Complicity in the Climate Emergency (Report)

Complicity in the Climate Emergency was co-authored by student researchers Tova Gaster, Michelle Xie, Anna Brookes, Joshua Emsley, and Husna Zaidi. The report was publicly launched in March 2023 and has since been published in the Journal for Climate Justice.

If you have any questions or would like to contact the research team, please email: climatejusticeubc@gmail.com

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UBC Fossil Fuel Ties Zine

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