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Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions @picscanada.bsky.social · 20h

Last day to vote! Don't miss your chance to support Siila's message of hope.

Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions @picscanada.bsky.social · 1d

Hope brought us here — and your vote can take us further. ✨

There are just a few days left to help A Radical Act of Hope win a Signal Award for Activism, Public Service & Social Impact.

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Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions @picscanada.bsky.social · 1d

Hope brought us here — and your vote can take us further. ✨

There are just a few days left to help A Radical Act of Hope win a Signal Award for Activism, Public Service & Social Impact.

✅ Vote now
✅ Confirm your email
✅ Join us in this radical act of support

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Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions @picscanada.bsky.social · 6d

PICS is proud to announce the first cohort of the Uplifting Reciprocal Research Scholarship Program—15 outstanding scholars from across our four partner universities. 🎓

🔗 Meet the scholars + learn more: climatesolutions.ca/fifteen-scho...

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Uplifting Reciprocal Research Scholarship Program 2025 cohort

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Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions @picscanada.bsky.social · 7d

We are live at the Chief Frank Brown event!

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Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions @picscanada.bsky.social · 9d

In an era defined by the climate crisis, what does meaningful reconciliation look like? On the eve of the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, @jannawale.bsky.social reflects on four pathways towards climate justice and reconciliation. #OrangeShirtDay climatesolutions.ca/reflections/...

What does reconciliation look like in an era of climate turmoil? | Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions

PICS Indigenous Research and Partnerships Lead Janna Wale reflects on four pathways towards climate justice and reconciliation.

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Everything Podcasts @everythingpodcasts.bsky.social · 12d

A Radical Act of Hope has been named a finalist for the 2025 Signal Awards for podcasting, and we want your help in voting it in as the “Listener’s Choice Award!”

This series was created with @picscanada.bsky.social and produced by Everything Podcasts.

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Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions @picscanada.bsky.social · 9d

Vote now for A Radical Act of Hope with Siila Watt-Cloutier in the @signalawards.bsky.social!
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Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions @picscanada.bsky.social · 12d

Episode 4 of A Radical Act of Hope closes the series with a powerful moment: Siila Watt-Cloutier being blanketed at the University of Victoria by Elder Ivy Seward in honour of her lifetime of work. 🧡

Listen wherever you get your podcasts

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A Radical Act of Hope: “Lead From Strength, Not Fear or Victimhood”

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Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions @picscanada.bsky.social · 13d

🚨 Exciting news! Our podcast A Radical Act of Hope has been nominated for a Signal Award! ✨

Help us win by voting now: vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...

Don’t forget to confirm your vote in the email Signal sends you after signing up.

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Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions @picscanada.bsky.social · 15d

Heat pumps can save lives from heat while lowering emissions. But how do we equip more B.C. apartments with them? A new series from @urbanclimateleader.bsky.social & @vancouversun.bsky.social is packed with information, inspiration, and practical advice.

Urban Climate Leadership (UCL) @urbanclimateleader.bsky.social · 16d

⚡Can BC's low-rise buildings transition to #HeatPumps as a healthy, safe, affordable, equitable, and climate-smart solution?

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Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions @picscanada.bsky.social · 21d

In Episode 3 of A Radical Act of Hope, Siila Sheila Watt-Cloutier shares how the voices of Arctic hunters, Elders, and women helped shift the global conversation through a landmark petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

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A Radical Act of Hope: "What A World We’d Created"

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Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions @picscanada.bsky.social · 22d

"Her wisdom seems to be just what the world needs, once again. I was immediately hooked and binge-listened to the four episodes."

Listen to the PICS podcast A Radical Act of Hope with Siila Watt-Cloutier wherever you get your podcasts.

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Placing People at the Centre of Climate Change: Lessons from Siila Watt-Cloutier - Re.Climate

Indigenous leader Siila Watt-Cloutier continues to reshape how we understand and communicate about climate change.

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Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions @picscanada.bsky.social · 23d

The PICS Climate Internship Program is now open for applications!

The internship program provides B.C. organizations with up to $15,000 in funding to hire a student intern for summer 2026.

Apply by Nov. 7, 2025: climatesolutions.ca/current-fund...

Climate Internship Program | Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions

The PICS Climate Internship Program helps organizations in B.C. reach their climate goals while giving university students a chance to hone their skills and acquire relevant work experience.

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Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions @picscanada.bsky.social · 26d

Indigenous communities have contributed little to climate change, yet face many of its harshest impacts.

