Do you ever wonder what it would take for everyone to live in such a way that we could stop global warming?

The Paris Agreement (UNFCC 2018) set an aspirational climate stabilization goal at 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. A new report explores what this means for household consumption and related lifestyle impacts.

Observance of human rights is enshrined in the International Ecocity Standards, including access to safe and affordable housing, clean air, clean and healthy water, healthy soils, access to nutritious food, well being and quality of life, lifelong education, and equitable economy.

This summer I had an opportunity to meet Caitlin Purvis, a BCIT student who recently completed a Joinery Foundation program. Caitlin is an inspiring and inspired person who presented at Ecocity World Summit 2011 in Montreal, Canada.

The World Bank (2018) has created a very useful Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals that tracks global and individual country progress towards achieving the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS).

The second Ecocity Focus Lab will be held March 13 to 16, 2018 in Chennai, India. The focus is on exploring the differences and similarities between “ecocities” and “smart cities” and how these concepts can be leveraged for mutual benefit. Ecocities are human settlements modeled on the self-sustaining, resilient structure and function of natural ecosystems.