UBC Climate Solutions Research Collective

🎉 Congrats to Amir Hassanpour on publishing his research in Transportation Research Part A! 🚲⚡ His work on micromobility trends in Metro Vancouver is shaping more equitable and multimodal street design and has been shared across major research & practice forums. Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...

⚡️ Why is electricity getting more expensive?
Climate change is pushing demand and costs up. Renewables and battery storage are lowering prices. How do these forces interact?
Join Andrew Dessler to learn more.
Click the link to register: climatesolutions.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...

🌍 Climate impacts are accelerating. Clean energy is cheaper than ever. So why is the transition away from fossil fuels stalled?
Join Andrew Dessler for a public talk on climate science, political power, and what is really holding us back.
Register to attend: climatesolutions.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...

Canada is at a crossroads. Climate change and the clean energy transition demand action. UBC faculty are invited to join Future Canada to help chart pathways to a prosperous low-carbon future. Q&A Feb 9. EOI due Feb 27.
Click the link to learn more: climatesolutions.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...

🎉 Congrats to Daniel Sax on his new publication, “Learning on the Go: Experiences Researching Urban Stewardship Practices Through Walking Interview”! Daniel, a PhD researcher in urban forestry & environmental justice 🌳⚖️, was a 2023/24 Solution Scholar. Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

A great opportunity for those researching climate migration.

🚨 Call for Abstracts | UBC Vancouver migration scholars are invited to submit abstracts for the 2026 CMS Migration & Integration Conference, to be held on April 27, at UBC Vancouver.

🗓️ Submission deadline: January 30, 2026, 11:59 PM PST

🔗 Submission guidelines and full details: shorturl.at/rFvvm

On Friday, Prime Minister Carney announced a new trade deal with China that includes significantly reduced tariffs on Chinese Electric Vehicles.

⏰ For a timely discussion of EVs in Canada, we invite you to join us for our panel on January 28th.

Join us for our first panel event of the New Year! Our panel will explore how the uptake of EVs in Canada is impacted by policy controls and other considerations, as well as explore the position of the industry at a national scale. Register here: climatesolutions.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...

Join us for our first panel event of the New Year! Our panel will explore how the uptake of EVs in Canada is impacted by policy controls and other considerations, as well as explore the position of the industry at a national scale. Register here: climatesolutions.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...

Lack of consensus derailed progress on the fossil-fuel phase-out roadmap, one of COP30's primary ambitions. However, Brazil launched efforts to tackle deforestation and create this roadmap outside of the official COP process, which offers a promising workaround to consensus-based paralysis.

The COP30 Examined Climate Conversation speakers unpacked the outcomes of negotiations in Belém, finding little forward movement, with fundamental issues around lack of consensus preventing the implementation of actionable policy. Read more here: climatesolutions.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...

Developing a Climate Justive Education Cohort in Teacher Education: Needs Assessment, Resource Building, and Mapping Analysis

Today’s educators must be knowledgeable about the climate emergency.
This Solutions Scholars project will develop a climate justice themed elementary Bachelor of Education cohort for the Faculty of Education, to give educators the tools they need.
Read more: climatesolutions.ubc.ca/climate-solu...

Addressing Polarization: Arts-led Social Infrastructures for Anticolonial Climate Justice

"Climate justice’s central promise—sustainable and meaningful lives for all current and future generations—is desired by all" but polarisation limits communities from creating climate action. Read about @naomiaklein.bsky.social, Astrida Neimanis, and Onyx Sloan Morgan's project: tinyurl.com/2b2zr7mu

Climate engagement must extend beyond urban progressive environmentalists to build a broad social mandate for action, including rural communities. Studying Vernon, BC, this team will find insight on building this climate mandate in rural regions. Learn more: climatesolutions.ubc.ca/climate-solu...

Enhancing Wildfire Preparedness Through a Multi-Platform Digital Tool

Wildfires are an increasing threat to BC. This Solutions Scholars project will use digital tools to help communities prepare through behavioural engagement, accessibility, and community resilience; through improving the WISEC app and website. Read more here: climatesolutions.ubc.ca/climate-solu...

