Corporate Climate Change Action Plan Update

At the April 3, 2023 meeting, the Corporate & Community Services Standing Committee received a staff report and thorough presentation on the Corporate Climate Change Action Plan.

The Committee supported staff’s recommendation that Council consider adopting a greenhouse gas reduction target of a minimum 30% below 2019 levels by 2030 to satisfy milestone 2 of the Partners for Climate Protection Program; and that Council adopt the Greener Collingwood Corporate Climate Change Action Plan, including the vision and actions identified therein, as the Town of Collingwood’s local corporate climate action plan.

Following the Town of Collingwood’s declaration of a Crisis in October 2019, the Town joined the Partners for Climate Protection (PCP) Program to guide the municipality through the creation and implementation of Local Climate Action Plans, with the intention of implementing lasting and environmentally sustainable changes.

In addition to joining the PCP program, the Town has piloted, implemented, and participated in a variety of ‘green’ and sustainability initiatives including hiring a Climate Change Specialist in 2021 to develop and implement corporate and community climate change action plans for Collingwood. These actions also led Council to pass an initial resolution on September 19th, 2022, to reduce corporate greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20% below 2019 levels by 2030.

The Corporate Climate Change Action Plan aims to explore and reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with activities controlled and managed by the municipality (baselined at 3,370 tonnes of GHG per year), while the Community Climate Action Plan encompass all GHG emissions produced within Town boundaries from residents, tourism, and businesses (baselined at 207,218 tonnes of GHG per year).

Under the Corporate Climate Change Action Plan, Corporate Actions are outlined under the categories of:

  • Buildings & Facilities (Goal: Reduce building emissions by 50% in 10 years and 80% in 20 years)
  • Transportation & Fleet (Goal: Reduce light-duty and heavy-duty fleet emissions by 30% by 2030)
  • Waste (Goal: Reduce waste (and associated emissions) by 20% by 2030)
  • Environment & Biodiversity (Goal: Enhance and protect Collingwood’s natural environment)
  • Behaviour and Culture Change (Goal: Integrate climate change and sustainability into the Town’s corporate culture)

Funding:

  • Grant through FCM’s Green Municipal Fund for a maximum of $200,000 to cover up to 80% of eligible costs
  • $50,000 included in 2023 budget (Town contribution)

Pending approval from FCM, these funds combined will pay for the Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Feasibility Study.

The Staff Report will be before Council at their April 17th meeting for final decision. The report can be viewed at: https://collingwood.civicweb.net/document/124297/CCS2023-01%20Corporate%20CCAP%20GHG%20Reduction%20Pathway%20Fe.pdf?handle=E4A87740E00B48F89ECA3F19119DD389

To contact members of Council with comments or concerns, please visit the Council page for contact information: https://www.collingwood.ca/council

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