Centre for Climate Justice

The CCJ’s July 2025 newsletter is now live! This issue features the CCJ's latest research, spotlights the work of our staff and affiliates across major media platforms, highlights from recent events, and more. Read it here: tinyurl.com/54rfbsem

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The NFRF-supported team of researchers at the CCJ have published three new op-eds highlighting how extreme heat is impacting communities across B.C., and why equitable access to cooling must be treated as a basic right.

Read them all via the link in our bio!

Arundhati Roy joins Naomi Klein on September 17th to discuss her new memoir Mother Mary Comes to Me. Presented with UBC Centre for Climate Justice. Tickets on sale now! tinyurl.com/2f6nr7r6

Reducing U.S. military spending could lead to substantial decreases in energy consumption The U.S. military is a significant contributor to the climate crisis and other sustainability concerns. However, there is very limited research on how changes in U.S. military spending directly impact...

Our new study published in PLOS Climate indicates that very modest decreases in US military spending would lead to very big decreases in how much fossil fuels are consumed by the US Department of Defense. Summary in thread. dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour... #climatecrisis #energy #climate #sustainability

Cooling centre and extreme weather shelters are essential BC's growing approach to extreme heat. Despite their necessity, we knew little about how and why they are used. This report shares Metro Vancouver residents' experiences with cooling centres. Learn more here! tinyurl.com/4y7fcpdp

We’re thrilled to launch the Right to Cool White Paper – a bold, rights-based vision for equitable climate resilience in BC. Rooted in lived experience and policy analysis, it calls for systemic action to protect those most impacted by rising heat.

Read the full paper here! tinyurl.com/2fer2bad

Research Profile: Rachel Stern - housing justice in the climate emergency PhD candidate and Public Scholar Rachel Stern has been focused on the intersection of housing insecurity, heat vulnerability and aging for some time. Read more about her timely work.

PhD candidate and Public Scholar Rachel Stern’s research focuses on the intersection of housing insecurity, heat vulnerability, and aging. Her latest community-engaged project explores seniors’ lived experiences of heat in their homes.

Learn more: geog.ubc.ca/news/researc...

The CCJ’s May 2025 newsletter is now live! This issue features highlights from recent events, the CCJ's latest research, & spotlights the work of our staff and affiliates featured across major media platforms. Read it here: tinyurl.com/d6vtdbvp

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Naomi and Seth Klein joined Elamin Abdelmahmoud for a night of sharp insight and urgent ideas on crisis, climate, and the future of democracy.

Read the recap and watch the full recording here! tinyurl.com/3wxtr45h

‘We Are in a Moment of Unparalleled Peril’: An Interview With Naomi Klein The author and academic spoke with Capital & Main about an apocalyptic future and strategies for survival.

Read the latest interview with CCJ co-director @naomiaklein.bsky.social on end-times capitalism, tech-fueled fascism, and how we can build coalitions to fight back.

🔗 capitalandmain.com/we-are-in-a-...

@capitalandmain.bsky.social

Rolling Stone article Free on Archive Today. Interview with Naomi Klein, author of Shock Doctrine. "Rage of the Oligarchs; What They Want is Absolutely Everything"
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Naomi Klein: 'What They Want Is Absolutely Everything' The ‘Shock Doctrine’ author explains the dark logic of Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s path of destruction and why billionaire oligarchs are so angry.

"Capitalism has entered a radical and apocalyptic phase. There is no utopian vision in any of this."

Interview ⤵️

The rise of end times fascism The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them

THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM

My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.

The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.

Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

The CCJ expresses our solidarity with the Chiefs of the Syilx Okanagan Nation. We remain committed to recognizing historical and ongoing realities and upholding Indigenous rights, academic freedom, and the work of decolonization.

Read their full statement here: tinyurl.com/yc6urh6n

Vancouver! Join me and my brother Seth Klein for The New Shock Doctrine: Charting Canada’s Path in a Time of Crisis.

To beat Trump and his oligarchs, we must innovate, not imitate

In person at UBC’s Chan Centre on April 26 at 7:30pm.

Youth Climate Corps Town Hall – March 27, 5 PM, 312 Main St, Vancouver. Join us to discuss youth employment, the cost of living crisis, and the climate emergency with local leaders and federal candidates. Panel, Q&A, live music & more. RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/vanco...

