Current Local Environment-Related Events

ecological economics and the promise of degrowth: lecture sponsored by the sustainability council at the university of alberta, wednesday, april 7, noon

Posted on April 6, 2021 by ladkin

Wednesday April 7 at Noon, we present our final lecture of the term. Joëlle Saey-Volckrick is a lecturer on ecological economics and coordinates degrowth.info. With her colleague Nick von Andrian, they will explain what the economics of degrowth means, and how it can help shape a sustainable recovery from COVID-19. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/degrowth-in-the-time-of-covid-19-tickets-147021911495?aff=snews

indigenous feminisms 2021: online workshop March 18-19

Posted on March 10, 2021March 12, 2021 by AESC

climate solutions from the global south: decolonial ecology, workshop with ashley dawson, march 25, 2021, 6-8 pm mdt

Posted on March 10, 2021 by AESC

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/workshop-with-ashley-dawson-environmentalism-from-below-tickets-144491216117?aff=cta

Biden’s Green capitalist climate plan: talk March 24, 2021 by Ashley dawson (cuny)

Posted on March 10, 2021 by AESC

6-8 PM MDT to register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/green-capitalist-realism-co2lonialism-and-the-urban-climate-insurgency-tickets-144473886283?aff=cta

Pond inlet inuit testifying about the impact of iron mining, february 6

Posted on February 4, 2021 by ladkin

Message from Norman Cohen re: testimony at Pond Inlet Inuit on Saturday February 6th This Saturday, one day before 120 million viewers will watch the Super Bowl live from Tampa, another live television event will unfold in Pond Inlet in the Canadian arctic that maybe a few thousand people worldwide will be lucky enough to […]

Two thirds of Albertans support reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 (December 2020 poll)

Posted on January 26, 2021 by AESC

Two thirds of Albertans support reaching net-zero emissions by 2050Polling reveals 68 per cent support strong climate action CALGARY — Recent polling shows that more than two thirds (68 per cent) of Albertans support the goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The findings come from a poll of 900 Albertans, conducted last month […]

Mapping the SDGs at UAlberta

Posted on January 26, 2021 by ladkin

Last fall, UAlberta participated for the first time in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings. This required a multidisciplinary effort to map the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals to the university’s activities, including teaching, research, public engagement, and stewardship. If you would like to learn more about this effort, which included speaking to over 100 content experts across […]

opportunity for undergraduate students at the university of alberta

Posted on January 26, 2021 by ladkin

Access funding for an undergraduate researcher The URI’s Undergraduate Researcher Stipend enables undergraduate students to carry out mentored, interdisciplinary research projects. If you want to supervise a student who would be a good fit, you can help them apply for a $6,000 stipend. Of particular note to sustainability researchers, certain funds are reserved for: campus-based sustainability […]

‘mapping place/ troubling space’ 18 february 2021, 5pm mst

Posted on January 6, 2021 by ladkin

In this public lecture, University of Alberta’s current Writer in Residence J.R. Carpenter will share questions which have long pervaded her work. Questions about place, displacement, migration, and climate change. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/jr-carpenter-mapping-place-troubling-space-tickets-132458925211

Water: Giver of Life and Death Nov. 19 5-6 PM University of Alberta

Posted on November 11, 2020 by ladkin

Free Virtual Lecture – Water: Giver of Life and Death Nov. 19 Join the School of Public Health on November 19, 2020 from 5-6 p.m. for our This is Public Health virtual lecture. “Water: Giver of Life and Death” Vice-Dean Norm Neumann will discuss the influence water supply and quality have on public health, and […]