New Technologies

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Extreme Weather, New Technologies

(Apr 16) What CleanBC Means for Business

April 5, 2019

(Mar 12) SmartICE Sea Ice Monitoring and Information- Adapting to Climate Change Webinar

March 7, 2019

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, New Technologies

(Dec 12/14) Canada’s Climate Change Adaptation Platform Webinars

December 6, 2018

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, New Technologies

(Dec 3) Forty leading climate scientists and experts call for stronger B.C. climate targets

December 6, 2018

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, New Technologies

(Dec 4) Applying the Climate Lens Resilience Assessment in a BC Context Webinar

November 30, 2018

Adaptation Community, New Technologies

(Nov 13) Ecosphere+: Carbon Footprint Calculator

November 22, 2018

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Extreme Weather, New Technologies, Sea Level Rise

(Nov 20) Understanding Infrastructure Canada’s Climate Lens Webinar

November 15, 2018

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Energy, Extreme Weather, New Technologies

(Nov 29) The Circular Economy—A Pathway to a Sustainable Organization

November 15, 2018

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Extreme Weather, Health Risks, New Technologies

(Nov 7) The Intersection of Financial Risk and Climate Resilience

November 2, 2018

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Energy, New Technologies, Water Governance

(Oct 26) Business and Civil Society Leaders Support Action on Carbon Pricing and Clean Competitive Policies

October 30, 2018

(Nov 1) To Catch a Falling Sky

October 25, 2018

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Crops & Food Supply, Energy, New Technologies

TWI2050 Report: Transformation to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

October 23, 2018

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Biodiversity, Extreme Weather, New Technologies, Water Governance

Public Sector Accounting Board Opportunity to Comment

September 10, 2018

Adaptation Community, Energy, Health Risks, New Technologies

(Sept 17) Carbon Pricing 2.0: lessons from California and BC

August 28, 2018

ACT News, Adaptation Stories, Crops & Food Supply, Energy, New Technologies, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

C40 Adaptation and Mitigation Interaction Assessment Tool

August 2, 2018

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Crops & Food Supply, New Technologies, Population Displacement

Adaptation Futures 2018: Plenary Videos

July 6, 2018

Adaptation Stories, Energy, Featured, New Technologies, Population Displacement, Water Governance

Professionals’ Best Practices for Low Carbon Resilience: Phase 1

June 28, 2018

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Energy, New Technologies, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

(June 21) Webinar: Integrating Climate Risk In Public Infrastructure Projects

June 11, 2018

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Biodiversity, Extreme Weather, New Technologies, Water Governance

(Sept 13) Apply Now for Columbia Basin Trust Environment Grants

June 6, 2018

Adaptation Community, Energy, New Technologies, Sea Level Rise

(June 12) Webinar: Climate Resilient Buildings and Core Public Infrastructure Project

June 5, 2018

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, New Technologies

May 10: Workshop on Effective Climate Communications

April 23, 2018

ACT News, Climate Change, Economy, Energy, Featured, New Technologies

ACT Webinar: Low Carbon Resilience – The Benefits of Integrated Climate Action

April 3, 2018

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Economy, New Technologies

City of Montreal & ICLEI Contest: Circular Economy

February 26, 2018

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Energy, Extreme Weather, Health Risks, New Technologies, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

New Report: Climate Change and Cities

February 9, 2018

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Economy, New Technologies

Renewable Cities: A Conversation with BC’s Minister of Environment

February 7, 2018

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Climate Change, New Technologies

Webinar: Creating Adaptive Policies

January 18, 2018

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Economy, New Technologies

David Suzuki Fellowships: Deadline January 15

December 21, 2017

ACT News, Energy, Featured, New Technologies, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

ACT Article in Public Sector Digest: Low Carbon Resilience

December 18, 2017

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Climate Change, Energy, New Technologies, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

Contribute Your Ideas: Canada in a Changing Climate

November 27, 2017

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, New Technologies

Climate Change: Legal Risk and Opportunities for Professionals

November 21, 2017

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Climate Change, New Technologies

Event: More Equitable Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in a More-Than-Human World

November 7, 2017

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, New Technologies, Water Governance

Webinar: 20 Ways to Stop the Rain – Celebrating Local Leadership

October 30, 2017

ACT News, Adaptation Stories, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Crops & Food Supply, Energy, Extreme Weather, Health Risks, New Technologies, Population Displacement, Programs, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

Sea Level Rise – The Big Picture

October 3, 2017

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Health Risks, New Technologies

Call for Funding Requests – Infectious Diseases and Climate Change Fund

September 4, 2017

ACT News, Adaptation Stories, Climate Change, Economy, New Technologies, Water Governance

Meet Canada’s Newest Chief Resilience Officers at the Livable Cities Forum

September 4, 2017

ACT News, Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Economy, Extreme Weather, New Technologies, Water Governance

