The International Research Institute for Climate and Society is hosting a 2-week Climate Information for Public Health workshop, May 17 – 28, 2010.
The two-week training course “offers public health decision makers and their partners the opportunity to learn practical methods for integrating climate knowledge into decision making processes through expert lectures, special seminars, focused discussions [...]

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ACT advisory board member Dr. Stewart Cohen will be launching his new book Climate Change in the 21st Century, at the UBC Point Grey Campus at 12:25pm, Friday January 22nd.
Authored by Dr. Cohen, with Melissa W. Waddell, this recent work brings together the scientific and the social to offer a comprehensive introduction to one of [...]

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London’s Major, Boris Johnson, wrote an interesting article in his weekly Telegraph column on the role banks could play in saving the planet, and make a profit to boot. Take a break and check out the article here.

It’s another example of how industry sectors could be leading the way in making the shift [...]

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Happy New Year everybody! The team at ACT is looking forward an exciting year of events and activities.

We kicked off our Energy session in November with a clean energy seminar held in partnership with the Swiss Consulate General and The GLOBE Foundation, and are looking forward to hosting two more workshops coming up [...]

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