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· Oct 16
A new publication on water systems from IRES alumni & Dr. @leilaharris.bsky.social encourages more specificity in the use of the terms 'centralization' and 'decentralization'.
Their suggestion, shown below, clarifies different water system configurations and their impacts.
doi.org/10.1002/wat2...
Their suggestion, shown below, clarifies different water system configurations and their impacts.
doi.org/10.1002/wat2...
⚡Understanding how the Indian public perceives risks from nuclear power is critical, given local opposition. This publication found that regional, economic and political values have a significant impact on risk perceptions related to nuclear energy in the Indian context. doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
November 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
⚡Understanding how the Indian public perceives risks from nuclear power is critical, given local opposition. This publication found that regional, economic and political values have a significant impact on risk perceptions related to nuclear energy in the Indian context. doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
☀️⚡Our next seminar tackles the challenges of green manufacturing and explores how solar-powered CO₂ conversion and community-driven strategies can jumpstart a more sustainable materials economy.
🔗https://ires.ubc.ca/october-16-2025-ires-faculty-seminar-with-dr-alex-tavasoli/
🔗https://ires.ubc.ca/october-16-2025-ires-faculty-seminar-with-dr-alex-tavasoli/
November 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
☀️⚡Our next seminar tackles the challenges of green manufacturing and explores how solar-powered CO₂ conversion and community-driven strategies can jumpstart a more sustainable materials economy.
🔗https://ires.ubc.ca/october-16-2025-ires-faculty-seminar-with-dr-alex-tavasoli/
🔗https://ires.ubc.ca/october-16-2025-ires-faculty-seminar-with-dr-alex-tavasoli/
Check out this lively conversation with Eli Enns, IRES adjunct prof, which tackles the fine balance between rights, laws, and responsibilities when undertaking ethical stewardship of traditional lands and waters everywhere.
Hosted by IRES's prof Kai Chan!
www.cosphere.net/podcast
Hosted by IRES's prof Kai Chan!
www.cosphere.net/podcast
November 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Check out this lively conversation with Eli Enns, IRES adjunct prof, which tackles the fine balance between rights, laws, and responsibilities when undertaking ethical stewardship of traditional lands and waters everywhere.
Hosted by IRES's prof Kai Chan!
www.cosphere.net/podcast
Hosted by IRES's prof Kai Chan!
www.cosphere.net/podcast
With COP30 in full swing, IRES Master’s student Vicky Lucas wants us to watch the attendee list as closely as the agenda.
We asked Lucas to help us understand the growing private sector presence at annual climate conferences:
ires.ubc.ca/qa-with-vick...
We asked Lucas to help us understand the growing private sector presence at annual climate conferences:
ires.ubc.ca/qa-with-vick...
November 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
With COP30 in full swing, IRES Master’s student Vicky Lucas wants us to watch the attendee list as closely as the agenda.
We asked Lucas to help us understand the growing private sector presence at annual climate conferences:
ires.ubc.ca/qa-with-vick...
We asked Lucas to help us understand the growing private sector presence at annual climate conferences:
ires.ubc.ca/qa-with-vick...
🌿From lab bench to fieldwork…this talk unpacks the leap from academia to environmental consulting.
Join us:
Nov 20, 12:30-1:20pm
🔗https://ires.ubc.ca/november-20-2025-ires-professional-development-seminar-with-larissa-darc/
Join us:
Nov 20, 12:30-1:20pm
🔗https://ires.ubc.ca/november-20-2025-ires-professional-development-seminar-with-larissa-darc/
November 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
🌿From lab bench to fieldwork…this talk unpacks the leap from academia to environmental consulting.
Join us:
Nov 20, 12:30-1:20pm
🔗https://ires.ubc.ca/november-20-2025-ires-professional-development-seminar-with-larissa-darc/
Join us:
Nov 20, 12:30-1:20pm
🔗https://ires.ubc.ca/november-20-2025-ires-professional-development-seminar-with-larissa-darc/
IRES’s Kate Reynolds situates Palestinian identity within relationships to plants, place and food:
“Food is a kind of imagination. It reflects a hope for the future and of return,” said Reynolds.
Read our full piece here: ires.ubc.ca/kate-reynolds-on-tasting-memory/!
“Food is a kind of imagination. It reflects a hope for the future and of return,” said Reynolds.
Read our full piece here: ires.ubc.ca/kate-reynolds-on-tasting-memory/!
November 12, 2025 at 11:18 PM
IRES’s Kate Reynolds situates Palestinian identity within relationships to plants, place and food:
“Food is a kind of imagination. It reflects a hope for the future and of return,” said Reynolds.