ACT Workshop at Livable Cities Forum 2017

September 1, 2017

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, New Technologies

Webinar: Making a Big Impact in Sustainability Science with Big Data

August 28, 2017

Adaptation Community, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Crops & Food Supply, Energy, New Technologies

Second Annual Summit on Science Enablement for the Sustainable Development Goals

July 31, 2017

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Economy, New Technologies

Webinar: The Science, Business, and Education of Sustainable Infrastructure

July 5, 2017

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Economy, New Technologies

Webinar: Innovations in Supply Chain Traceability

June 19, 2017

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Economy, Energy, New Technologies

Re-energizing Canada: Pathways to a Low-Carbon Future

May 30, 2017

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, New Technologies

Read Now: The Green Infrastructure Guide

May 30, 2017

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Economy, Energy, New Technologies

Transport Canada Adaptation Assessment

May 17, 2017

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, New Technologies

Adaptation Report: Infrastructure and Buildings Working Group

May 17, 2017

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Economy, New Technologies

Seminar: Cumulative carbon emissions budgets consistent with 1.5 °C global warming

April 11, 2017

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, New Technologies, Water Governance

Webinar: Stormwater Infrastructure and Extreme Precipitation

March 13, 2017

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Climate Change, New Technologies

Ontario Climate Consortium: 5th Annual Symposium

February 27, 2017

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Energy, Extreme Weather, New Technologies

Register Now: Renewable Cities’ Global Learning Forum 2017

January 26, 2017

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, New Technologies

Webinar: International Export of Adaptation Technology, Goods and Services

January 18, 2017

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, New Technologies

Webinar: Monitoring and Evaluating Adaptation to Climate Change

January 16, 2017

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Energy, Health Risks, New Technologies

Events: Health Risks and Future Development in a Changing Climate

January 10, 2017

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Energy, New Technologies

Call for Papers and Posters: 2017 BCSLA Annual Conference

January 3, 2017

Adaptation Community, Biodiversity, New Technologies, Water Governance

Webinar: Monitoring Landscape Change in Canada

December 20, 2016

ACT News, Adaptation Stories, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Crops & Food Supply, Economy, Energy, Extreme Weather, Featured, Health Risks, New Technologies, Population Displacement, Programs, Sea Level Rise, Uncategorized, Water Governance

Climate Risk: Getting to Action | Professionals’ Perspectives on Climate Change Challenges

December 6, 2016

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Energy, New Technologies

Event: Comparing Household GHG Emissions Across Canadian Cities

November 21, 2016

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Economy, Energy, New Technologies

Three-Webinar Series: Restoring the Carbon Budget

November 7, 2016

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, New Technologies, Sea Level Rise

7th Annual National Roundtable for Disaster Risk Reduction

November 2, 2016

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, New Technologies

Metro Vancouver Sixth Annual Zero Waste Conference

October 12, 2016

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, New Technologies

Free Event: Engaging Citizens on Climate Change with Powerful Digital Media

October 12, 2016

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Economy, Energy, New Technologies

Canadian Climate Forum: Syposium 2016

August 31, 2016

ACT News, Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Crops & Food Supply, Economy, Energy, Extreme Weather, Featured, Health Risks, New Technologies, Population Displacement, Programs, Sea Level Rise, Uncategorized, Water Governance

Low Carbon Resilience: Transformative Climate Change Planning for Canada

June 27, 2016

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Economy, Energy, New Technologies

Global Learning Forum 2017: May 17-19 2017 in Vancouver

May 17, 2016

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Economy, Energy, New Technologies

Mobilizing for a Transition: Interview with Iron & Earth

April 19, 2016

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, New Technologies

Lunch and Learn: Climate Risk to Buildings- Targeting Climate Resilience

April 5, 2016

Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather, New Technologies, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

Workshop: Integrating Climate Risk into Infrastructure Development

March 31, 2016

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Economy, Energy, New Technologies

Global Warming’s Terrifying New Chemistry

March 24, 2016

Adaptation Community, Economy, Energy, New Technologies

Petition: Couple Infrastructure Spending with Climate Action

March 18, 2016

Adaptation Community, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Crops & Food Supply, New Technologies

Webinar March 30: Using the SpaDES Platform to Better Forecast The Future

March 16, 2016

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Economy, Energy, New Technologies

36% Renewables by 2030 Will Boost Global GDP by $1.3 Trillion

January 21, 2016

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Economy, New Technologies

PIEVC Engineering Protocol Workshop for Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment

January 13, 2016

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, New Technologies, Sea Level Rise

Workshops: Green Shores Training

January 13, 2016

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Economy, New Technologies

Will Trudeau’s Infrastructure Plan Exacerbate Climate Change?

