ISCN 2015 Dialogue 2: Regional Perspectives on Global Change, John Robinson
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John Robinson Associate Provost, Sustainability, University of British Columbia Sustainability Initiative
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ISCN 2015 Dialogue 2: Regional Perspectives on Global Change, John Robinson
- 1. Campus as Regional Sustainability Test-Bed Universities uniquely suited for this role: • Single (owner-) occupiers • Public mandate • Teaching • Research Work with private, public and NGO partners to apply this knowledge Develop integrated campus- scale systems: • Demonstration and research • Engage and train students; new curricula & programs
- 2. UBC at a Glance 400+ Buildings 600+ Hectares Operating Budget $2.1B
- 3. 1996 2002 2008 2014 Opens C.K Choi Building, setting new green building benchmarks worldwide Integrates sustainability as a core pillar in UBC’s highest level strategic plan Meets Kyoto Protocol GHG reduction targets for academic buildings 5 years early Canada`s first university to adopt a sustainable development policy Approval of 20 Year Sustainability Strategy Opens Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) Sets bold targets to reduce GHG emissions 33% by 2015 67% by 2020 100% by 2050 Sustainability Milestones
- 5. Limits Storyline • Harm reduction • Damage limitation • Mitigation • Cutting back • Sacrifice Sustainability Discourse Problems • Not motivating • Doesn’t go far enough • Mostly environmental • Scientistic
- 6. Goal Simultaneously increase human & environmental well-being Questions What processes? At what scale? Role of universities… Regenerative Sustainability • From less bad to more good • From reducing damage to creating benefits • From sacrifice to contribution • From net zero to net positive
- 7. Two Cross-cutting Themes Campus as Living Lab Agent of Change
- 8. Climate Action Plan Indicators Performance Indicator 2007 2014 Change from 2007 to 2014 GHG Emissions (tonnes CO2e) 61,082 47,814 -22% Student Enrolment (FTE) 37,589 44,388 +18% GHG Emissions per Student (tonnes CO2e/FTE) 1.62 1.08 -34% Floor Space (square meters) 1,284,462 1,429,847 +11% GHG Emissions per square meter (tonnes CO2e/m2) 0.048 0.033 -30% 0 20 40 60 80 100 2007 2015 2020 2050
- 9. Teaching & Learning Vision: Integration across the University Each student, regardless of their degree program, should have access to an education in sustainability via a “sustainability learning pathway” (UBC Sustainability Academic Strategy, 2009) Sustainability Pathways
- 10. Sustainable Community Indicators 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 1997 2013 Daytime Population Auto Trips Transit Parking Residents
Editor's Notes
- First - our background and context UBC is siignificantly large We have 2 campuses situated in different geographic regions,. Our Vancouver campus has over 400 buildings and over 50K student In fact, our scale makes our sustainability work of interest to local governments and industry.
- We were the first Canadian university to develop a sustainable development policy, open a sustainability office in 1997, and meet our Kyoto targets, 5 years early. We were also the first Canadian university to earn a Gold rating in STARS. But beyond operational achievements, our students and faculty are responsible for impactful inititiaves such as the establishment of, know globally know company used to offset emissions from the Vancouver Olympics, creating the ecological footprint concept, and opening of UBC’s first LEED Platinum CIRS building – our first living lab project.
- Vision to integrate sustainability teaching & learning across all academic disciplines is ambitious, in part due to the siloed organizational structure of universities.
- 1997 2012 Daytime Population 1 1.51 Auto Trips 1 0.85 Transit 1 3.98 Parking 1 0.75 Residents 1 2.5 1997 2012 Daytime Population Students 33200 49400 Staff 7250 11150 Faculty 1850 3150 Total 42300 63700 Auto Trips 46000 39000 Transit 19000 75600 Parking* 12000 9000
- I will now overview our new strategy for next generation sustainability at UBC’s Vancouver Campus. This is next step in sustainability journey: maintain and build on our leadership role Increasingly student applicants are asking for sustainability courses and programs, and graduates are expected to contribute to sustainability in their jobs and communities. We need to ensure our graduates will be prepared as agents of change to influence sustainability of other communities and to contribute to global citizenship. One of very few universities with such a strategy Provides strategic direction and marching orders for next few years Our sustainability activities are of interest to cities and have potential to inspire other organizations and communities.