Climate Conversation: The ‘Climate’ of Political Polarization and Misinformation in Canadian Politics
February 12, 2025, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
AERL 107 (in-person)
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Co-hosted by the Climate Solutions Research Collective and the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions during Climate Emergency Week.
In this tumultuous period in Canadian politics, concerns over issues like polarization as it relates to climate change, and climate misinformation are front of mind for many.
Join colleagues from the Department of Sociology and the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions for a ‘Climate Conversation’ around these topics. Dr. Emily Huddart, will share her experience in researching ideological polarization with respect to climate change, and Dr. Chris Tenove will share research he and his CSDI colleagues are doing on climate misinformation in Canada.
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UBC Climate Solutions Research Collective
climate.collective@ubc.ca
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Room 431 AERL | 2202 Main Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z4 Canada
The Climate Solutions Research Collective is a new UBC pan-university initiative designed to build connections across UBC climate researchers, groups and initiatives, and to encourage new collaborative research on climate change solutions. It aims to foster engagement across departments and faculties, and to support graduate students and faculty in applying their research and expertise to climate change mitigation, adaptation, and/or education.
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