January 4, 2016

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Energy, New Technologies

Solar power lighting up Nigeria

December 22, 2015

Gates, Branson, Zuckerberg, Bezos, and Ma Launch Breakthrough Energy Coalition

December 7, 2015

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Economy, Energy, New Technologies

Entire Liberal cabinet will be responsible for climate change agenda

November 12, 2015

Imagine if Exxon had told the truth on climate change

October 29, 2015

Adaptation Community, Energy, New Technologies, Water Governance

Morocco poised to become a solar superpower with launch of desert mega-project

October 26, 2015

Obama Cancels Arctic Drilling Leases

October 18, 2015

Adaptation Community, Biodiversity, Energy, New Technologies

MacArthur winner wants to make clean energy with fake leaves

October 8, 2015

Adaptation Community, New Technologies

Plastic-eating worms may offer solution to mounting waste, Stanford researchers discover

October 1, 2015

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Crops & Food Supply, New Technologies

Eco-geeks hold open source alternative to UN climate talks

September 24, 2015

Adaptation Community, Crops & Food Supply, New Technologies, Water Governance

Learning event: Climate-smart agriculture in the field – planning, implementation and upscaling

September 24, 2015

Climate Change, New Technologies

Does Our Military Know Something We Don’t About Global Warming?

September 17, 2015

ACT News, Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Crops & Food Supply, Energy, Extreme Weather, Featured, Health Risks, New Technologies, Population Displacement, Programs, Sea Level Rise, Uncategorized, Water Governance

VALUING ECOSYSTEM GOODS AND SERVICES IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN

September 11, 2015

Solar energy is poised for yet another record year

September 10, 2015

Climate-smart cities could save the world $22tn, say economists

September 8, 2015

Renewable energy requirement creates jobs, Berkeley study says

September 7, 2015

Paying for Urban Infrastructure Adaptation in Canada: An Analysis of Existing and Potential Economic Instruments for Local Governments

June 17, 2015

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, New Technologies, Water Governance

The geographical distribution of fossil fuels unused when limiting global warming to 2 °C

February 11, 2015

Ontario Climate Consortium E-Newsletter

December 9, 2014

Climate Change, Crops & Food Supply, Extreme Weather, Health Risks, New Technologies, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

ACT ED Spoke at Rising Seas Summit

September 25, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, New Technologies, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

ICLR is hosting Free Webinars on Flood Issues

August 12, 2014

New Study Adds Up the Benefits of Climate-Smart Development in Lives, Jobs, and GDP

July 15, 2014

Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather, New Technologies, Water Governance

THE GLOBAL ENERGY MARKET’S MOMENT OF TRUTH

June 5, 2014

Five Canadian cities tearing up asphalt to help reduce flash-flooding risk

June 4, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, New Technologies, Sea Level Rise

CBC national radio debate on Green Growth Tonight – May 27 @ 9 PM on “Ideas”

May 27, 2014

Rising Waters Are Spawning a New Breed of Cyborg Architecture

May 23, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, New Technologies, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise

Post-Sandy, Designers Are Forced to Imagine Asking People to Move

April 28, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, New Technologies

Big Ideas for Sustainable Prosperity Conference – April 28 & 29 – Join us over webcast!

April 24, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Crops & Food Supply, Energy, Extreme Weather, New Technologies, Water Governance

ACT Executive Director To Moderate GLOBE 2014 Food/Water Security Session

March 3, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Crops & Food Supply, Energy, New Technologies, Water Governance

Globe 2014: Vancouver International Forum on Business and the Environment Vancouver Convention Centre, March 26 – 28, 2014

February 27, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Featured, New Technologies, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

NOT WAITING FOR NOAH: New Approaches to Assessing Flood Risk

January 28, 2014

Adaptation Community, New Technologies

Vancouver Event: The Role of Small-Scale Energy Systems in Achieving a Clean Energy Future

May 14, 2012

Climate change courses for civil servants – BC sets another first

August 29, 2011

Health Risks, New Technologies

Switzerland supports Bangladesh in adapting to climate change

August 5, 2011

Plan B for the Gulf: The metal dome hasn’t worked. What do we do now?

May 12, 2010

Energy, Health Risks, New Technologies

Massive Oil Slick Reaches Louisiana Coast

April 30, 2010

Isabelle Des Chênes speaks at SFU Public Policy Event

March 14, 2010

Extreme Weather, Health Risks, New Technologies, Water Governance

iPhone app helps track climate change!

November 26, 2009

Australia Turns to the Sea for Drinking Water

November 9, 2008

Crops & Food Supply, New Technologies

Lovelock Warns Against Putting Too Much Faith in Engineering Solutions to Climate Change

September 1, 2008

Biodiversity, Energy, New Technologies

New Recommendations from Nicholas Stern Present Way Forward on Mitigation and Adaptation

June 12, 2008

Firms Look to Patent Climate-Ready Crops

May 15, 2008