In response to intensive community advocacy, UBC has sounded the alarm bell in declaring a climate emergency. We must continue to shape its response. How can our institution rise to directly face the climate crisis?
The foundations of the climate emergency.
Building a foundation: greenhouse gases, feedback loops, tipping points, carbon budgets, natural and human impacts and more in Climate Science 101.
What challenges do we face? Who is responsible? Are current global commitments adequate? What impacts might we feel locally? Read more in Climate Crisis 101.
Why is climate change an issue of social justice? What are the some of the root causes of the problems we face? Will everyone feel the impacts equally? How must we approach the process of addressing these issues? Read more in Climate Justice 101.
How can UBC support people and communities taking action? How can UBC take action as a public academic institution? Read more in UBC Role 101.
For more information, visit www.climateemergency.ubc.ca
Over summer and fall 2020, working groups of students, staff, and faculty translated community input into recommended actions. These were then assembled into the Climate Emergency Task Force Report and presented to the UBC governing bodies in February 2021.
learn more about the processWe believe UBC can help facilitate the transformational social change needed to address the climate crisis. As a student-driven initiative funded by the UBC administration, we’re committed to supporting community advocacy for climate justice, and bringing communities into this process. UBC’s Climate Emergency Response must match the scale, urgency and complexity of the climate crisis.
This work is ongoing. Stay tuned for updates!