I'm looking forward to conducting and sharing more research on carbon and biodiversity credits for conservation and restoration projects, and how they are being portrayed as major market based solutions by governments, industries, and NGOs to tackle the climate crisis in both Canada and globally.
Also, narratives and terminology on how climate solutions are portrayed, with 'taxes' bearing negative connotations and 'credits' being perceived as positive, need to be understood better since the actual impacts of taxes and carbon credits are vastly different than their public perceptions.
Changing the carbon tax into carbon credits and other market based approaches shouldn't be the sole climate action that Canada pursues, but current unregulated carbon markets do need government oversight to ensure equitable and effective outcomes for communities. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHl2...
I was selected as a recipient for the 2025 International Development and Research Council of Canada’s Doctoral Awards! I’m honoured that my PhD research on how coastal communities are impacted by blue carbon projects was selected in the ‘sustainable inclusive economies’ stream @ires.ubc.ca
