The BCIT Centre for Ecocities is excited to introduce new resources and tools designed to support local governments across British Columbia. They empower communities to accelerate climate leadership and foster sustainable, equitable futures. Each provides practical insights to help reduce ecological and carbon footprints while also promoting social equity and the regeneration of nature.
Consumption-based Solutions for Climate Action Guide
This new resource provides guidance on how BC communities can shrink, share, and regenerate their consumption-based emissions and ecological footprints, while also enhancing community well-being. These solutions are needed now more than ever, as we face accelerating geopolitical challenges and planetary crises.
The guide contains:
- A Framework for Action: A practical approach to shrink (reduce footprint impacts), share (advance equity), and regenerate (restore nature) across five key leverage points: community planning, buildings, transportation, food, and consumable goods.
- Key Priorities: Actionable ideas grounded in the typical ecological and carbon footprints of BC communities.
- Getting Started: Step-by-step guidance on implementing these strategies, along with sample metrics to help communities track their progress.
CBEI and EF Archetype Tool for BC Communities
This new tool displays estimates of consumption-based emission inventories (CBEI) and ecological footprints (EF) for most BC communities and regional districts from 2011-2023. It also includes a typical breakdown of a CBEI for Food, Buildings, Consumables and Waste, and Transportation.
Learn more about the Archetype Tool
“These new resources represent an important step forward in helping communities across British Columbia lead the way on climate action. The Guide and Tool align with BC’s CleanBC Roadmap to 2030 and long-term sustainability goals and will support local governments in gaining a deeper understanding and awareness of opportunities to reduce their consumption-based emissions. Empowering local action is essential for building a more resilient, equitable, and climate-smart province.”
Kenneth Porter, Manager of Communities, Climate Action Secretariat, Government of British Columbia.
“As a local government, we’re always looking for actionable, data-informed ways to reduce emissions and build more sustainable communities. The new guide and CBEI tool from the BCIT Centre for Ecocities give us exactly that—a practical framework and resources that can help us understand where we can have the greatest impact, while also advancing equity within our climate action work.”
Glenys Verhulst, Sustainability Planner, District of Saanich
“I’m thrilled that this work continues to provide value to local governments across British Columbia”
Dr. Jennie Moore, Director, BCIT Institute Sustainability and Centre for Ecocities
These resources have been made possible with funding support from the Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia (REFBC). REFBC is a philanthropic organization that works to support resilient, healthy communities and natural environments.
Watch the webinar recording to explore these powerful new tools.