Stories

The Social Impact Lab’s Climate Action Mobilizers (CAM) are a group of highly motivated students that engage with communities across Vancouver to tackle social and climate justice issues around the climate emergency. Join us in this Q and A with two CAMs, undergraduate students Minaho Sugimori and Isabella Montecalvo, as we hear from them about the challenges that students may face in climate work, what motivates them to take climate action, and how being a CAM is more than just a job.

The global community is awakening to the reality that has long been expressed by Indigenous leaders: colonialism is harming our planet and exacerbating the effects of climate change. And given the disproportionate effects of climate change on Indigenous Peoples, we need to continually question: whose voices are dominating the agenda and solutions?

We face a climate crisis of unprecedented scale and deciding on the actions to take is a conversation that includes everybody. In late June, the University Climate Change Coalition (UC3) Summit brought together attendees from 13 universities across the US, Canada, and Mexico to reflect and strategize on ways to accelerate climate action on campus, community, and global scales.

The Sustainability Hub would like to congratulate the recipients of 2022 Climate Education Grants, supporting faculty members who are looking to enhance their courses with climate change-related content. [...]

Independent non-profit research institute The C.D. Howe Institute ranked UBC first in Climate Change and Endowment Activities, tied for top score with McMaster University, with an overall score of 4.2. UBC also placed first in Climate-change Governance practices, scoring 4.9 out of 5.0.   In 2020, UBC joined 16 major Canadian universities to launch Investing to Address […]

Climate anxiety can take a toll on mental health and worsen existing mental health conditions among people who are anxious about climate change. UBC graduate student Natania Abebe, a registered nurse and mental health advocate, worked with other students and faculty experts at UBC to create a resource toolkit that can help educators and the general public when […]

UBC spin-off Carbin Minerals will receive $1 million from XPRIZE and the Musk Foundation to remove thousands of tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The prize is part of the XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition, funded by Elon Musk and the Musk Foundation. (Another UBC spinoff, Takachar won the student version of the […]

The growing climate emergency has prompted us to reflect on our understanding and approach to living sustainably within the limits of our planet. What are the stories of transformation that will support the creation of new (and re-newed) pathways for sustainability and climate justice?

This CBC News article features climate justice issues highlighted by Temitope Onifade, International Doctoral Fellow, a Liu Scholar and a Vanier Scholar at UBC.

Issues include the disproportionate negative impacts of fossil fuel production on low-income, fossil fuel-dependent and Indigenous communities.

But how much funding are taxpayers actually giving the fossil fuel industry in different parts of the country? What's it used for? And what impact does it actually have?

In the spirit of community-building and #UBCClimateLove, the Sustainability Hub, Climate Hub, and AMS hosted UBC’s first Climate Emergency Week featuring conversations, actions, and celebrations. These events coincided with AMS Sustainability Week, February’s Move UBC campaign, and Black History Month. Events throughout the week were made possible thanks to funding from the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS) and the UBC Wellbeing Strategic Initiatives Fund.