Climate Justice is Clean Air

Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) 2260 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

What steps can we take to address unequal exposure to air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions? Join UBC Sustainability Hub on Thursday, January 16, for an in-person panel discussion and hear from UBC experts Dr. Amanda Giang (UBC Mechanical Engineering) and Dr. Chris Carlsten (UBC Department of Medicine) about how we can address unequal exposure […]

Let’s get Rootbound: Grace Nosek on the Power of Climate Fiction and Art

Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) 2260 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Join us in person or online for an exciting conversation with Grace Nosek about her book, Rootbound, and the unique role that climate fiction and art can play in empowering youth and driving climate action. Climate fiction and art are powerful tools to advocate for environmental justice and challenge the systems driving the environmental crisis. […]

Reimagining Climate Change Education

Online/Virtual Event

With shifting definitions of climate emergency, increasing tension between advocates and deniers, and blurring of climate curricular boundaries, this panel seeks to understand what constitutes an education in 2025 for understanding, addressing, and living with climate change. Drawing perspectives from faculty and graduate students, this conversation will explore the current climate change education and research […]

Climate Justice is a business responsibility

Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) 2260 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

What is the role of businesses in working towards climate justice? This expert panel will discuss the opportunities, constraints and responsibilities that corporations have in adapting their business practices to address the unequal impacts of climate change, considering their different emissions contributions. Speakers will examine the extent to which businesses are able to —and should—be […]