Read our full piece here: ires.ubc.ca/kate-reynolds-on-tasting-memory/!
“Food is a kind of imagination. It reflects a hope for the future and of return,” said Reynolds.
Read our full piece here: ires.ubc.ca/kate-reynolds-on-tasting-memory/!
From a relatively isolated, “tech-less” childhood in small-town Ontario to the unglamorous frontlines of community-based environmental organizing, Teika Newton shows us the undeniable value of showing up.
Season 2 from Dr. Kai Chan's podcast is out now!
www.cosphere.net/podcast
Season 2 from Dr. Kai Chan's podcast is out now!
www.cosphere.net/podcast
November 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
From a relatively isolated, “tech-less” childhood in small-town Ontario to the unglamorous frontlines of community-based environmental organizing, Teika Newton shows us the undeniable value of showing up.
Season 2 from Dr. Kai Chan's podcast is out now!
www.cosphere.net/podcast
Season 2 from Dr. Kai Chan's podcast is out now!
www.cosphere.net/podcast
Explore how global environmental agreements shape real-world water policy with experts in hydropolitics and governance.
UBC SPPGA is hosting a conversation with Sibylle Vermont and Christian Bréthaut on Nov 25, moderated by IRES's
@leilaharris.bsky.social:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/bridging-g...
UBC SPPGA is hosting a conversation with Sibylle Vermont and Christian Bréthaut on Nov 25, moderated by IRES's
@leilaharris.bsky.social:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/bridging-g...
November 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Explore how global environmental agreements shape real-world water policy with experts in hydropolitics and governance.
UBC SPPGA is hosting a conversation with Sibylle Vermont and Christian Bréthaut on Nov 25, moderated by IRES's
@leilaharris.bsky.social:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/bridging-g...
UBC SPPGA is hosting a conversation with Sibylle Vermont and Christian Bréthaut on Nov 25, moderated by IRES's
@leilaharris.bsky.social:
www.eventbrite.ca/e/bridging-g...
🏔️ Join us for our upcoming seminar! Talk details will be announced closer to the date.
🔗https://ires.ubc.ca/november-13-2025-ires-faculty-seminar-with-dr-phurwa-dolpopa/
🔗https://ires.ubc.ca/november-13-2025-ires-faculty-seminar-with-dr-phurwa-dolpopa/
November 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
🏔️ Join us for our upcoming seminar! Talk details will be announced closer to the date.
🔗https://ires.ubc.ca/november-13-2025-ires-faculty-seminar-with-dr-phurwa-dolpopa/
🔗https://ires.ubc.ca/november-13-2025-ires-faculty-seminar-with-dr-phurwa-dolpopa/
Join us TOMORROW for talks by two IRES grad students, Clare Price and Sveinar Soldal!
More info at:
ires.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...
More info at:
ires.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Join us TOMORROW for talks by two IRES grad students, Clare Price and Sveinar Soldal!
More info at:
ires.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...
More info at:
ires.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...
Want to hear realistic, uplifting takes on how we can collectively overcome the climate and nature crisis?
Check out Season 2 of Small Planet Heroes, a podcast hosted by IRES's Dr. Kai Chan!
www.cosphere.net/podcast
Check out Season 2 of Small Planet Heroes, a podcast hosted by IRES's Dr. Kai Chan!
www.cosphere.net/podcast
November 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Want to hear realistic, uplifting takes on how we can collectively overcome the climate and nature crisis?
Check out Season 2 of Small Planet Heroes, a podcast hosted by IRES's Dr. Kai Chan!
www.cosphere.net/podcast
Check out Season 2 of Small Planet Heroes, a podcast hosted by IRES's Dr. Kai Chan!
www.cosphere.net/podcast
Season 2 of Small Planet Heroes, a podcast hosted by IRES's Dr. Kai Chan, has launched!
Weekly episodes have been released...featuring Alexandra Morton, Suzanne Simard, Teika Newton and Eli Enns:
www.cosphere.net/podcast
Weekly episodes have been released...featuring Alexandra Morton, Suzanne Simard, Teika Newton and Eli Enns:
www.cosphere.net/podcast
October 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Season 2 of Small Planet Heroes, a podcast hosted by IRES's Dr. Kai Chan, has launched!
Weekly episodes have been released...featuring Alexandra Morton, Suzanne Simard, Teika Newton and Eli Enns:
www.cosphere.net/podcast
Weekly episodes have been released...featuring Alexandra Morton, Suzanne Simard, Teika Newton and Eli Enns:
www.cosphere.net/podcast
We're looking for a postdoc! The candidate will work with Dr. Amanda Giang, Dr. Susan Chiblow and Dr. Élyse Caron-Beaudoin, on a subproject linking Indigenous experiences on chemicals policy development across scales.
ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcfac...
ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcfac...
October 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
We're looking for a postdoc! The candidate will work with Dr. Amanda Giang, Dr. Susan Chiblow and Dr. Élyse Caron-Beaudoin, on a subproject linking Indigenous experiences on chemicals policy development across scales.
ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcfac...
ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/ubcfac...
💻🪫A new publication shares that a repair-centered sustainability course shifts engineering students’ attitudes, builds practical skills, and strengthens community engagement, underscoring the need to embed environmental literacy across engineering curricula. doi.org/10.1145/3736...
October 28, 2025 at 8:03 PM
💻🪫A new publication shares that a repair-centered sustainability course shifts engineering students’ attitudes, builds practical skills, and strengthens community engagement, underscoring the need to embed environmental literacy across engineering curricula. doi.org/10.1145/3736...
🌱 Next week, Dr. Kees Lokman will speak on coastal adaptation led by Indigenous values, cultural revival, and ecological care.
🔗 ires.ubc.ca/october-30-2...
🔗 ires.ubc.ca/october-30-2...
October 23, 2025 at 7:05 PM
🌱 Next week, Dr. Kees Lokman will speak on coastal adaptation led by Indigenous values, cultural revival, and ecological care.
🔗 ires.ubc.ca/october-30-2...
🔗 ires.ubc.ca/october-30-2...
🧮💡 Head over to CEME on Nov 3 for a hands-on talk + workshop on interactive tools for science education!
Examples will focus on atmospheric science but the concepts involved are relevant to most scientific fields. Attendees are encouraged to bring a laptop.
ires.ubc.ca/nov-3-2025-m...
Examples will focus on atmospheric science but the concepts involved are relevant to most scientific fields. Attendees are encouraged to bring a laptop.
ires.ubc.ca/nov-3-2025-m...
October 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
🧮💡 Head over to CEME on Nov 3 for a hands-on talk + workshop on interactive tools for science education!
Examples will focus on atmospheric science but the concepts involved are relevant to most scientific fields. Attendees are encouraged to bring a laptop.
ires.ubc.ca/nov-3-2025-m...
Examples will focus on atmospheric science but the concepts involved are relevant to most scientific fields. Attendees are encouraged to bring a laptop.
ires.ubc.ca/nov-3-2025-m...
🥕 What are the drivers of diversification and job quality on organic farms? Addressing a massive gap in sustainable food systems research, @susannaelsie.bsky.social et al. developed a survey to assess multiple dimensions of job quality for hired farmworkers alongside diversification. 🔗 rdcu.be/eJeZC
October 21, 2025 at 7:44 PM
🥕 What are the drivers of diversification and job quality on organic farms? Addressing a massive gap in sustainable food systems research, @susannaelsie.bsky.social et al. developed a survey to assess multiple dimensions of job quality for hired farmworkers alongside diversification. 🔗 rdcu.be/eJeZC
⚡🌍Join us next week! This talk offers an insider’s take on how Schneider Electric embeds decarbonization, circular design, and innovation into every layer of its global strategy.
🔗https://ires.ubc.ca/october-23-2025-ires-professional-development-seminar-with-shaochen-yuan/
🔗https://ires.ubc.ca/october-23-2025-ires-professional-development-seminar-with-shaochen-yuan/
October 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
⚡🌍Join us next week! This talk offers an insider’s take on how Schneider Electric embeds decarbonization, circular design, and innovation into every layer of its global strategy.
🔗https://ires.ubc.ca/october-23-2025-ires-professional-development-seminar-with-shaochen-yuan/
🔗https://ires.ubc.ca/october-23-2025-ires-professional-development-seminar-with-shaochen-yuan/
A new publication on water systems from IRES alumni & Dr. @leilaharris.bsky.social encourages more specificity in the use of the terms 'centralization' and 'decentralization'.
Their suggestion, shown below, clarifies different water system configurations and their impacts.
doi.org/10.1002/wat2...
Their suggestion, shown below, clarifies different water system configurations and their impacts.
doi.org/10.1002/wat2...
October 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
A new publication on water systems from IRES alumni & Dr. @leilaharris.bsky.social encourages more specificity in the use of the terms 'centralization' and 'decentralization'.
Their suggestion, shown below, clarifies different water system configurations and their impacts.
doi.org/10.1002/wat2...
Their suggestion, shown below, clarifies different water system configurations and their impacts.
doi.org/10.1002/wat2...
Please note the cancellation of our seminar this Thursday. Our apologies!
ires.ubc.ca/october-16-2...
ires.ubc.ca/october-16-2...
