Events

What lessons can we draw to advance climate justice? Join UBC Professor of Forest Ecology, Suzanne Simard, and the Executive Directors of Sierra Club BC and CPAWS-BC, in a discussion moderated by Dr. Danielle Ignace, Associate Professor of Forestry.

Free public talk, tickets available for online webinar or in-person event.

Presented in partnership with CPAWS-BC and Sierra Club BC.

Tuesday, March 8, 2022 | 12:30pmESB 5104 AND by Zoom Global efforts to reduce anthropogenic carbon emissions to the atmosphere are gaining momentum. Geological storage of CO2 is recognized as an important component of most reduction strategies and can contribute to the sequestration of excess CO2 already in the atmosphere. However, to be effective, the […]

We're in a “Code Red” for humanity and all non-human beings on this planet. The climate emergency requires urgency, action, accountability, and justice. What it also requires is more care for ourselves, care for each other, and care for our planet.

The Sustainability Hub, Climate Hub, and AMS invite you join us to reaffirm our commitments to climate justice.

Read on to see the full line-up of events, along with details about the organizers and how to register.

With BC on the frontlines of climate breakdown and fossil fuel extraction, how do we keep us safe? What justice-based plans will shift us into emergency footing?

Snap town hall event with speakers including: Anjali Appadurai, Avi Lewis Naomi Klein, Kanahus Manuel, Kai Nagata, Chief Ninawa Huni Kui.

Presented by CJUBC and the UBC Climate Hub.

Hear the latest updates with live reports from UBC delegates in Glasgow. Find out who’s there, what’s happening on the ground, and where climate action is headed next. Moderated conversation and live audience Q&A.

Register now to avoid missing out.

Join us to hear how climate negotiations really work from the people who’ve been there before and find out what's at stake for communities in BC, Canada, and across the world.

Register now -- space is limited for this event.

Learn more about the amazing research UBC students are doing that addresses and connects with the climate emergency.

Drawing from the creativity and community building tradition of slam poetry, this climate research "slamposium" encourages UBC students from diverse faculties to creatively communicate their research. Each presenter has 5 minutes and up to 5 slides to share their work.

RSVP now to attend on October 15.

While UBC is a recognized leader in climate change research, there is limited connectivity between the clusters of relevant research activity across the many faculties on our campuses.

This symposium, featuring panel discussions and keynote speakers, Naomi Klein and Dr. David P. Wilkinson, will help make those connections and enhance the potential of UBC researchers to impact climate change through research and innovation.

Join us on October 13 & 14. The symposium is primarily intended for the UBC research community, but all are welcome to attend. Registration is limited.

Join UBC's delegation at COP26 to engage with the international climate negotiation process, share UBC's leading research and climate actions, and build new partnerships with people from around the globe.

The UBC Sustainability Initiative is pleased to announce details of a competition for COP26 passes open to all current UBC students, faculty, post-docs, and staff. UBC has received four badges for each week of the event (October 31-November 6, and November 7-12). Applications are open now and will close on September 10, at 12pm (noon) PST.

What role can and should UBC play as we strive for climate justice? Join a discussion with UBC faculty and staff committed to this work.

The webinar will include reflections on what climate justice means to the panelists and the role they feel that UBC and postsecondary institutions have in relation to climate justice.

Panelists will consider UBC as an institution engaging in education, research and outreach as well as the role of students, faculty and staff in bringing about climate justice.