Beyond personal carbon impacts, seeking a more sustainable planet
Professor Dr. Kai Chan discussed ecological footprint calculators which calculates how much of the environment is needed to sustain a particular lifestyle.
Deniers and doomers are leading the carbon tax opposition
Dr. Kathryn Harrison (political science) and Dr. Simon Donner (geography, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries) wrote about the importance of Canada’s carbon tax
Sustainable farming does pay off, B.C. scientists find
Dr. Claire Kremen co-authored a study which found that replacing single-crop farming with a diversity of plants, animals and farming techniques will maintain food production while increasing farmers’ income and reducing negative impacts on the environment and climate.
How do droughts impact the production of goods?
Professor Dr. Kai Chan discussed how droughts affect crop health and productivity.
EV owners have to drive farther to break even, study suggests
A new study co-authored by PhD student Bassam Javed and Dr. Amanda Giang explored electric vehicle costs across different provinces and territories.
April 4, 2024: IRES Professional Development Seminar with Dr. Mark Drever
Dr. Mark Drever will speak about his ongoing research on Western Sandpipers and their reliance on essential nutrients available on intertidal biofilm
What’s behind India’s farmer protests? For one thing, climate change
Dr. Balsher Singh Sidhu, adjunct professor in UBC’s Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, said Indian farmers are facing difficulty growing rice and wheat because of more frequent heat waves and drought
Wanting to do actionable research brought alum Claire Ewing to IRES
Interview from 2024
At IRES, alum Alejandra Echeverri Ochoa combined social and ecological sciences
Interview from 2024
April 11, 2024: IRES Faculty Seminar with Michael Brauer
What management policies are necessary for the global health impacts from environmental risks? Dr. Michael Brauer discusses this and more.
April 18, 2024: IRES Student Symposium with Lindah Ddamba, Remzi Xhemalce-Fuentes, Dayna Rachkowski (Last Seminar in Term 2)
Talk titles at Student Symposium: 1. Energy Transitions in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review of the Factors Inhibiting Accelerated Progress 2. IMAGINING POSSIBLE ROLES FOR GREEN HYDROGEN IN MEXICO. Between Hype and a Leapfrogging Opportunity 3. Coming soon
Climate change will affect your grocery prices
"The growing vulnerability of our food systems to climate-related extreme weather underscores the urgent need for more robust climate action" - Dr. Navin Ramankutty and PhD candidate Kushank Bajaj are featured in the Hill Times and argue that climate change and extreme weather events will affect the prices of fruits and vegetables in Canada.
This is why an electric vehicle will cost you more in Ontario than other provinces
A new study co-authored by PhD student Bassam Javed, Dr. Amanda Giang and Dr. Milind Kandlikar explored electric vehicle costs across different provinces and territories and is featured in CBC News, CTV News, and the Daily Hive
Toolkit launch: Ethical data governance for agriculture | Thursday, March 28, 2024
How do we benefit from the power of big data in agriculture while protecting data ownership and farmer privacy? On March 28th at 9am, join a Zoom session to learn about a new toolkit that answers this question! Project research group: Dr. Sarah-Louise Ruder, Dr. Hannah Wittman, Shauna MacKinnon, Dr. Kelly Bronson, Dr. Dana James, Dr. John Janmaat, Zoé Mangin, Jonathon McIntyre, Dr. Isabelle Piot-Lepetit, Gregory Rekken, and Dr. Sean Smukler Project assistant: Catalina Garcia
Vancouver General Hospital tests out plant-based food for patients
PhD student and surgical resident Dr. Annie Lalande co-led the Planetary Health Menu project which introduced plant-based and sustainable food choices to patients in hospital.
Dr. David Boyd & UBC Scholars Talk about the Wrongfully Convicted and Imprisoned Niloufar Bayani
Please attend a talk by Dr. David Boyd & UBC Scholars at Risk students to learn about Niloufar Bayani, an Iranian wildlife conservationist who was wrongfully convicted and is currently imprisoned.
Can an EV save you money? It depends on where you live and how much you drive
UBC researchers explored electric vehicle costs across different provinces and territories. Stories quoted PhD student Bassam Javed, Dr. Amanda Giang and Dr. Milind Kandlikar.
Dr. Amanda Giang is the newly appointed CRC in environmental modelling for policy
March 13, 2024 | IRES's Dr. Amanda Giang is one of five new Canada Research Chairs (CRC) joining UBC Science - we are honoured to work with Giang, and wish her a warm Congratulations.
Can you save money driving an electric vehicle? UBC researchers crunched the numbers
PhD student Bassam Javed and Dr. Amanda Giang found that in Nunavut you would have to drive 181 kilometres each day for seven years for an EV to be cheaper than a gas vehicle. In Ontario, it's 88 km and in B.C. it's 64 km. Their study has been featured in the Vancouver Sun, The Province, MSN; La Presse, Eurasia Review, CKNW Jill Bennett Show (aired live on Feb. 29), and the CJAD Elias Makos Show