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UBC IRES @ires.ubc.ca · 1d

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...

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UBC IRES @ires.ubc.ca · 4d

🏔️ 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/

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UBC IRES @ires.ubc.ca · 6d

Join us TOMORROW for talks by two IRES grad students, Clare Price and Sveinar Soldal!

More info at:
ires.ubc.ca/news-and-eve...

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UBC IRES @ires.ubc.ca · 6d

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

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UBC IRES @ires.ubc.ca · 12d

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

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UBC IRES @ires.ubc.ca · 13d

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...

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UBC IRES @ires.ubc.ca · 14d

💻🪫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...

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UBC IRES @ires.ubc.ca · 19d

🌱 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...

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UBC IRES @ires.ubc.ca · 20d

🧮💡 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...

UBC IRES @ires.ubc.ca · 21d

🥕 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

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UBC IRES @ires.ubc.ca · 26d

⚡🌍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/

UBC IRES @ires.ubc.ca · 26d

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...

UBC IRES @ires.ubc.ca · 28d

Please note the cancellation of our seminar this Thursday. Our apologies!

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

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UBC Oceans @ubcoceans.bsky.social · Oct 9

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

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UBC IRES @ires.ubc.ca · Oct 8

💐 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

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UBC News @news.ubc.ca · Oct 2

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

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

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UBC IRES @ires.ubc.ca · Oct 2

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

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UBC IRES @ires.ubc.ca · Sep 25

⚖️ 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...

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UBC IRES @ires.ubc.ca · Sep 24

🎙️ This small snippet offers a glimpse into Nicole's comprehensive Seminar in our Series, addressing the intangible, or harder-to-measure impacts, that really matter to people after resource extraction. youtu.be/LEiI7ow35us

Join our next seminar! ires.ubc.ca/news-and-events/

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UBC Oceans @ubcoceans.bsky.social · Sep 22

Canada predicted to miss 2030 climate targets. @simondonner.bsky.social says the 2024 levels of carbon dioxide are 8.5% below 2005 levels, way below the goal of 40-45%. globalnews.ca/video/114383... via @globalbc.bsky.social @ubcgeography.bsky.social @ires.ubc.ca

Canada predicted to miss 2030 climate targets | Watch News Videos Online

Watch Canada predicted to miss 2030 climate targets Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

globalnews.ca

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UBC IRES @ires.ubc.ca · Sep 23

How can communities help map air pollution? 🏘️🌫️

This study found that community knowledge highlighted air pollution sources that were less well-represented in official data sets.
Helping capture what official data often misses. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

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UBC IRES @ires.ubc.ca · Sep 19

Help improve the reach of your research and your skills📝📢!

@thatniv.bsky.social, IRES's Communications Manager, will offer tips for writing lay abstracts, creating a graphical abstract, and refining your online presence.

ires.ubc.ca/september-25...

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UBC IRES @ires.ubc.ca · Sep 13

Exploring aqua nullius and its role in colonization, this talk addresses the systemic exclusion of Indigenous water rights and science. It highlights the impact on Indigenous women's water rights and aims to reform settler-state legal systems to ensure their sovereignty and water rights.

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UBC Oceans @ubcoceans.bsky.social · Sep 10

Dr. @simondonner.bsky.social comments on Canadian government's climate policy. @ubcgeography.bsky.social @ires.ubc.ca

www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...

Strengthening climate policy to build long-term prosperity

As we move forward with major new ‘nation–building’ projects and infrastructure investments, the choices we make are about today versus tomorrow, not the environment versus the economy.

www.hilltimes.com

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UBC IRES @ires.ubc.ca · Sep 10

UBC Micro-certificate in Climate Action Planning!

For policy makers, planners, and other professionals:
⏰ Part-time
💻 100% online
💵 Eligible for the StrongerBC future skills grant

extendedlearning.ubc.ca/programs-cre...

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