Topic: greenhouse gas reductions

Community Energy Planning: The Value Proposition

Community Energy Plans (CEPs) provide the pathway for communities to become aware of and take part in solid economic returns on investments, environmental gains, health benefits, and improved quality of life for local residents.

Canadian cities, towns and villages have influence over approximately 60 percent of energy consumption and over half of all GHG emissions in Canada. Consequently, communities have the potential to make significant contributions to addressing Canada’s current and future energy and climate challenges.

A Community Energy Plan (CEP) is a tool that drives community priorities around energy with a view to increasing efficiency, reducing emissions and driving economic development.

The report draws primarily on the findings of six comprehensive economic analyses of CEP actions and programs, and case studies to illustrate the value proposition of CEP implementation to communities across Canada.

Cycling Concepts

The Cycling Embassy of Denmark has a mission is to encourage cycling all over the world by sharing their knowledge and expertise in the area of cycling. Cities worldwide face challenges related to the effects of car-oriented city planning, which leads to congestion, air pollution, noise, physical inactivity, CO2 emissions and crowded and unattractive public spaces are damaging our cities. It is proposed by the Cycling Embassy of Denmark that cycling is a key component in tackling these challenges.

Denmark has over 100 years of experience planning bicycle traffic. As a result, they have a high share of cyclists. Visit the Cycling Embassy of Denmark (CED) to gain knowledge about bicycle traffic with cities around the world working to promote cycling as a transport mode.

Carshare

Carsharing serves as an environmental and social purpose by decreasing personal car ownership, reducing vehicle distance travelled, improving urban land use and development, providing affordable access to vehicles for individuals. Using carsharing services, decreases the dependence on fossil fuels while reducing the emission of greenhouse gases. Learn more about carsharing at the Shared-Use Mobility Center Learning Center.

Acting on Climate Change: Solutions from Canadian Scholars

The paper on Acting on Climate Change: Solutions by Canadian Scholars presents ten key policy orientations, which could be adopted to kick-start Canada’s transition toward a low-carbon society. The paper received input from 70 Canadian scholars from every province. It was collectively written by 31 Sustainable Canada Dialogues7 (SCD) scholars and reflects expert feedback from 11 SCD reviewers, who were not part of the core writing team, and from 10 external reviewers. The paper focusses on viable, large impact interventions for consideration by Canadian citizens and policy makers.