The Climate Conversations

While climate science offers numbers and projections, climate fiction makes our possible future come alive.  This week’s guest on The Climate Conversations is Dr. Rob Budde, an English professor who introduces students to climate fiction in his UNBC classes, and an author who is currently writing a trilogy about what the future could look like in northern BC. The Climate Conversations were filmed and produced with the support of the Council of Deans, Faculty of Environment, and the Department of Geography, Earth, and Environmental Sciences at the University of Northern British Columbia.

Policy plays a critical role in how we respond to climate change, and the transition to renewable energy systems has benefits that go far beyond carbon emission reductions.  As part of her work in northern British Columbia, Dr. Sinead Earley wants to bring more voices to the decision-making table, and she shares her approach and her insights on this week’s episode of The Climate Conversations. The Climate Conversations were filmed and produced with the support of the Council of Deans, Faculty of Environment, and the Department of Geography, Earth, and Environmental Sciences at the University of Northern British Columbia.

If you closed your eyes and imagined your ideal lifestyle, what would you be doing? Where and how would you be living? Social psychologist and UNBC Professor Dr. Lorraine Lavallee brings individual and collective motives on climate action (and props!) into this week’s episode of the Climate Conversations. The Climate Conversations were filmed and produced with the support of the Council of Deans, Faculty of Environment, and the Department of Geography, Earth, and Environmental Sciences at the University of Northern British Columbia.

Chemistry is foundational to the science of climate change. And carbon dioxide has a dance! This week, the Climate Conversation talks to Dr. Todd Whitcombe, a professor in the Chemistry department since UNBC opened its doors in 1995. The Climate Conversations were filmed and produced with the support of the Council of Deans, Faculty of Environment, and the Department of Geography, Earth, and Environmental Sciences at the University of Northern British Columbia.

Recent glacier losses are ringing five-alarm fire bells, according to this week’s guest, Dr. Brian Menounos from the Faculty of Environment at UNBC. Join us for insights on the importance of glaciers and their decline, the tragedy of misinformation, and a Black Sabbath album recommendation. The Climate Conversations were filmed and produced with the support of the Council of Deans, Faculty of Environment, and the Department of Geography, Earth, and Environmental Sciences at the University of Northern British Columbia.

Dr. Nancy Stevens, Chair of First Nations Studies at UNBC, joins the Climate Conversations this week to share her insights on climate change and generational thinking, the responsibility we have to honour the earth, and about just being human. The Climate Conversations were filmed and produced with the support of the Council of Deans, Faculty of Environment, and the Department of Geography, Earth, and Environmental Sciences at the University of Northern British Columbia.

What do baby moose, outdoor education, and climate change have in common? This week’s Climate Conversation with Dr. Christine Younghusband from the School of Education at UNBC lays it all out(side).  The Climate Conversations were filmed and produced with the support of the Council of Deans, Faculty of Environment, and the Department of Geography, Earth, and Environmental Sciences at the University of Northern British Columbia.

From the forests of Cranbrook Hill on the unceded territory of the Lheidlih T’enneh, we bring you The Climate Conversations! In this series, host Dr. Joseph Shea talks with faculty and staff from across the University of Northern British Columbia about their research, their teaching, and their hot takes on climate change. Episode 1: The Trailer, lays out the series concept and will give you a sneak preview of some of our guests. New episodes will be released weekly, so please follow us and join the conversation.