After COP30, join this Climate Conversation on November 24th, 1-2pm in UBC Okanagan to debrief what progress was made, and what issues were left unaddressed, as well as the potentials and limitations of these international frameworks.
Register here: climatesolutions.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...

How can academia support the objectives of COP30? Join UBC Sustainability to meet with COP30 delegates and UBC partners to discuss key issues at COP30, and see the closing plenary hosted by the CSRC on Breaking Barriers in Climate Solutions Research. Register here: sustain.ubc.ca/events/negot...

Do you have thoughts or questions on the impact or potential of AI for climate? Come to our AI Climate Conversation next Nov. 21st to hear from faculty experts online and meet with colleagues. Register here: climatesolutions.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...

Dr. David Boyd gives presentation

"If there is one thing that I want you to remember from this presentation, it is that the courts have said clearly and unequivocally that governments have legal obligations to take bold climate action”
Read a summary of Dr. David Boyd's presentation here: climatesolutions.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...

The next Climate Conversation on October 28th at 2pm will look at how fossil fuel supply in Canada is shaping up under evolving mandates, including how the new Major Projects Office relates to fossil fuel production. Read more and register here: climatesolutions.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...

🔗Read more about this 2025/2026 Project here: climatesolutions.ubc.ca/climate-solu...
Project Mentors:
👥Associate Professor Jiaying Zhao (Psychology, IRES)
👥Assistant Professor Rachel White (EOAS)

Solutions Scholars:
👥Adedayo Adeyanju (Chemical and Biological Engineering)
👥Hayley Simpson (IRES)

This Solutions Scholars project will explore whether ways of framing climate extreme impacts, such as through terms of frequency (eg once every 10 years), likelihood (eg 20 times more likely in a year), or temperature (eg making a heatwave 1.2 degrees warmer) have an impact on mobilizing action.

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The 2025/2026 Solutions Scholars have begun their projects! Six teams will work over the next 10 months on projects contributing to interdisciplinary climate action.
Learn more on our website: climatesolutions.ubc.ca/climate-solu...

Our Climate Conversation on Research Approaches event was a great success- we heard insights on how to bridge the gap between university and community settings, from Mary Stockdale, Tim Paulson and Fabiola Melchior. Read a summary of the event here: climatesolutions.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...

The 2024/2025 Solutions Scholars teams have finished their work, and their findings can be seen on our website
climatesolutions.ubc.ca/climate-solu.... Thank you to all the Solutions Scholars and mentors who worked on these projects, we are so proud to see the final products!

OPENING CLIMATE CONVERSATIONS THROUGH RESEARCH APPROACHES Tim Paulson Assistant Professor Department of History and Sociology Fabiola Melchior PhD Student Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies Mary Stockdale Adjunct Professor Department of Community, Culture and Global Studies Location: ART368 1147 Research Rd- Kelowna Campus Time: September 25, 2:00 to 3:00 pm THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Climate Solutions Research Collective

Our first UBCO event of the year is next Thursday, the 25th! Join for a Climate Conversation on Research Approaches.
Hear from Tim Paulson, Mary Stockdale, and Fabiola Melchior and share your own experiences.
⏰ 2-3pm
🗺️ ART368-1147 Research Road
🔗 Register: climatesolutions.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...

Dr. David Boyd (drdavidboyd.bsky.social) will present on two international climate advisory opinions, including the potential implications for Canada’s next Nationally Determined Contribution and two ongoing lawsuits launched by Canadian youth. Join us in-person or on Zoom this Thursday the 11th.

Our Annual Kickoff Event on Thursday will have doors open at 2pm, join us for networking to meet with leading and upcoming voices on climate issues at UBC. Meet new people and see familiar faces, share your expertise and connect with others.
Register here:
climatesolutions.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...

Join our annual kick off event on Sept 11! Hear insights from Dr. David R. Boyd, Professor of Law, Policy and Sustainability former UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, as he discusses recent advisory opinions related to climate issued by two international courts.