then dives into one genre: the op-ed. Participants will learn the key principles of policy communications and how to apply them to op-eds.
Light refreshments will be served.
Organized by Sustainability Hub and Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions
2:30-4:00 PM | IN PERSON | MICHAEL SMITH LABORATORIES, ROOM 102
Stories of Teaching and Engaging with Climate Change and Wellbeing in the Classroom
Join an interdisciplinary panel of faculty members as they share practical strategies and lessons learned for integrating climate change and wellbeing practices into their classrooms. Stay after the discussion for mingling and appetizers from 3-4pm.
Organized by Skylight, Sustainability Hub, and Office of Wellbeing Strategy
3:00-3:30 PM | IN PERSON | BEATY BIODIVERSITY MUSEUM
Daily Museum Tours
Join for daily, climate-themed tours of the Beaty Biodiversity Museum from Tuesday, November 18 to Friday, November 21!
Organized by Beaty Biodiversity Museum
3:30-5:00 PM | IN PERSON | REGISTER FOR LOCATION
From anxiety to action: Transforming climate anxiety into positive change
Open Classrooms: Attend one day of CONS210 (Visualizing Climate Change) and find out how students are learning about climate change across campus.
Climate change can evoke powerful emotions—anxiety, grief, hope, and determination. This session explores how we can acknowledge and channel those feelings into meaningful, sustained climate action. Using the Climate Action Venn Diagram, students will identify where their skills, interests, and areas of greatest need intersect to find their unique role in creating positive change.
Organized by Fernanda Tomaselli, Faculty of Forestry
5:00-6:00 PM | IN PERSON | BC HYDRO THEATRE, CIRS (2260 WEST MALL)
Food for Thought: The Climate Choice Challenge
Step into the debate! Explore how your plate shapes the planet in this interactive game where opinions collide, perspectives shift, and sustainability gets personal.
Come learn, laugh, challenge your assumptions, and have a chance to win a $25 gift card to a local restaurant!
Organized by Vegans of UBC and SEEDS Sustainability Program
5:00-6:30 PM | HYBRID | GREEN COLLEGE / LIVESTREAM
Climate Change and Microbial Biodiversity: Possible Impacts on our Food and Gut Microbiota
While climate change threatens iconic animal species, its impact on microbes—invisible to the naked eye—is just as critical, especially for our food and our health. Climate change isn’t just about rising temperatures; it’s a cascade of environmental perturbations that are disrupting ecosystems. This cascade of effects emphasizes the importance of protecting the microbial biodiversity in our environment as a way to preserve our own health.
Organized by Green College in partnership with the Consulate General of France in Vancouver
5:00-7:00 PM | IN PERSON | ARTS STUDENT CENTRE
Crafting Climate Resilience: Art, Nature, and Mental Wellbeing
The climate and biodiversity crises are deeply interconnected, with both impacting our environment, community, and collective well-being. Join this low-stimulus workshop to learn the basics of knitting and contribute to a woven tapestry that will be displayed on campus windows to prevent birdstrikes – a major threat to bird biodiversity.
Every craft contributed to the tapestry gives you a chance to win a care package, with pens, chocolate, and some extra surprises – just in time for exam season! Registration is preferred but not required.
Yarn and patterns will additionally be available throughout the week at the Arts Student Center during operating hours (8am to 9pm).
Organized by SEEDS Sustainability (C+CP), UBC Arts Undergraduate Society, UBC Knitting and Sewing Club, Centre for Community Engaged Learning
5:30-7:30 PM | IN PERSON | ESSA CLUBROOM (EOS BUILDING, 6339 STORES ROAD, ROOM 208J)
Climate Anxiety Collage Night
Thinking about climate change can be overwhelming. 🌎 As part of the 2025 UBC Climate Emergency week, UBC Environmental Sciences Students Association (ESSA) and Swordfern Collective are hosting a collage night where we will provide tools for managing climate anxiety. We’d love to have you!
