Green criminology is the study of environmental crimes and harms impacting human and non-human life, ecosystems, and the biosphere. This field seeks to understand the systemic and structural causes of environmental degradation, emphasizing the need for ecological justice. For instance, … Read More
By Baljot Singh Although the problem of climate anxiety can be tackled in multiple ways, having or building supportive communities is the most important strategy for addressing it. Recently, many studies and news articles are demonstrating young people’s eco-anxiety: sixty … Read More
By Julia Townsend When Lola Rabinovitch organized their first school strike at 16, they never imagined it growing into Metro Vancouver’s largest youth climate action group. The now 19-year-old sees a shift in climate activism, with the spotlight turning to … Read More
By: Ashley Pocrnich Widespread internet access like we enjoy today provides most of us the opportunity to share our voices freely, and while this ability can be used to spread knowledge of scientific breakthroughs and new discoveries, it can also … Read More
By Kirsten Crossett, Samantha Tachynski-Barbour and Deanna Haycock This proposal was developed in POST 3110, a Sustainability Seminar where students engage in real world sustainability challenges. In Fall 2021, the students focused on the Climate+ Challenge, advancing recommendations to further … Read More
By Lucy Liu and Zafreen Jaffer This proposal was developed in POST 3110, a Sustainability Seminar where students engage in real world sustainability challenges. In Fall 2021, the students focused on the Climate+ Challenge, advancing recommendations to further climate action … Read More
Surrey for Future founder Allison Richardson speaks on how the pandemic affected her capability to advocate for the environment By Ashley Pocrnich Climate action groups in B.C. like Surrey for Future found themselves in completely new waters in 2020 when … Read More
By Emily Spavor After a summer of record heat and drought, climate change still isn’t the most immediate threat to the Fraser River, one of the greatest salmon bearing watersheds in the world. People are. Human caused habitat destruction from … Read More
The law that is supposed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by the year 2050 is weak and lacks a holistic understanding of climate change. By: Jenna Keeble When The Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act was introduced in … Read More
Investing in infrastructure is “most cost-effective way” to protect people, businesses, services By Kyler Emerson Canada’s infrastructure isn’t prepared to withstand the long-term impacts of climate change, found the Under Water: The Costs of Climate Change for Canada’s Infrastructure report … Read More