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BC’s vow to have zero-emission vehicles by the year 2040 is absolutely doable
January 14, 2019Written by Elise Burgert, Peak Associate In a big move towards climate action, the B.C. provincial government declared a mandate on November 20 to have all light-duty cars and trucks sold in B.C. be zero-emission vehicles by 2040. Sales targets to achieve this will start in 2025 and increase progressively until 2040. To meet these targets, Horgan says it will be critical that clean-energy vehicles become accessible and feasible for B.C. residents to own and operate. Ambitious as this goal is, I’m confident B.C. can achieve it. In talking with The Tyee about this, SFU professor and climate policy expert Dr.…
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Major in a minute: Joint major in business and environment
October 26, 2018Written by: Elise Burgert Do you find school boring? Facts mundane? The truth . . . too simple? If so, apply to one of the Oxymoronic Joint Majors offered by SFU! As a student in my last year of a…
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Metro Vancouver is neglecting its senior population, says SFU lecturer
January 24, 2018By: Elise Burgert Metro Vancouver’s senior population (aged 65+) has experienced a drastic rise and Vancouver was not built with the new demographic in mind, revealed Andy Yan, director of the City Program at SFU, in a special lecture…
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How Green is SFU?
June 5, 2017By: Elise Burgert SFU has a reputation as a ‘green’ school, priding itself on its sustainability initiatives and goals. As someone studying sustainable business, I wanted to find out if SFU’s actions back up this claim. While there seems to…
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Embark shares future plans after successful referendum
February 13, 2017By: Elise Burgert In the fall 2016 semester, SFU students voted in a referendum to increase the levy that SFU provides to the Embark Sustainability Society. This resulted in a small increase in the tuition paid by students, but has given…
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