Organized by UBC Environmental Sciences Students Association (ESSA) and SwordFern Collective
Wednesday, November 19
8:30 AM – 1:00 PM | IN PERSON | MARINE DRIVE BALLROOM, 2205 Lower Mall
Bin there, done that: UBC’s Zero Waste and Circular Economy Strategies in Student Housing
Join a fun, hands-on event exploring how Student Housing is working to meet the ambitious goal of cutting waste to landfill by 50 percent from 2019 levels.
During this free market and donation drive, clear out your closet before the festive season, find something new to take home, or learn more about what UBC does with the mountains of discarded items left behind at move outs each year.
Pizza and drinks will be served at noon before a 30-minute presentation on the results of Student Housing’s efforts to improve recycling and food scraps collection on campus.
Organized by Student Housing and Community Services
12:00-1:00 PM | IN PERSON | HENRY ANGUS BUILDING
Making Sense of Sustainability: A Carbon Accounting Workshop
Learn the fundamentals of carbon accounting and how to measure, understand, and manage carbon emissions and gain skills that can be applied in any organization or project. *For UBC Students
Organized by Centre for Climate and Business Solutions
12:00-1:00 PM | IN PERSON | Zero Waste Market at Ponderosa Annex E
Visit the Zero Waste Market Open House!
Discover how UBC is advancing a circular economy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by making surplus furniture and office supplies available to UBC departments and the general public.
Enjoy great door prizes and join our Scavenger Hunt for a chance to win the grand prize — a beautiful Asian-themed room partition!
Organized by Furniture Reuse Program/Zero Waste Market
12:00-2:00 PM | IN PERSON | UBC LIFE BUILDING (6138 STUDENT UNION BLVD)
Student Clubs & Climate Quiz Booths!
Learn about sustainability opportunities open to all UBC students, actions you can take to support positive climate action by government and businesses, and meaningful changes you can make to demonstrate your own commitment to climate action.
Organized by Sustainability Hub
1:30-2:30 PM | IN PERSON | BELKIN ART GALLERY
Ecologies and Economies Tour
The Ecologies and Economies Tour highlights artworks that engage with themes related to both social ecologies and the natural world, and people’s relationship with their surroundings on campus. We’ll discuss ideas around nature, culture, climate change and social change.
Runs rain or shine. Register today, space is limited.
Organized by Belkin Art Gallery
3:00-3:30 PM | IN PERSON | BEATY BIODIVERSITY MUSEUM
Daily Museum Tours
Join for daily, climate-themed tours of the Beaty Biodiversity Museum from Tuesday, November 18 to Friday, November 21!
Organized by Beaty Biodiversity Museum
3:00-4:30 PM | IN PERSON | BC HYDRO THEATRE, CENTRE FOR INTERACTIVE RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABILITY
Climate Justice Student Collective
Part study group, part network building, part discussion group, the CJSC will bring students together over the important climate justice work being done to build academic skills and forge solidarities.
Organized by Centre for Climate Justice
3:30-4:30 PM | IN PERSON | MAIN FLOOR, ASIAN LIBRARY
Planet-Friendly Wrapping: Folding Furoshiki for Sustainable Gift-Giving
Furoshiki are a planet friendly way to carry your things and are great for gift giving. Learn wrapping techniques for different purposes. Instructions for creating your own furoshiki will also be provided, though they will not be covered in the workshop.
Organized by UBC Library
7:30-9:30 PM | IN PERSON | CHAN CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
UBC Bands: Sky to Stone
UBC Bands (Concert Winds & Symphonic Wind Ensemble) honour UBC Climate Emergency Week with a powerful program featuring works exploring themes of nature, resilience, and the evolution from nature to architecture through bold, contemporary wind band repertoire.
Organized by UBC Bands
7:30-9:30 PM | IN PERSON | FREDERIC WOOD THEATRE
Mr. Burns, a post-electric play
After the collapse of society as we know it, survivors gather around a campfire, trying to recall the Simpsons episode “Cape Feare”. That half-remembered episode, plus other fragments of pop culture, becomes the unlikely foundation for new forms of performance and a means of preserving the memory of a world long gone.
Blending dark comedy, music, and theatrical experimentation, Mr. Burns, a post-electric play is a uniquely imaginative exploration of pop culture, storytelling, and what endures.
