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Food for Thought talk for Climate Action Week
November 19, 2024
On November 6, 2024, Ryan Mackie of the Centre for Ecocities presented a lunchtime talk on how current greenhouse gas...
UN-Habitat's SDG Cities Canada Report 2024
June 28, 2024
Dr. Jennie Moore, Director of BCIT Institute Sustainability and the Centre for Ecocities, is lead author of the UN-Habitat’s SDG...
One Planet Living Quiz for Earth Day (and Every Day!)
April 19, 2024
In time for Earth Day (April 22), BCIT Centre for Ecocities, with the support of OneEarth Living and the Real...
New Report on GHG Targets, Carbon Budgeting, and Progress to Net Zero
March 14, 2024
A recent report from BCIT Centre for Ecocities’ Ryan Mackie shares how current greenhouse gas emissions targets and carbon budgeting...
Year in Review 2023
December 28, 2023
It has been another whirlwind year for the Centre for Ecocities and for everyone working on sustainability and climate action....
Carbon Budgets, Targets, and Our Progress to Net Zero
December 19, 2023
Ryan Mackie delivered a presentation on carbon budgets, targets, and our progress to net zero to the Ecocity Peer Network...
Carbon Budgeting & Science-based Targets
November 7, 2023
Ryan Mackie delivered a presentation on carbon budgeting and science-based targets to the Climate Caucus on October 25, 2023. The...
International Ecological Footprint Learning Lab
September 15, 2023
Training, research & novel applications The BCIT Centre for Ecocities is collaborating with York University and the University of Iceland...
The Cost of Wildfire Season
September 12, 2023
Last week on CKNW 980, Jill Bennett asked our own BCIT Director of Sustainability, Dr. Jennie Moore what individuals can...
Sustainability Addressed at the Urban Scale
July 11, 2023
To what extent is sustainability addressed at urban scale & how closely aligned is it with Earth’s productive capacity? Our...
Webinar: The Role of Cities in Advancing Sustainable Lifestyles
June 22, 2023
This fourth webinar for the Ecocity Peer Network was held May 30, 2023 and explored how local governments and their...
BCIT at the Ecocity World Summit in London
June 12, 2023
Faculty and staff from BCIT presented to sustainable city practitioners from around the world at the Ecocity World Summit in...
Leveraging the SDGs for Safe, Inclusive, Resilient & Sustainable Urban Housing Policy
May 1, 2023
UN-Habitat webinar for the CMHC Expert Group on Housing The SDG Cities Global Initiative is an UN-Habitat flagship programme “designed...
Encouraging Canadian cities to consider their consumption-based emissions
March 17, 2023
Cora Hallsworth delivered a presentation on Consumption-Based Emissions Inventories (CBEI) to the Climate Caucus on March 2, 2023. The Climate...
Ecocity World Summit 2023 Registration
February 13, 2023
The Ecocity World Summit 2023 (EWS2023) call for submissions has closed and are being reviewed by the Summit Committees. Registration...
United Nations Declares Healthy Environment a Human Right
December 9, 2022
Human Rights Day is celebrated every year on December 10th – the anniversary of the day the United Nations General...
Updates in Climate Science & International Policy
November 18, 2022
A Summary of Recent Research Findings & Useful Resources In the lead up to COP 27, the 27th Conference of...
Act Local to Go Global
October 25, 2022
World Cities Day 2022 Urban October is a global initiative started by UN-Habitat, the United Nations agency dedicated to human...
Cora Hallsworth on the BC500 List for a Second Year
August 25, 2022
For the second year in a row, Cora Hallsworth from the Centre for Ecocities has been recognized by Business in...
Cities Stockholm +50 Forum on Sustainable Consumption
June 21, 2022
On June 1-2 Stockholm hosted a global event discussing consumption-based emissions from cities and the role of various urban sectors...
International Mother Earth Day
April 21, 2022
April 22nd is International Mother Earth Day, designated by the United Nations General Assembly as a reminder of what the...
Our Planet, our Health
April 5, 2022
World Health Day 2022 Cora Hallsworth, Manager, Municipal Programs, was recently interviewed by Gloria Macarenko on CBC Radio about living...
