Tag Archives: Ecological Footprint Initiative

Canada exports resource heavy goods, imports Netflix

March 22, 2022carbon, climate, Ecological Footprint Initiative, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, greenhouse gases, net zero emissions, Ukrainesandramc

TORONTO, March 22, 2022 - The world's ecological footprint, as measured by its use of natural resources, such as food, water, cropland, fisheries and fuel, has tripled since 1961. It has exceeded the Earth's biocapacity or ability to regenerate what's used, every year since 1971.

York U to calculate progress on key UN Sustainable Development Goals

April 17, 2018Ecological Footprint Initiative, Faculty of Envinronmental Studies, UN Sustainable Development Goalssandramc

TORONTO, Tuesday, April 17, 2018 – York University will lead an international research collaboration to calculate how well countries are managing their natural resources and meeting their United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The University has been chosen by California- and Switzerland-based non-profit Global Footprint Network to produce its National Footprint Accounts. These accounts show each […]