Previous Collective Events
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October 16, 2024
Climate in the BC Election
Listen to the recording of this event. 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,…
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October 4, 2024
Okanagan Kick Off Event: Climate Solutions Research Collective
This event will launch the Collective's 2024-2025 year at UBCO! Join us for an opportunity to shape the themes and topics the Collective will focus on in upcoming events, centered on innovative interdisciplinary climate solutions research. Attendees will be able to connect with fellow members of…
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September 27, 2024
Vancouver Kick Off Event: Climate Solutions Research Collective
This event will launch the Collective's 2024-2025 year! Join us for an opportunity to shape the themes and topics the Collective will focus on in upcoming events, centered on innovative interdisciplinary climate solutions research. Attendees will be able to connect with fellow members of the UBC…
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August 21, 2024
Climate Conversations: Fostering Transdisciplinary Research
UPDATE: We will be meeting in AERL Room 107. In our modern world, with multiple crises and paradoxes intertwining, the need for transdisciplinary research is greater than ever. Transdisciplinary research entails separate disciplines coming together to create new ways of knowing, to foster…
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July 24, 2024
Climate Conversation: Greenwashing by the fossil fuel industry and related calls for restrictions on advertising
A fossil fuel advocacy group has been found to have spread misleading information through an ad campaign claiming that Liquefied Natural Gas would definitively “reduce global emissions” and promote sustainability in British Columbia. Ad Standards, the advertising regulatory body that made this…
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June 4, 2024
Solutions Scholars - Applicant Q&A session
Thank you for your interest in becoming a Solutions Scholar! The Solutions Scholars program sponsors existing UBC Masters and PhD students to apply their scholarly research skills to climate change mitigation, adaptation, and/or education. In 2024/25, successful Solutions Scholars will work on…
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May 30, 2024
Solutions Scholars - Applicant Q&A session
Thank you for your interest in becoming a Solutions Scholar! The Solutions Scholars program sponsors existing UBC Masters and PhD students to apply their scholarly research skills to climate change mitigation, adaptation, and/or education. In 2024/25, successful Solutions Scholars will work on…
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April 18, 2024
Climate Solutions Scholars Summit
From adaptation and mitigation to education, the 2023/24 Solutions Scholars have been exploring climate solutions related to urban environments, extreme heat, and fires. Come hear their research updates and join table discussions to advance the dialogue. Refreshments included Over the…
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April 16, 2024
Solutions Scholars Project Pitch Event
This past spring, the Collective solicited ideas from the research community for projects that could be completed by the next round of Solutions Scholars. After a successful call, eight projects have advanced to a pitch session which will be open to the UBC community. Please join us!…