Organized by UBC Theatre and Film
Thursday, November 20
9:30-10:30 AM | IN PERSON | SRC OPEN STUDIO, 6000 STUDENT UNION BLVD
Breathe for the Planet: Climate Resilience Yoga
A gentle, grounding yoga class designed to support emotional resilience in the face of climate anxiety. Through breathwork, mindful movement, and guided relaxation, this session helps participants reconnect with their bodies, calm the nervous system, and cultivate a sense of hope, balance, and collective care. Participants should wear comfortable clothing. Mats will be available for use.
Bring a reusable mug to take away tea and keep the relaxation going after the class.
Organized by Sustainability Hub with Move UBC
12:00-1:30 PM | IN PERSON | MARINE DRIVE BALLROOM, 2205 LOWER MALL
Earthquake Preparedness
Vancouver is at risk of major emergencies, including large earthquakes. This session introduces simple, practical steps you can take now to stay safe, prepare your space, and respond effectively if an emergency happens.
Organized by Safety & Risk Services
2:00-3:30 PM | HYBRID | ROYAL BANK CINEMA, CHAN CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS / LIVESTREAM
AI and the Politics of Extraction
AI development raises climate justice concerns. Resource extraction affects ecosystems and communities, and data monetization raises complex ethical issues.
Join Naomi Klein, Stephanie Dick, Wendy Wong, and Hamish van der Ven for a free panel discussion, moderated by Carol Liao.
Organized by Centre for Climate Justice
2:00-4:00 PM | IN PERSON | BC HYDRO THEATRE, CENTRE FOR INTERACTIVE RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABILITY
All My Relations: Addressing Climate Crisis as Cultural Dysfunction
We humans are in ecological overshoot, destroying the conditions for life on the only home that we humans have ever had: Planet Earth.
This event features ways to address cultural dysfunction through the film, All My Relations: Indigenous Wisdom and the Climate, Environment Emergency, followed by small group discussions, and a response from three witnesses in the Coast Salish tradition. It’s a chance to connect, reflect, and reimagine our relationship with the planet and each other. Drop in attendees welcome!
Organized by UBC Emeritus College Climate Change and Culture Emergency Cohort
2:30-4:30 PM | IN PERSON | FOOD HUB MARKET, CENTRE FOR INTERACTIVE RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABILITY
Common Energy Candle Making Workshop
Join Common Energy for an environmentally-friendly candle making session using sustainable and/or recycled materials. Bring your own jar and we’ll have the rest to make a cozy candle in time for the fall season.
Organized by Common Energy
3:00-3:30 PM | IN PERSON | BEATY BIODIVERSITY MUSEUM
Daily Museum Tours
Join for daily, climate-themed tours of the Beaty Biodiversity Museum from Tuesday, November 18 to Friday, November 21!
Organized by Beaty Biodiversity Museum
3:30-5:00 PM | IN PERSON | REGISTER FOR LOCATION
(Climate) Activism: From Street Marches to Swipe-Ups
Open Classrooms: Attend one day of CONS210 (Visualizing Climate Change) and find out how students are learning about climate change across campus.
What does activism mean, and who is an activist? This lecture traces the evolution and definitions of activism, from traditional street protests to digital movements on platforms like Twitter and TikTok. We will examine how the internet has transformed the “why,” “how,” and “who” of activism, exploring both the opportunities and challenges of online engagement. Through global examples, the session will further explore who is leading today’s climate movements and challenge common misconceptions about what meaningful climate action looks like.
Organized by Fernanda Tomaselli, Faculty of Forestry
6:00-8:00 PM | IN PERSON | ARTS STUDENT CENTRE, SECOND FLOOR
Climate Emergency Crafting with the Bike Kitchen
Join the Bike Kitchen in making art together with recycled materials! We will use metal and rubber stripped from donated bicycles to make functional and non-functional pieces that you can take home or add to our growing art collection in the shop. Learn to make a pouch out of inner tubes, get creative with old chains and gears, or simply hang out and talk about overconsumption, capitalism, and the cycling industry. Drop-in anytime, no experience necessary.
