In Mathur et al. v. His Majesty in Right of Ontario, seven youth have filed a lawsuit claiming that Ontario violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms by failing to fulfill its duty to take action on climate change. This lunchtime event, hosted by Professor Stepan Wood, will begin with an overview of the […]
Attention UBC students! Join us this upcoming Wednesday! Gen Z is the first generation of young people to confront skyrocketing cost-of-living, a housing crisis, a climate emergency, and a potential trade war all at once. But we don’t have to accept the status quo. Join us to learn how we fight back and ensure our voices […]
The Inflation Reduction Act was the most the US has ever spent on climate and one of the largest in the world. As federal climate spending in the US and Canada face devastating cutbacks, the CCJ presents new research reflecting on the successes and pitfalls of US federal incentive-based climate justice policy, based on interviews […]