Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Partners for Climate Protection (PCP) program has launched a new website full of tools, case studies and other resources to assist municipalities meet climate goals.
PCP is a network consisting of 400 municipalities nationally that strive to take climate action by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
A carbon budget for Edmonton was developed using a similar approach to that used for the C40 Cities
To meet the City’s ambitious climate targets, a carbon budget was developed to provide staff with the ability to:
● Estimate GHG emissions or reductions that will result from proposed projects, programs, initiatives or operating processes;
● Do so using consistent formulas, factors and assumptions that are aligned with international best practices; and
● Incorporate these estimates into initial proposals and ongoing status reporting, and project completion reports for projects in the city.
Edmonton’s total community GHG emissions have ranged from approximately 18 to 20 Mtonnes per year, with the current trend being just slightly down. If the trajectory is projected out, the city will still be emitting more than 18 Mtonnes per year in 2050. If Edmonton continues on this trajectory, the city will exhaust its carbon budget of 155 Mtonnes in 2028
Change for Climate is a call to all Edmontonians to take action and work together to reduce our city’s greenhouse gas emissions by 35% (below 2005 levels) by 2035.
The City of Edmonton has embarked on an ambitious plan to reduce GHGs which includes setting targets, making plans and integrating actions across the organization. The Change for Climate website is a friendly, easy to navigate site for residents to engage, communicate actions, choose new actions to try and share commitments along with stories.
The City of Edmonton is launching several environmental rebates and tools focusing on environmental upgrades over the summer to stimulate the economy.
This includes:
- The Building Retrofit Accelerator rebate program facilitates renovations to improve energy efficiency in commercial and institutional buildings.
- A solar rebate program to save up to $4,000 towards the installation of a solar electric system for their home
- A rebate for residential and property owners interested in installing a Level 2electric vehicle charging station
- an electric bike rebate program, which will let Edmontonians interested in buying an e-bike apply for rebates covering 30 per cent of the cost of the vehicle to a maximum of $750.
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