In A Radical Act of Hope, Janna Wale reflects on the grief of this reality — and how Indigenous leadership is carving a different path forward.

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A Radical Act of Hope Podcast: Something to Find Hope In

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Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions @picscanada.bsky.social · 29d

🌊 How can climate adaptation be more equitable, inclusive, and effective?

Two new briefs from the PICS-funded Living With Water project argue the answer lies in putting values at the centre of adaptation planning.

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Values root effective community climate solutions | Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions

A new set of reports offer a practical framework, for both communities and policy-makers, to help embed local priorities, values, and experiences into climate adaptation planning.

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Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions @picscanada.bsky.social · Sep 8

📢 Funding for Climate Events at PICS Universities 📢

PICS is offering up to $2,500 to groups, organizations, departments, or institutes at PICS-network universities (UBC, UVic, UNBC, & SFU) to host events that advance climate action.

Learn more and apply now!

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University Climate Knowledge Mobilization Events | Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions

Are you hosting a climate event through a PICS-network university? We can provide support.

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Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions @picscanada.bsky.social · Sep 5

🌎✨ Ceremony. Conversation. Connection.

Join us on October 1st, online or in person, for First Nations Climate Leadership: A Ceremony and Conversation with Hereditary Chief Frank Brown.

Register today: climatesolutions.ca/event/first-...

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Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions @picscanada.bsky.social · Sep 5

🍂 A new season is a chance to reset — and to reflect on the big questions that guide climate work.

A Radical Act of Hope is a limited series podcast that explores the life, work, and wisdom of Siila Watt-Cloutier.

Episodes are available at climatesolutions.ca

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A Radical Act of Hope with Siila Watt-Cloutier

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Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions @picscanada.bsky.social · Sep 5

Fire season in B.C. starts earlier and lasts longer now — and local, regional, and First Nations governments are key to preparedness, response, and recovery. This fact sheet can help busy public servants and leaders as they work to protect their communities. climatesolutions.ca/explainers/f...

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Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions @picscanada.bsky.social · Sep 2

💡 Planning a climate action event in your community?

Our Community Climate Action Events program offers $2,500–$5,000 to support events that turn ideas into action.

B.C. community organizations, Indigenous organizations & First Nations can apply by Friday, Oct. 3. ow.ly/WylF50WPKxq
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Community Climate Action Events | Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions

Looking to host a community climate action event in B.C.? PICS is here to help.

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Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions @picscanada.bsky.social · Aug 28

Head's up, #Science and #ClimateChange writers and journalists in BC! PICS is accepting expressions of interest for a Writer in Residence for a Climate Foresight Dialogue retreat on Galiano Island in October. More details on this unique opportunity: climatesolutions.ca/careers/call...

Call for Expression of Interest: Writer in Residence for PICS Climate Foresight Dialogue | Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions

The Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions requests expressions of interests for a Writer in Residence to cover innovative and emergent climate research through its Climate Foresight program. The wri...

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UVic Faculty of Social Sciences @uvicsocialsciences.bsky.social · Aug 26

BC's summers are evolving, bringing wildfire smoke & extreme heat. Discover how researchers like Dr. Sarah Marie Wiebe are tackling climate impact on health. @uvic.ca #uvic #climate #heat #heatdome healthresearchbc.ca/news_article...

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Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions @picscanada.bsky.social · Aug 26

This article is part of PICS' 𝑪𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒏𝑩𝑪 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔, which aims to support the review with analysis from BC experts. It examines where progress is being made, where gaps remain, and how integrated solutions can advance both climate and affordability goals. Watch for it: climatesolutions.ca

Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions @picscanada.bsky.social · Aug 26

As BC reviews #CleanBC, it could strengthen communities by linking climate action with housing and economic development.

In @thefutureeconomyca.bsky.social, Tamara Krawchenko explores how embracing a territorial development approach could help BC meet build a resilient future.

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Rethinking Climate Policy: Why British Columbia Needs a Territorial Development Approach - TheFutureEconomy.ca

Dr. Tamara Krawchenko, University of Victoria, calls for climate policy in BC to be reframed as territorial development to meet bold targets.

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Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions @picscanada.bsky.social · Aug 20

How do we prepare for climate challenges we can’t yet see?
🔭 Through our new Climate Foresight program, PICS is funding six bold initiatives that look beyond today’s problems to those emerging. ow.ly/uy5N50WIwRb
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PICS funds six efforts to prepare for tomorrow’s challenges | Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions

The Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions funds six projects in the first round of funding through the Climate Foresight program.

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