Supporting a sustainable and equitable future for all.
LDDI’s Climate Justice and Sustainability Initiative aims to enhance awareness of and engagement with principles of sustainability in education to address multi-dimensional environmental challenges. Our aim is to develop skills and capacities to create and share resources and professional development opportunities to inspire impactful change in learning and course design.
A monthly campaign to ignite climate justice action.
Our monthly campaign is designed to deepen our understanding of climate justice and engage in meaningful and collective action to lessen the causes and impacts of climate change.
February 2024: UBC Furniture Reuse Program
Donate gently used, surplus furniture from UBC Vancouver faculties and departments.
How? Donate gently used, surplus furniture from UBC Vancouver faculties and departments
Why? So far the program has:
• Kept 1500 furniture items from disposal
• Avoided 95 (tonne CO2e) of carbon emissions
• Saved over $900,000 in cost-avoidance
The App feature: Test furniture in your space – IKEA Kreativ
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Action of the month
A monthly campaign to ignite climate justice action
Our monthly campaign is designed to deepen our understanding of climate justice and engage in meaningful and collective action to lessen the causes and impacts of climate change.
February 2024: UBC Furniture Reuse Program
Donate gently used, surplus furniture from UBC Vancouver faculties and departments.
How? Donate gently used, surplus furniture from UBC Vancouver faculties and departments
Why? So far the program has:
• Kept 1500 furniture items from disposal
• Avoided 95 (tonne CO2e) of carbon emissions
• Saved over $900,000 in cost-avoidance
The App feature: Test furniture in your space – IKEA Kreativ
Events and Initiatives
An Inter-Institutional Action on Climate Change: Where Church and Military Leadership Meet
Wednesday, February 21 | 12pm – 1:30pm
This interactive Viewpoint session is an extension of our collaborative podcast series titled, An Inter-Institutional Action on Climate Change, where thought leaders in social institutions engage in dialogue to discover transformative learning opportunities to address climate change.
The Intersection of Climate Justice and Digital Innovation: Raising Awareness of Technologies Environmental Footprint
Wednesday, February 28 | 12pm – 1:30pm
Join panelists, Dr. Keri Ewart, Dr. Sandra Scott, Dr. Derek Gladwin, and Dr. Kshmata Hunter for a conversation about the intersections and implications of climate justice and digital innovation. Panelists will share their research and perspectives on the nexus between technology and the environment and discuss strategies and limitations across these intersections.
Stories Rooted in Healing the Planet
Friday, March 1 | 12pm – 1:30pm
In this interactive Viewpoint session, Stories Rooted in Healing the Planet, our panelists Dr. Elin Kelsey, Dr. Sara Florence Davidson and Dr. Bonny Norton share their unique perspectives and approaches to children’s books that weave in themes of climate justice, the environment, animals, and more.
Resources
Climate Justice Resources
In this section you can access and download Climate Justice resources such as lesson plans, class presentations, and other relevant materials.