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Figure 2 – Local Government Climate Action
Local Governments Take Climate Action By:
Figure 2 – Local Government Climate Action*
*The scope of this plan includes the elements on the left: mitigation, territorial emissions, and community emissions.
What is the Community Climate Action Plan?
Climate action consists of both reducing emissions, or mitigation, and preparing for the impacts of a changing climate, or adaptation. A Community Climate Action Plan (CCAP) is an important component of any local government’s overall climate action strategy, which should also include a plan to address emissions from the local government’s own operations and a climate adaptation plan. The City of Penticton CCAP focuses on leveraging municipal powers to help residents and businesses save energy, emissions, and money. While municipal actions are necessary to achieve our climate goals, they are insufficient on their own. Significantly reducing our community greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions requires everyone to take action and make individual choices about how to get around, where to live, and how to handle food waste and yard material.
As a local government, there are numerous ways we can help residents and businesses sort through low carbon choices and show how those choices contribute to our collective success. There are also many ways the City can lead by example. This CCAP is our plan forward to reach our emissions reduction goal while building benefits for our community along the way. This icon identifies actions and targets that were influenced directly from community feedback during the engagement process. Look for it throughout the report. Also see Appendix F for detailed engagement results.
This plan lays out key actions across seven Big Moves for transportation, buildings, waste, and organizational readiness:
Shift Beyond the Car
Electrify Passenger Transportation
Decarbonize Commercial Transportation Step Up New Buildings Decarbonize Existing Buildings Close the Loop on Waste Organizational Leadership
The actions in the plan fall into three categories of municipal powers:
Infrastructure
Investments into infrastructure owned by the City of Penticton that enable residents to make loweremissions choices, such as active transportation networks and public charging stations. Changes to City of Penticton policy and regulation that lead to energy and emission reductions in the community, such as requirements and incentives for enhanced energy efficiency in new buildings. Outreach, education and incentives that inspire residents and businesses to make choices to reduce energy and emissions and prepare for a low carbon future.