Our area is home to extraordinary scholars rooted in anticolonial & antifascist traditions; orgs w long histories of standing up to machineries of mass death & dispossession. On April 18 and 19, we will put our minds & hearts together to fortify ourselves for this dizzying moment

Hosted by @naomiaklein.bsky.social of @CCJ_UBC, Adel Iskandar of SFU’s @CCMS_SFU, & Sundance Chief Rueben George of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation. This teach-in is not your average lecture – be prepared to engage, question, and strategize for a better future together. 4/5

The Long Arc Of Fascism: An Action-Oriented Teach-In A Teach-In about How We Got Here - and How We Get Out. From colonial genocides to climate apartheid, time for action & understanding is now.

📅 19 April: An Action-Oriented Teach-In about How We Got Here - and How We Get Out. From colonial genocides to climate apartheid, time for action & understanding is now. 📲 RSVP: tinyurl.com/LAOFTeachIn 3/5

📅 18 April: Join Sherene Seikaly in conversation with Naomi Klein & Adel Iskandar for the opening keynote of The Long Arc of Fascism Teach-In. 📲 RSVP: tinyurl.com/LAOFOpener 2/5

Join us for The Long Arc Of Fascism: An Action-Oriented Teach-In April 18 & 19. How We Got Here - and How We Get Out. From colonial genocides to climate apartheid, time for action & understanding is now. 1/5

The IRA was the biggest US climate investment ever—but was it enough? Join Tova Gaster, Seth Klein & Holly Caggiano for a discussion on what worked, what didn’t, and key takeaways. March 11, 6:30 PM, GEOG 229. Bring your questions! @ubcscarp.bsky.social @climateunit.bsky.social

Our report with RAMA is now available in Spanish! Migrant workers in BC endure extreme heat in employer housing with no way to adapt or demand better. Housing is a health & safety crisis. We need stronger standards, climate adaptation & permanent status. Read it here! : bit.ly/41HwO75

The IRA was the biggest US climate investment ever—but was it enough? Join Tova Gaster, Seth Klein & Holly Caggiano for a discussion on what worked, what didn’t, and key takeaways. March 11, 6:30 PM, GEOG 229. Bring your questions! @ubcscarp.bsky.social @climateunit.bsky.social

📢 Join Brenna Bhandar, CCJ, and UBC Middle East Studies for a talk by Prof. Adam Hanieh on Crude Capitalism: Oil, Corporate Power and the Making of the World Market!

🗓️ April 3, 2025 | 🕦 5-7 PM PST
📍 Place of Many Trees, Liu Institute, UBC
📣 No registration required!

#CrudeCapitalism #UBCEvents

CCJ Faculty Affiliate Gathering - Centre for Climate Justice The Centre for Climate Justice is hosting an in-person gathering for all grad and faculty affiliates. This will be an opportunity to celebrate and evaluate our progress since the launch of our Strateg...

📣Join us for the CCJ Faculty Affiliate Gathering!

This will be an opportunity to celebrate and evaluate our progress since the launch of our Strategic Plan, meet others, & build a stronger political community!

🗓️March 4, 2025 | 🕦3-6pm PST
📣 Register here: shorturl.at/5zNMy

#ClimateJustice #UBC

🚨Reminder: Join us and @ccj-ubc.bsky.social, @migrantsrights.bsky.social & Sacred Earth Solar today for this important conversation!

⏰7pm ET / 4am PT
📌 shorturl.at/iBleS

In honor of Climate Emergency Week, the Centre for Climate Justice has released a report with actionable steps for UBC to create climate justice standards and support researchers transitioning from fossil fuel funding. Read now! tinyurl.com/mswuvdmm

Is resource extraction the solution to B.C.'s economic challenges? CCJ Exec Member Jessica Dempsey and Rosemary Collard critically examine the push to fast-track projects, highlighting broken promises, environmental risks, and economic volatility.

Read now!: tinyurl.com/2rnu7ud5

Tariffs, profiteering & deregulation fuel economic anxiety. How do we build a people-first response?

Join our Co-Director @naomiaklein.bsky.social, @canrac.bsky.social, Syed Hussan of @migrantrightsca.bsky.social, and Melina Laboucan of Sacred Earth Solar!

🕣Wed Feb 12 4pm PT: tinyurl.com/5n8r7he8