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November 27, 2024
Climate Conversation with Dr. Stepan Wood: Understanding Youth-led Climate Litigation in Canada, the Mathur Appeal
This summary has been prepared by Sidonie Wittman and edited by the CSRC team based on discussion at our Climate Conversation. There are a number of other resources available:For a case summary prepared by the youth claimants’ counsel, see EcoJustice’s backgrounder. To hear…
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November 14, 2024
Unpacking COP29: A Panel Discussion Event Summary
This is a summary of the event “Unpacking COP29” which was hosted by zoom webinar on Thursday November 7.You can watch a recording of this event on our YouTube Channel. Please note that the opinions expressed in the recording are those of the speakers and do not represent UBC.See …
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October 24, 2024
Kickoff Event: Kick Off the Climate Conversation!
The Climate Solutions Research Collective hosted a Kick Off Event at each of the Vancouver (September 27th) and Okanagan (October 4th) campuses. Read below for summaries of these events!Summary by: Sidonie Wittman and edited by the CSRC team.The Climate Solutions Research Collective Kickoff Event…
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October 18, 2024
Climate in the BC Election
This is a summary of the event “Climate in the BC Election” which was hosted at UBC’s Vancouver campus and shared through a watch party at the Kelowna campus on Wednesday October 16.You can listen to the recording of this panel on YouTube. Please note that the opinions expressed in the…
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September 17, 2024
Announcing the 2024/25 Solutions Scholars!
Welcome to the 2024/2025 Cohort of Solutions ScholarsThe 2024/2025 Solution Scholars have begun work on research projects submitted by the UBC community! From September to June, the Scholars will work on four projects (learn how projects were selected here), addressing climate solutions…
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September 4, 2024
August Climate Conversation: Fostering Transdisciplinary Research
Summary by: Sidonie Wittman and edited by the CSRC team.Through the Climate Conversation on Fostering Transdisciplinary Research, community members came together to explore various ways to engage effectively in transdisciplinary research and education. Professors Naoko Ellis (Applied Science) and…
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July 29, 2024
July Climate Conversation: Greenwashing by the Fossil Fuel Industry and Related Calls for Restrictions on Advertising
The ConversationSummary by: Sidonie Wittman and edited by the CSRC team.The Climate Solutions Research Collective continued this summer's casual Climate Conversation series with Kathryn Harrison (Political Science) and Michael Brauer (School of Population and Public Health) hosting a discussion on…
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July 3, 2024
June Climate Conversation: State of Climate Policy in Canada with Simon Donner
Summary by: Sidonie Wittman and edited by the CSRC team.We hosted our first Climate Conversation last Wednesday with Dr. Simon Donner, Co-Chair of the Net-Zero Advisory Body, for an informal discussion on the state of climate policy in Canada. 15 people joined us as we had to move indoors due…
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May 10, 2024
Shared Research at the Solutions Scholars Showcase
The 2023/2024 Solutions Scholars have been continuing their solutions-focused research and presented their progress at the Climate Solutions Scholars Summit on April 18, 2024! This event brought graduate Solutions Scholars from both UBC Okanagan and Vancouver into conversation with UBC’s climate…
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May 2, 2024
Announcing the 2024/25 Solutions Scholars Projects!
One of the primary objectives of the Climate Solutions Research Collective (CSRC) is to connect climate researchers from across disciplines and campuses to advance solutions-oriented research. To advance this objective, the CSRC put a call out to the UBC research community to submit…