Collective Event
Climate in the BC Election
October 16, 2024, 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
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Issues like the carbon tax are hot topics in the upcoming provincial election in BC. But where do each of the three primary parties in the election stand where climate intersects with other critical issues such as energy, affordability, resource development?
At this event, a panel of UBC researchers will explore how the intersecting issue of climate is being addressed in the election.
We welcome the community to join the Climate Solutions Research Collective to hear from UBC panelists who will share how their research areas intersect with the priorities identified and promises made by the three leading parties.
Participants in both Vancouver and Kelowna will be able to submit questions for the panel.
This will be an in-person event hosted in Vancouver at the CIRS building, with a watch party hosted in EME 4218 at the Kelowna campus.
Listen to the recording of this event.
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| Kathryn Harrison, Professor & Brenda and David McLean Chair in Canadian Studies Kathryn Harrison is Professor of Political Science. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Western Ontario, Master’s degrees in Chemical Engineering and Political Science from MIT, and a PhD in Political Science from UBC. Dr. Harrison studies environmental, climate, and energy policy, federalism, and comparative public policy. Harrison is a regular commenter in print and broadcast media, and regularly publishes op-eds published in regional and national media. She has advised local, provincial, and national governments, and is currently a member of the BC Climate Solutions Council and chair of the mitigation expert advisory committee of the Canadian Climate Institute. |
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| Alexandra Tavasoli, Assistant Professor, Applied Science Alexandra Tavasoli is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Her research group, the Laboratory of Future Industry (LoFI), studies low-impact chemical and materials manufacturing systems. She is also the Chair of the Board of Directors of Iron and Earth, a non-profit dedicated to supporting the energy transition through worker retraining programs. |
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| Werner Antweiler, Associate Professor & Chair, Strategy and Business Economics Division, Chair in International Trade Policy Werner Antweiler is an Associate Professor in the Sauder School of business. His research interests include: International Trade and Business, Environmental Economics and Management, Energy and Electricity Economics, Applied Econometrics and Panel Data, Applied Empirical Finance, and Prediction Markets. He is a frequent commentator on broadcast media about a wide range of public policy. His work includes environmental and energy topics and in particular renewable energy in electricity systems and the electrification of mobility. |
 | David Tindall, Professor, Department of Sociology David Tindall studies contention over environmental issues, including topics such as forestry, wilderness preservation, fisheries, and climate change. A major focus of his research has been environmental movements in British Columbia, and Canada, and in this context, the interrelationships between social networks, movement identification, and participation. His research has focused on various aspects of environmentalism including, values, attitudes, and opinions, activism and conservation behavior, media coverage of environmental issues, gender issues, and social networks and environmentalism. |