The Sustainability Hub is launching UBC’s second annual Climate Emergency Week. Climate Emergency Week at UBC seeks to convene and energize communities of climate action at UBC.
Join events, workshops, and activities running from February 1–16, 2023, with over 26 events showcasing students, professors, staff and community members showcasing their hard work and commitment to addressing the climate emergency.
Featured events
- Tue Feb. 7 | Climate Just Futurities
- Explore the paradigms, stories, and language(s) needed to create an alternative climate reality with Dr. Sharon Stein, Dr. Bernard Perley, and Dr. Dallas Hunt.
- Thu Feb. 9 | Sue Big Oil: A Made-In-BC Climate Campaign
- In July 2022, Vancouver city councillors voted 6-5 in support of a motion to set aside about $700,000 to fund litigation against Canada’s biggest producers of oil and gas. Join leaders from UBC, West Coast Environmental Law, and Vancouver City Council to find out what this means.
- Thu Feb. 16 | Imagining Climate Futures Through Verbatim Theatre
- Drawing from interviews with UBC students, staff and faculty, join for a reading of this verbatim theatre project to advance conversation about the climate emergency.
