The world gathers in Paris next week for the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, which runs from Nov. 30 – Dec. 11.
UBC experts are available for commentary on the conference and its implications:
Jennifer Allan (in Paris for the climate change conference)
PhD candidate, Dept. of Political Science
International Institute of Sustainable Development
Tel: 604.716.0256
Email: jennifera@iisd.org
- Negotiation process
- Negotiations – social impact
Werner Antweiler
Sauder School of Business
Tel: 604.822.8484
Email: werner.antweiler@ubc.ca
- Environmental economics
- Cap-and-trade system
- Carbon taxes
- Renewable energy
Michael Brauer (in Paris for the climate change conference as of Dec. 7)
School of Population and Public Health
Email: michael.brauer@ubc.ca
- Air pollution and health
Kai Chan
Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability
Tel: 778.839.9820
Email: kaichan@ires.ubc.ca
- Environmental impacts and impact assessment
- Biodiversity
- Ecosystem services
- Mitigation
William Cheung
Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Tel: 604.827.3756
Cell: 778.837.7252
Email: w.cheung@oceans.ubc.ca
- Climate change and oceans
Patrick Condon
School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Tel: 604.788.0747
Email: pcondon@sala.ubc.ca
- Role of city design in reducing greenhouse gases
Simon Donner
Dept. of Geography
Tel: 604.561.7284
Email: simon.donner@ubc.ca
- Climate science and policy
- Climate change adaptation in the developing world
- Climate thresholds
Sara Harris
Dept. of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Tel: 604.822.9651
Email: sharris@eos.ubc.ca
- Climate science
Kathryn Harrison
Dept. of Political Science
Tel: 778.968.4923
Email: kathryn.harrison@ubc.ca
- Canada’s policy history re: climate change
- Implications of negotiations and outcome for Canada
- Federal-provincial relations re: climate change
- Carbon-pricing policies (cap and trade, carbon tax)
George Hoberg
Faculty of Forestry
Tel: 604.822.3728
Email: george.hoberg@ubc.ca
- Climate policy – Canada, U.S., globally
- Energy policy – Canada, U.S.
- Decarbonisation – pathways and policies
Jordi Honey-Rosés (in Paris for a pre-climate change conference on forestry and livelihoods, Nov. 27-29)
School of Community and Regional Planning
Email: jhoney@mail.ubc.ca
- Climate policy
- Forest conservation policies
- Carbon sequestration
John Innes (in Paris for the climate change conference Nov. 28 – Dec. 6)
Faculty of Forestry
Tel: 604.822.6761
Email: john.innes@ubc.ca
- Adaptation of forests to climate change
- Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (UN-REDD Programme)
- Low-carbon cities in China
John Richardson
Dept. of Forest and Conservation Services
Tel: 604.822.6586
Email: john.richardson@ubc.ca
- Freshwater ecosystems
- Wildlife
Stephen Sheppard
Faculty of Forestry
Tel: 604.822.6582
Email: stephen.sheppard@ubc.ca
- Public engagement
- Climate change visualization
- Renewable energy
- Future scenarios
- Participatory planning processes
Rashid Sumaila
Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Tel: 604.822.0224
Cell: 604.351.7406
Email: r.sumaila@oceans.ubc.ca
- Climate change impacts on the marine ecosystem and fisheries
- Mitigation and adaptation
Diane Srivastava
Dept. of Zoology
Email: srivast@zoology.ubc.ca
- Ecological impacts of climate change
James Tansey
Sauder School of Business
Tel: 604.827.4443
Email: james.tansey@sauder.ubc.ca
- Climate policy
- Clean technology policy
- Cap and trade
- Carbon tax
David Tindall (in Paris for the climate change conference, Dec. 2-11)
Dept. of Sociology
Tel: 604.822.2363
Email: tindall@mail.ubc.ca
- Civil society
- Environmental movement, environmental politics
- Protest
- Public opinion
- Media coverage of environmental issues
- Analysis of policy makers
Martino Tran
School of Community and Regional Planning
Email: martino.tran@ubc.ca
- Cities and climate change
- Sustainable energy and transport systems