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The global food system is one of the biggest drivers of global environmental degradation today, and this is only expected to worsen with future population and consumption growth. Solutions to this challenge often focus on increasing production through ‘sustainable intensification’, and include solutions such closing yield gaps, genetic engineering, or expanding organic and urban agriculture. However, existing studies suggest that such supply-side solutions will be insufficient to meet our food and environmental goals of the future. “Soft-path solutions” that blend efficiency improvements with demand-side management are critically needed to address the magnitude of the problem.

If all vehicles in British Columbia were powered by electricity instead of liquid fuels by 2055, BC would need to more than double its electricity generation capacity to meet forecasted energy demand—and the move could prove surprisingly cost-effective.

IESVic's Curran Crawford explores ways to capture and inject CO2 into deep water ocean basalt as part of this international collaboration led by the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS).

IESVic's Dr. Robert Gifford has been elected to the Royal Society of Canada, a recognition of his huge contributions to understanding the "dragons of inaction," or the reasons people fail to take action to mitigate climate change.

Post doctoral and graduate student positions are available in multiple projects.