Organized by Bike Kitchen
7:00-8:30 PM | IN PERSON | ROBERT H. LEE ALUMNI CENTRE
Biodiversity Lecture Series with Justina Ray
Default approaches in planning, policy, and climate action marginalize biodiversity from the beginning, locking in compromises before the conversation has truly begun. This is despite the central role of nature in human wellbeing, economic stability, and in addressing climate change. This talk will explore why reframing these early stages is essential to achieving lasting conservation outcomes, and how science and civil society can help drive the shift toward embedding biodiversity needs at the very start of decision-making.
Organized by Beaty Biodiversity Museum in partnership with Biodiversity Research Centre
7:30-9:30 PM | IN PERSON | FREDERIC WOOD THEATRE
Mr. Burns, a post-electric play
After the collapse of society as we know it, survivors gather around a campfire, trying to recall the Simpsons episode “Cape Feare”. That half-remembered episode, plus other fragments of pop culture, becomes the unlikely foundation for new forms of performance and a means of preserving the memory of a world long gone.
Blending dark comedy, music, and theatrical experimentation, Mr. Burns, a post-electric play is a uniquely imaginative exploration of pop culture, storytelling, and what endures.
Organized by UBC Theatre and Film
Friday, November 21
10:00-11:00 AM | IN PERSON | BC HYDRO THEATRE, CENTRE FOR INTERACTIVE RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABILITY
The Music in Nature, The Nature in Music
This engaging session explores the powerful relationship between the natural world and musical creativity. Dr. Meijun Chen, Director of Concert Winds at the University of British Columbia, and acclaimed Vancouver-based, Canadian composer Robert Buckley will share insights into compositional ideas drawn from nature, discuss how music can support climate and environmental education, and invite attendees into an open Q&A conversation.
Organized by UBC Bands
12:00-1:00 PM | ONLINE | ZOOM
An AI Climate Conversation
As the use of AI grows, so do concerns around energy and water consumption at the data centres that power the technology, as well as the potential for use of AI in advancing fossil fuel extraction.
Explore research being conducted through two of this year’s Solutions Scholars projects – one assessing GHG gas emissions tracking of these online services, and another using AI as part of a broader wildfire preparedness tool for community use.
Organized by UBC Climate Solutions Research Collective
12:00-4:00 PM | IN PERSON | 312 MAIN
Beat the Heat in the DTES
An action-oriented conversation about staying cool in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Join for an afternoon of learning, conversations, and strategizing with community members, community organizations, activists, researchers, students and policymakers about practical heat mitigation priorities in the Downtown Eastside.
Organized by CLEAR (Climate Equity Action Resilience) Initiative
1:00-2:30 PM | IN PERSON | BC HYDRO THEATRE, CENTRE FOR INTERACTIVE RESEARCH ON SUSTAINABILITY
Catalyst Café
Join us for Catalyst Café, a relaxed networking event that brings together current Catalyst participants, alumni, and UBC professionals. Enjoy coffee or tea as you connect with members of the UBC community to learn about their projects, career paths, and community impact. Whether you’ve just joined the program, or are seeking inspiration, Catalyst Café is the perfect space to grow your network and build meaningful connections.
Organized by Sustainability Hub
1:00-2:30 PM | IN PERSON | UBC BOTANICAL GARDEN
Planting for Climate-Resilient Communities at UBC Botanical Garden
Join us for a walking tour in the beautiful UBC Botanical Garden to learn about why plants are critical for climate adaptation, climate-ready food systems, and how public gardens strengthen our communities.
Coffee and tea will be provided – bring your own reusable mug!
This event is outdoors and will proceed rain or shine – please dress for the weather and wear closed-toed shoes.
Organized by UBC Botanical Garden
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | IN PERSON | GEOG Building, Room 229
GEOG Clothing Swap
Join the Geography Climate Action Committee during their third annual clothing swap. Bring clean, gently used clothes and get yourself a new outfit for free! All left over clothing will be donated to a local shelter. The GSA will also be hosting a coffee and bake sale fundraiser.
Donate clothes to GEOG Building, Room 217 from November 10-20, 8:30am-4:30pm.
