News and events

Join us in February for the first part of the two part series about "Living Without Oil", organized by UVic's Retirees Association. Each of the series’ eight presentations is given by experts in their fields who will show us what the continued development of new technologies has to offer society and the climate.

Join us in March for Part Two of the two part series "Living Without Oil", organized by UVic's Retirees Association. Each of the series’ eight presentations is given by experts in their fields who will show us what the continued development of new technologies has to offer society and the climate.

The Keynote Address introduces a 2-part series in February and March entitled "Living Without Oil".

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.