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UBC sets aggressive new targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
University of British Columbia President Stephen Toope announced aggressive new greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets for UBC’s Vancouver campus today. Toope made the announcement to delegates at the GLOBE 2010 conference in Vancouver, one of the world’s largest environmental conferences.
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UBC has already met international targets established by the Kyoto Protocol for its core academic buildings, [...]
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Down to the Wire and Still No Deal
We’re down to the wire here in Copenhagen and still no comprehensive deal has been reached. Yesterday a glimmer of hope came when Hillary Clinton arrived and committed $100 billion to a global adaptation fund by 2020. However after a full night and day of negotiating, still no completed deal on the table.
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Interestingly, today US [...]
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Tens of Thousands Call for a Climate Deal
At a largely peaceful demonstration, today in Copenhagen tens of thousands of people gathered in support of an ambitious, fair and binding agreement being reached in Copenhagen. The group first met at the Danish Parlaiment Building, and marched the six kilometers to the Bella Center where delegates representing over 190 countries are gathering to negotiate [...]
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Climate Action Update
Press Release:
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UBC Moves Forward on Climate Action
The University of British Columbia’s Executive gave the green light on priority actions identified by the campus community during the preparation of the forthcoming UBC Climate Action Plan: Point Grey Campus. This move signals the University’s commitment to continue the aggressive reduction of its green house gas emissions, [...]
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Annoucing the X contest winners
The X contest committee which includes members of UBC’s faculty and staff were very impressed by the caliber of submissions and the breadth of ideas. As the margins of the four highest scoring submissions were very thin the evaluation committee has declared it a four way tie.
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Congratulations to the following teams (team leaders listed):
Alexandre Vigneault, [...]
