BRIC pilot reactor research on bio-oil featured in a popular article “From the Deep Fryer to Your Gas Tank”
March 18, 2026 As a follow-up to his article entitled “Will 2026 Finally Be the Year of Biochar?“, Kamyar Razavi, a writer for The New Climate publication, published “From the Deep Fryer to Your Gas Tank“. A summary of the article is as follows: the author explores the potential of used cooking oil and other […]
BRIC researcher featured in a medium article “Will 2026 Finally Be the Year of Biochar?”
January 12, 2026 Kamyar Razavi, a writer for The New Climate publication, wrote an article entitled “Will 2026 Finally Be the Year of Biochar?“. A summary of the article is as follows: Biochar—produced by heating agricultural or woody biomass in low-oxygen conditions—is gaining renewed attention as a climate solution. Advocates argue it can lock carbon […]
CERC members won one of the three awards under Campus as a Living Lab ‘Grand Challenge’
March 5, 2024 The Campus as a Living Lab ‘Grand Challenge’ called for visionary approaches to how British Columbia and Canada can effectively respond and adapt to the climate emergency. This year’s competition, attracted faculty and staff from more than 22 academic departments and operational units across UBC Vancouver and Okanagan, resulting in three projects […]