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By Deborah on November 21st, 2016

Event: Comparing Household GHG Emissions Across Canadian Cities

Thursday November 23rd 12:00 – 1:00 pm BC Hydro Theatre, CIRS Building, 2260 West Mall, UBC How does the City of Vancouver’s household greenhouse gas emissions compare to those in other cities across Canada? Does our greenest city out-perform other metropolitan areas, or not? What accounts for differences amongst cities’ household emission? Which cities perform […]

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By Deborah on November 10th, 2016

Job Opportunity: Post Doctoral Fellow- Climate Change Mitigation Economist

The UBC Faculty of Forestry has an opening for a post-doctoral fellow with training and experience in economics and policy analysis. The position is located in Vancouver, British Columbia, in the Faculty of Forestry at the University of British Columbia, with co-supervision in the Liu Institute for Global Issues of the University of British Columbia. […]

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By Deborah on November 09th, 2016

Ministerial Panel Report on Trans Mountain Expansion

On November 3rd, the Ministerial Panel for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project released its final report to the public. This report represents the culmination of months of public hearings on the proposed Trans Mountain Expansion project and what Canadians felt was missed in the National Energy Board (NEB) review. Three key experts led the panel in […]

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By Deborah on November 07th, 2016

Three-Webinar Series: Restoring the Carbon Budget

Arizona State University to Host a Three Webinar Series on “Restoring the Carbon Budget” December 15th 2016 1:00 – 2:30 pm EST The capacity of the Earth’s atmosphere to safely hold excess carbon without too much warming is limited. The situation is growing more urgent. Even after the December 2015 Climate Conference in Paris, the […]

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By Deborah on November 02nd, 2016

David Suzuki Foundation Climate Fellowships

Calling on scholars for climate solutions Are you a scholar who can help lead Canada to a low-carbon future? Do you know someone who is? If so, here’s an exciting opportunity: David Suzuki Fellowships. This new program will invest in leaders with the potential to follow in David Suzuki’s footsteps — bringing important new thinking to […]

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By Deborah on October 28th, 2016

PICS District Energy + Water Academy 2016

PICS at UBC has partnered with Ecodistrict on its inaugural District Energy + Water Academy. Throughout North America, cities, college-, corporate- and university campuses, sports stadiums and commercial districts have the potential to realize enormous benefits through utility-scale energy and water innovation. Such innovation can improve energy efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, offer fuel flexibility, enhance […]

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By Deborah on October 25th, 2016

Call for Proposals – 2017 Ontario Climate Symposium at York University

The Ontario Climate Consortium Secretariat is in the planning stages for the 2017 Ontario Climate symposium, taking place at York University on May 11th and 12th. Given year-over-year growth in attendance and overall interest in our flagship annual event, we are moving to a two-day format to provide more space for conversation and engagement with […]

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By Deborah on October 21st, 2016

Carbon Talk View Online- Climate Action in BC

The video is now online from October 4th’s Carbon Talks event, entitled “Climate Action in BC: Where do we go from here?” Click here to watch the video. BC’s updated Climate Leadership Plan was released in August 2016 and many have said that it fell short in ambition and specificity to get BC on track […]

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