COVID-19 caused serious setbacks for climate action groups in B.C. during 2020
by Ashley Pocrnich Surrey for Future founder Allison Richardson speaks on how the pandemic affected her capability to advocate for the environment Climate action groups in B.C. like Surrey for Future found themselves in completely new waters in 2020 when … Read More
B.C. salmon are in crisis and it’s more complex than just climate change
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
Opinion: The Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act is already a failure
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
Canada is unprepared for damages associated with climate change, report finds
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
Geography and the Environment courses offer a fountain of climate change knowledge
Have you ever wanted to learn how the environment has shaped human development or vice versa, how human development has shaped the environment? Do you want to better understand climate change in light of recent events? If so, consider a … Read More
Spring 2022 – ARTS 1100: The Climate Emergency, The World, And Me
This co-taught course will introduce you to diverse interdisciplinary perspectives from across the Arts, focusing on the challenges of the present climate crisis. Together we will examine questions like: Why is climate change happening, and why it is considered an ’emergency’? … Read More