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  • West Coast Fire | UBC Reads Sustainability

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

    Join us for a public talk on the new wildfire reality facing urban BC with best-selling author and writer John Vaillant, Koerner Chair for the Centre for Wildfire Coexistence and UBC Faculty of Forestry Professor Lori Daniels. The conversation will be moderated by UBC Faculty of Forestry Professor Suzanne Simard. Hosted by UBC Faculty of […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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. […]

  • UBC Reads Sustainability with Rueben George

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

    Join us in-person or online for the opening event of UBC’s Sustainable Development Goals Month - a conversation with Sundance Chief and author Rueben George about his bestselling book, It Stops Here: Standing Up For Our Lands, Our Waters and Our People, moderated by UBC Associate Professor Dr. Shannon Leddy. For over a decade, Rueben George has been a […]

  • POWER! – A public talk on the foundations of effective climate advocacy

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

    Join the UBC Sustainability Hub for a public talk on the "how-to" foundations of effective climate advocacy. Hear from Andrea Reimer, former Vancouver city councillor and current UBC Adjunct Professor, drawing on her experiences from identifying decision-makers, crafting the ask, and gathering support to get the deal done. This talk will be followed by a hands-on […]

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  • Saving Gaia: Earth-Space Environmentalism

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

    What role can a science-informed, carefully regulated approach to the development of Earth’s orbit have in protecting and nourishing the planet? With more nations developing space programs and more billionaires rushing to join Elon Musk in the industrialization of Earth’s orbit, we suddenly face the prospect of a ‘tragedy of the commons’ in outer space. […]

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