Climate change. What’s HR got to do with it?
by Leonora King This week, a record-setting heat wave is baking the United Kingdom and Europe, already linked to hundreds of deaths. The heat wave is said to be virtually impossible without human-caused climate change. Every year, predictions of climate … Read More
Solving Problems Together: Three students reflect on their experiences in Climate+ Challenge courses during the Spring 2022 semester
by Ashley Pocrnich Students at KPU have been taking Climate+ Challenge courses since the Fall 2021 semester and report that their experiences in class have helped them develop more solutions-oriented attitudes about climate change and that they believe climate change … Read More
Supportive Community: A Viable Solution of Climate Anxiety
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
Meet the teens taking on Canada’s banks and politicians, one demonstration at a time
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
Probe #2 – Greenwashing
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
The Summer 2022 semester brings an expansive variety of Climate+ Challenge courses
Students that are planning on registering for Climate+ Challenge classes in this coming Summer 2022 semester will find an incredible list of options to choose from in departments ranging from History and Linguistics to Public Relations and Biology. Even those … Read More
Fighting climate change through an English class: with Dale Tracy
by Ashley Pocrnich Despite her concern about the planet, KPU English instructor Dale Tracy finds comfort teaching about climate change. “I have a lot of climate anxiety and it makes me feel better to think ‘look at all these people … Read More
Climate emergency: ‘We’re not necessarily doomed after all’
by Tracy Sherlock If we stop emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, temperatures will start coming down within three to five years, experts told a global press briefing preparing journalists to report on the next Intergovernmental Panel on Climate … Read More
Climate Solutions Minor Proposal
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
Climate Course Proposal
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