Event #1257
Green Academe: How can our carbon footprint-related actions in academia create meaningful change?
When:
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
08:30 - 10:00
Where:
AMS Nest - NEST 2306
Series:
Career Corner
Language:
English | anglais
This open event is hosted by
Environmental Studies Association of Canada , Federation for the Humanities & Social Sciences , The University of British Columbia
Come learn about how to better-incorporate green actions into your and your institutions' practices. Topics will include carbon-free and cost-free education through NextGenU.org, carbon-free/low-c academic pension funds, why and how to travel less while still having a strong academic network, and a survey of nearly-carbon-neutral conference formats and initiatives.
Speakers:
- Erica Frank, MD, MPH, FACPM, UBC Professor/Canada Research Chair in Preventive Medicine and Population Health and NextGenU.org Founder/President
- Peter Shepherd, Board Member, Environmental Studies Association of Canada; Certified Passive House Builder (PHIUS), Toronto
- Seth Wynes , PhD Student, University of British Columbia
