UBC’S LARGEST AND MOST ACTIVE STUDENT SUSTAINABILITY ORGANIZATION.
Common Energy UBC is a group of diverse individuals working together to incorporate sustainability into all aspects of the UBC community.
Why a lover of pancakes, fresh sushi, and cheese-covered pizza would give it all up to go vegan.
Croissants dipped in latés. Bagels with cream cheese and lox. Challah French toast. Scrambled, fried, boiled, poached and omelette’d eggs. Buttery desserts. Cottage cheese… A crucial part of my identity is my love and passion for food. I gain immense pleasure from tasting delicious food. I adore stuffing myself, probably more than I…
DIY Plastic-Free Fashionable Sandwich Bags!
In today’s world, any attempt to purchase or pack food is synonymous with the creation of waste. Specifically, store-bought meals, sandwich bags and containers are almost inevitably made from plastic products or composites. Not only are they frequently used only once and then thrown into the trash to accumulate in landfills; this packaging then can…
Recapping an exhilarating month of no plastic. Wow.
Plastic-Free July is over! Frankly speaking, I was quite relieved when August 1st rolled around. While I thoroughly enjoyed avoiding plastic for a month, it was challenging experience to say the least. Plastic is everywhere. Some products only come in plastic! Plastic-Free July meant guilt every time I sipped soy milk (plastic lids), boiled…
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Teams
The structure of Common Energy UBC is an integral part of our success as an organization. Each of the six sub-groups has two co-coordinators who oversee the leadership and actions of their teams. The coordinators also work with the Director as well as the Assistant Directors on the Steering Committee. Each of the teams meets once…
Initiatives
Initiatives can take form in either events, tours, or rallies. Common Energy UBC’s 6 teams embark on a variety of initiatives (new and old) to raise awareness about sustainability related issues on campus each year. Previous initiatives include the Tap That campaign, which has been around since 2012 and has long left a legacy of…