Organized by Geography Climate Action Team
3:00-3:30 PM | IN PERSON | BEATY BIODIVERSITY MUSEUM
Daily Museum Tours
Join for daily, climate-themed tours of the Beaty Biodiversity Museum from Tuesday, November 18 to Friday, November 21!
Organized by Beaty Biodiversity Museum
6:00-8:00 PM | IN PERSON | SIMON K. Y. LEE GLOBAL LOUNGE AND RESOURCE CENTRE
Case Competition: Arctic Diplomacy
At the top of the world, the ice is thinning. So too is the line between preservation and exploitation. The Arctic, once a realm relegated to stories of an impassable cold, is becoming navigable, valuable, and vulnerable—all at once.
The question is no longer whether the Arctic will change. It already has, and it will continue to do so. The question now is how humanity will choose to manage what remains—and whether cooperation can triumph over competition at the literal edge of the map.
This is the challenge of the Arctic Treaty Case Competition. Your task is to imagine, and to design, what that cooperation could look like.
Organized by International Relations Students Association (IRSA) and Environmental Policy Association (EPA)
7:30-9:30 PM | IN PERSON | FREDERIC WOOD THEATRE
Mr. Burns, a post-electric play
After the collapse of society as we know it, survivors gather around a campfire, trying to recall the Simpsons episode “Cape Feare”. That half-remembered episode, plus other fragments of pop culture, becomes the unlikely foundation for new forms of performance and a means of preserving the memory of a world long gone.
Blending dark comedy, music, and theatrical experimentation, Mr. Burns, a post-electric play is a uniquely imaginative exploration of pop culture, storytelling, and what endures.
Organized by UBC Theatre and Film
Saturday, November 22
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | IN PERSON | PACIFIC SPIRIT REGIONAL PARK
Invasive Species Removal in Pacific Spirit Park
Help restore the health and resiliency of Pacific Spirit Park by participating in the removal of invasive species such as Himalayan blackberry. This event will be held rain or shine, so make sure to dress for the weather with appropriate footwear.
Gloves, eye protection, shovels and pruners are provided, though bring a water bottle and a snack if you tend to get hungry while working. The event has a capacity of 35 people, so make sure to RSVP early to guarantee a spot. Registrants will meet at the information kiosk near the Imperial Trail public washroom.
Organized by UBC Botany Enthusiasts Club in partnership with the Metro Vancouver Regional Parks Foundation
Throughout November
November 1-30, 2025
Thrive Month at UBC
Thrive is dedicated to shining a spotlight on the incredible groups and teams at UBC that work year-round to support mental health and wellbeing. Whether you’re a student, faculty, staff, or part of our broader campus community, there are a variety of ways to connect and resources here to support you during November and beyond.
Organized by UBC Wellbeing
November 1-7, 2025
Climate Action Week
Join UBC Library for Climate Action Week from November 1 to 7. We’ll be hosting events, including a FIRE Talk on Climate Action where graduate students share their research, a guided Forest Walk in Pacific Spirit Park, a Repair Cafe and Mending Circle, a Zero Waste Market pop-up, and a Furoshiki Wrapping session. We also have displays, exhibits, Climate Booklists, and activities like a giant felt board, recipe exchange, puzzles, Lego Stations, and opportunities for a ‘Mystery date with a climate book’! Climate Action Week brings together libraries and other GLAM organizations across Canada to focus on climate action.
Organized by UBC Library
November 10-21, 2025
United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP30)
The annual Conference of the Parties (COP) brings together countries, civil society, companies and people on the frontline of climate change to accelerate action. UBC holds “Official Observer” status and is allocated a set number of ‘badges’ that provide access to the negotiations and events.
Organized by United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
November 24-30, 2025
Canada Climate Week Xchange
Canada Climate Week Xchange is a dynamic national event that unites Canadians from all sectors to accelerate climate action through collaboration and innovation. Across the week, diverse in-person, hybrid, and virtual events will engage participants coast to coast in addressing Canada’s unique climate challenges and opportunities.
Organized by UBC Canada Climate Law Initiative