Break the Bias
March 8, 2022
Break the Bias – on International Women’s Day March 8 and beyond March 8th, 2022 is International Women’s Day – a...
Ecocity World Summit 2022
March 1, 2022
The Ecocity World Summit 2022 took place February 22 – 24, 2022. It is the longest running event on ecocities...
International Education Day
January 25, 2022
January 24th is International Education Day, set forth by the United Nation’s Assembly to celebrate the role of education for peace and...
Global Goals Week 2022
January 14, 2022
One of the most widely known blueprints to a sustainable future lies within the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) brought...
Season’s Greetings from the Centre for Ecocities
December 20, 2021
As 2021 winds to a close, we are reflecting on all of our achievements throughout the year. Whether it was...
BCIT Fireweed Podcast - Ecocities beyond the “eco”
November 16, 2021
After the devastation of a forest fire, one of the first plants to grow back is fireweed. A vibrant wildflower...
Centre for Ecocities Featured at COP26
November 8, 2021
The 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) is in full swing in Glasgow, Scotland. This annual United Nations Climate Change...
Ecocity Peer Network and Climate Changemakers at Innovate4Cities
November 4, 2021
Urban October is a global initiative started by UN-Habitat, the United Nations agency dedicated to human settlements and sustainable urban...
Meet Cora Hallsworth
September 20, 2021
The Centre for Ecocities would not have its many successes without the hard work, dedication, and vision of its team....
Youth Climate Leaders Prepare to Make Change for our Collective Future
August 25, 2021
The Centre for Ecocities, in collaboration with UN-Habitat, delivered its first international Climate Changemakers Youth Leadership Training on August 12th,...
Earth Overshoot Day 2021 #MoveTheDate
July 29, 2021
Humans use as much ecological resources as if we lived on 1.7 Earths Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when...
What Canadian Cities can do to Prepare for Future Extreme Weather Events
July 13, 2021
To shed some light on the recent heat dome that caused dangerous record breaking temperatures in the Pacific Northwest, Global...
Jobs for Getting to Work on a Zero Emissions Future
June 17, 2021
The Tyee asked Dr. Jennie Moore and other experts the question: “What are some top jobs we can expect in...
June 5th – World Environment Day and the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
June 5, 2021
Reimagine. Recreate. Restore. Join the Centre for Ecocities in celebration of World Environment Day, an initiative brought forth by the...
Virtual Forum: Modern Ecocities in the Cascadia Innovation Corridor
May 13, 2021
As the Cascadia region anticipates welcoming as many as 4 million more people in the coming decades, cities, businesses and post-secondary institutions...
Celebrating the District of Saanich on Earth Day 2021!
April 22, 2021
The Centre for Ecocities is thrilled to be supporting the work of our Municipal Pilots in helping them create and apply...
2020 Year in Review
December 22, 2020
We are pleased to present the inaugural annual report from the Centre for Ecocities. Our Mission is to help cities...
Ecocities Now Book Released
December 16, 2020
Ecocities Now: Building the Bridge to Socially Just and Ecologically Sustainable Cities We are pleased to announce the publication of...
Did you miss our Webinar on the ecoCity Footprint Tool Pilot Testing Results?
November 6, 2020
We have good news – the webinar was recorded and you can watch it here. You will learn about the...
BCIT Centre for Ecocities receives international award of recognition for its positive impact
October 2, 2020
Ecocity Builders and the Centre have received the 2020 Incredible Impacts Award, presented collaboratively by the International Congress and Convention...
Centre for Ecocities Director Jennie Moore joins UN-Habitat Taskforce for the creation of a Global Urban Monitoring Framework
September 23, 2020
Dr. Jennie Moore has joined the Global Monitoring Framework Task Team, an UN-Habitat coordinated task force to assist in development...
Earth Overshoot Day 2020: COVID-19 contracted our environmental footprint by three weeks
August 25, 2020
When you think about global pandemics and environmental catastrophes, it’s easy to get overwhelmed and discouraged. But Dr. Jennie Moore...
Dr. Jennie Moore Awarded SSHRC Grant
June 4, 2020
Ecocity Centre Director Dr. Jennie Moore has been awarded a grant from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)...