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Canada's latest greenhouse gas emissions inventory is out. Here are six highlights, including a few key things missed in the media coverage:
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By me: ‘The failure to take a human rights based approach to the climate crisis – and the biodiversity crisis and the air pollution crisis – has absolutely been the achilles heel of those efforts for decades.’ Final interview by David Boyd SREnvironment
theguardian.com/world/article/…

AUDIO: Do our individual choices actually impact climate change?

UBC Psychology UBC IRES UBC Sauder School professor Dr. Jiaying Zhao weighs in.

via Outrage + Optimism podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pre…

NEW PAPER re: catering to diverse audiences in messaging about conservation

People were equally motivated by positive messages of system change as by negative impacts of the pet trade.

Relational values like care were key, but sometimes opposing action.

conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

IRES fostered her love of learning, said alum Emma Gillies, enabling her to TA for a marine pollution course, take an investigative journalism class, present research at conferences, and attend networking events.

Read more about what Emma gained at IRES! ires.ubc.ca/ires-fostered-…

UBC PhD student and surgical resident Dr. Annie Lalande UBC IRES co-led the Planetary Health Menu project, introducing sustainable food choices to patients in hospital. Learn more about her fascinating research.

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VIDEO: UBC IRES professor Dr. Kai Chan (@KaiChanUBC) discussed the global effort to end plastic pollution.

via CTV News bc.ctvnews.ca/video/c2911597…

A farmer in Nova Scotia is growing saffron.

Farmers are adapting their crops to warming temperatures and climate change, says UBC SPPGA UBC IRES professor Dr. Navin Ramankutty.

via Toronto Star thestar.com/news/canada/no…

Few teens are taught decision-making as a skill that can be learned and nurtured, even though it's an invaluable skill relevant for big questions like views on climate change.

Curious about supporting this skill? Check out this book launch in Delta, BC! news.ubc.ca/2024/04/24/sup…

Every day, teens face decisions ranging from the mundane to life-altering.

A new book by UBC Education Brooke Moore and UBC IRES Robin Gregory provides a framework for parents to help support teens in making choices.

Read more: bit.ly/3xAKQL2