CANCELED October 16, 2025: IRES Faculty Seminar with Dr. Andrew Jorgenson | Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability
How does militarization drive climate change? Our next seminar explores how military power fuels global carbon emissions—from national growth patterns to U.S. defense spending and outsourced pollution...
ires.ubc.ca
October 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Please note the cancellation of our seminar this Thursday. Our apologies!
ires.ubc.ca/october-16-2...
ires.ubc.ca/october-16-2...
Reposted by UBC IRES
In fact, the very term “decarbonized oil and gas” has been denounced as a falsehood by the co-chair of the federal @NZAB_Canada climate scientist @simondonner.bsky.social @ires.ubc.ca theconversation.com/mark-carneys... via @theconversation.com #climatechange #climateaction
Mark Carney’s climate inaction is at odds with his awareness of climate change’s existential threat
Climate action no longer seems to be a priority for Prime Minister Mark Carney, despite his previous activism. This is bad news for Canadians and the climate.
theconversation.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
In fact, the very term “decarbonized oil and gas” has been denounced as a falsehood by the co-chair of the federal @NZAB_Canada climate scientist @simondonner.bsky.social @ires.ubc.ca theconversation.com/mark-carneys... via @theconversation.com #climatechange #climateaction
💐 3 IRES students are named as 2025 UBC Public Scholars...congrats Yunfei Li, Jessica Mukiri, and Molly Zhang!
🗨️ "Building trust with communities takes time, yet these efforts are often undervalued in the traditional metrics of academia. PSI creates space for this kind of work."
Jessica Mukiri
🗨️ "Building trust with communities takes time, yet these efforts are often undervalued in the traditional metrics of academia. PSI creates space for this kind of work."
Jessica Mukiri
October 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
💐 3 IRES students are named as 2025 UBC Public Scholars...congrats Yunfei Li, Jessica Mukiri, and Molly Zhang!
🗨️ "Building trust with communities takes time, yet these efforts are often undervalued in the traditional metrics of academia. PSI creates space for this kind of work."
Jessica Mukiri
🗨️ "Building trust with communities takes time, yet these efforts are often undervalued in the traditional metrics of academia. PSI creates space for this kind of work."
Jessica Mukiri
Reposted by UBC IRES
A new paper co-authored by @ires.ubc.ca adjunct prof Dr. Robin Gregory argues that B.C. should be spending more than the cost of battling wildfires in 2025, expected to be close to $500m, to break the current cycle of destructive wildfires.
via @theglobeandmail.com
via @theglobeandmail.com
B.C. must spend more now on wildfire mitigation to avoid higher costs in future, paper says
This year was one of the province’s worst seasons on record, with the cost of battling wildfires expected to near $500-million
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A new paper co-authored by @ires.ubc.ca adjunct prof Dr. Robin Gregory argues that B.C. should be spending more than the cost of battling wildfires in 2025, expected to be close to $500m, to break the current cycle of destructive wildfires.
via @theglobeandmail.com
via @theglobeandmail.com
How can cities adapt to rising seas and uncertain futures? IRES’s Mauricio Carvallo uses Surrey’s climate planning as a case study to show how flexible, cost-aware strategies can help protect farms, homes, and infrastructure from coastal flooding.
🔗https://buff.ly/o1em66K
🔗https://buff.ly/o1em66K
October 2, 2025 at 7:37 PM
How can cities adapt to rising seas and uncertain futures? IRES’s Mauricio Carvallo uses Surrey’s climate planning as a case study to show how flexible, cost-aware strategies can help protect farms, homes, and infrastructure from coastal flooding.
🔗https://buff.ly/o1em66K
🔗https://buff.ly/o1em66K
⚖️ How is the EU’s anti-deforestation law landing in Southeast Asia?
This talk explores the backlash against the EUDR in rubber-producing countries and what it reveals about global power imbalances in sustainability policy.
@sppga.ubc.ca
ires.ubc.ca/october-2-20...
This talk explores the backlash against the EUDR in rubber-producing countries and what it reveals about global power imbalances in sustainability policy.
@sppga.ubc.ca
ires.ubc.ca/october-2-20...
September 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
⚖️ How is the EU’s anti-deforestation law landing in Southeast Asia?
This talk explores the backlash against the EUDR in rubber-producing countries and what it reveals about global power imbalances in sustainability policy.
@sppga.ubc.ca
ires.ubc.ca/october-2-20...
This talk explores the backlash against the EUDR in rubber-producing countries and what it reveals about global power imbalances in sustainability policy.
@sppga.ubc.ca
ires.ubc.ca/october-2-20...