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December 2, 2025Gathering to explore Forest Carbon Offsets - are they climate action or sustainability illusion?
Summary by Martin Edwini-Bonsu with review by the Climate Solutions Research CollectiveOn Wednesday November 12th, the Sustainability Hub convened the conference Negotiation to Innovation: Advancing Climate Action Through Research and Learning to explore themes from COP30. To learn more about…
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November 27, 2025Cutting Fossil Fuels: Progress and Pushback
Summary written by Sidonie Wittman As climate change accelerates, calls to phase out fossil fuels have grown while pushback to do so has also strengthened. On October 28, 2025, the Climate Solutions Research Collective hosted a Climate Conversation with presenters Professors …
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October 9, 2025Climate Crisis, International Courts, and Canada
Summary prepared by Martin Edwini-Bonsu. The Climate Solutions Research Collective hosted a kickoff event to launch their third year as a collective with a presentation from Dr. David Boyd, exploring how several international court advisories and opinions relate to events and responsibilities…
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September 29, 2025Engaging in Critical Climate Conversations
We kicked off the new year with a Climate Conversation at the Institute for Community Engaged Research (ICER) at the UBC Okanagan campus. Thank you to Fabiola Melchior, Tim Paulson, and Mary Stockdale for sharing their experiences engaging in climate conversations throughout their work and research…
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June 2, 2025Bridging Research to Action: Exploring the Intersection of Climate Migration and Health
On May 15 and 16, UBC Health assembled researchers, practitioners, and community members together to explore how research supports action within the health sector. The Climate Solutions Research Collective and Faculty of Applied Science came together to highlight how our changing climate…
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May 30, 2025
Call for Proposals | Climate Change, Climate Crisis: Canadian Perspectives
The 47th Annual Conference of the Association for Canadian Studies in German-speaking countries will focus on the topic of climate change and climate crisis. Contact Organizers for information on submitting an abstract. February 20-22, 2026 Tutzing, Germany
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May 21, 2025
Experience the Planned Relocation Simulation: a serious game about community decisions in the face of climate risks
David Durand-Delacre is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at UBC who is offering the opportunity to participate in a Planned Relocation Simulation. This is a tabletop “serious game” that he has been working on for the past year which was designed to raise awareness…
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April 29, 2025Climate, Water and Power: Exploring opportunities for collaboration through discussion and theater
On April 9th and 10th, the UBC community came together to explore the intersection of water and climate, highlighting key challenges and opportunities for climate solutions oriented research. Day 1 was held in Kelowna, with our presenting partner the Watershed Ecosystem Research…
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April 29, 2025Launching the Climate+Water Symposium: Exploring Water Justice through a Changing Climate
On April 9th and 10th, the UBC community came together to explore the intersection of water and climate, highlighting key challenges and opportunities for climate solutions oriented research. Day 1 was held in Kelowna, with our presenting partner the Watershed Ecosystem Research…
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April 29, 2025Solutions Summit: Working Towards Climate Solutions
At the Solutions Summit, four interdisciplinary teams came together to share what progress they have made over the past eight months on projects related to climate solutions, sharing key insights and unexpected turns that emerged from their work. The audience was able to connect with the teams and…