Working Group on Climate Action
Consultation has concluded
This engagement is now closed. Implementation of the action items identified in this Oct. 15 Report to Council will begin in 2019-2020.
Are you an individual, group or community organization with ideas for low-cost and immediate ways the industrial, commercial and institutional (ICI) sector can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions? Are you aware of initiatives to reduce that have been implemented around the world that could apply here, in Kingston?
The Working Group on Climate Action wants to hear from you. The ideas and strategies you share could help inform actions taken on the ground!
How to get involved
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Continue readingThis engagement is now closed. Implementation of the action items identified in this Oct. 15 Report to Council will begin in 2019-2020.
Are you an individual, group or community organization with ideas for low-cost and immediate ways the industrial, commercial and institutional (ICI) sector can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions? Are you aware of initiatives to reduce that have been implemented around the world that could apply here, in Kingston?
The Working Group on Climate Action wants to hear from you. The ideas and strategies you share could help inform actions taken on the ground!
How to get involved
In person
Attend the public consultation on Aug. 27 at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. Listen to ideas being shared from around our community – or register to speak by completing the form below.
Please note, out of respect for the Working Group on Climate Action’s mandate, only delegations with ideas and strategies for low-cost and immediate ways the ICI sector can reduce its GHG emissions will be considered. Examples of ideas that meet these criteria include: widespread adoption of the Employer Transpass Program and conscientious heating and cooling of buildings. Submissions must be received no later than 4 p.m. on Aug. 20.
Online
Offer your input in the Ideas section below. Other residents will be able to read your suggestions and “like” or comment on them.
About the Working Group on Climate Action
On June 18, council passed a motion to create the Working Group on Climate Action. This is one of many initiatives the City and community partners are involved in to reduce GHG emissions.
The Working Group on Climate Action has come together to promote, engage, inform, and challenge community organizations, institutions, and businesses to find immediate and inexpensive strategies to reduce GHG emissions in the ICI sector.
This group is led by co-chairs, Coun. Bridget Doherty and Daniel Hendry, the sustainable initiatives coordinator at Limestone District School Board. The membership includes representatives from organizations and the ICI sector, to help ensure a variety of perspectives are considered.
The Working Group on Climate Action meets regularly. These meetings are open to the public to attend and observe. Meeting dates can be found on the City’s calendar.
The Working Group on Climate Action will report its findings and recommendations to council at a regular meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 15.
Want to learn more about steps you can take to reduce your environmental footprint? Visit www.SustainableKingston.com
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over 4 years agoCLOSED: This brainstormer has concluded.Do you have an idea for how the industrial, commercial and institutional sector can inexpensively and quickly reduce their greenhouse gas emissions?The Working Group on Climate Action wants to hear from you. The ideas and strategies you share could help inform actions taken on the ground. Closes Aug. 30 at 4 p.m.* Please note: Ideas from GetInvolved are submitted by residents that attended the working group public consultation on August 27.
Forteanalmost 5 years agoWhy does the City of Kingston refuse to examine the alternative use of bio-fuels and pyrolytic fuels from the processing its wastes?
Process Waste into Alternative Fuels
4 comments0AskettRover 4 years agoCity Building Recycling
All city buildings must have a recycling and compost program. All city operations should require this be a budget priority. For example, there is no recycling or compost at the Memorial Centre.
0 comment1Bbrassinover 4 years agoDo annual reporting of GHG and do it better
From the City's website "The City continues to complete and assist in initiatives that reduce our community's carbon footprint and the measurement of annual greenhouse gas emissions is reported every two years." This should be done and reported on yearly, if not at a greater frequency each year. Annual numbers should be released immediately after being finalized and reported internally. The community needs to know real time what they are dealing with in terms of GHG emissions so they can adequately respond to calls for comment like this one. Also the 2017 GHG emission reporting document is a poorly formatted spreadsheet that is badly laid out and difficult to read. This may be fine for an internal working document, but as an external document it outwardly expresses that the appropriate level of time and energy is not being put into this effort by the City when the main output is not professional looking. The City should make sure the reports and results are audited by an external firm. I did not see mention of this in the reports. I have not seen emissions from HVAC refrigerant gas leaks included in the GHG emissions. These gases are often have global warming potentials 1000x -2000x or more above that of CO2. These should be reported and assessment/upgrades of HVAC completed if needed to reduce the release of these gases.
0 comment0npalmost 5 years agoFree bus transit for everyone
and increase cost of parking
0 comment0Floyd Rudminalmost 5 years agoannual meeting of communities our size to share ideas
There are many communities of Kingston's size (100,000 -300,000) in Canada and the USA. Some climate action ideas work well and many do not. Communities should share the success and failures. Kingston should start hosting such a meeting every year. Especially with communities in Ontario, Quebec, and NY State that could come to such a meeting without flying.
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Key dates
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July 31 → August 30 2019
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August 27 2019
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October 15 2019
Who's listening
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Phone 613-546-4291 1163 Email ChangeforClimate@CityofKingston.ca
Project timeline
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August 2019
Working Group on Climate Action has finished this stageConsultation open for contributions.
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September - October 2019
Working Group on Climate Action has finished this stageReport to Council is prepared and finalized.
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October 2019
Working Group on Climate Action has finished this stageReport is presented to Council.
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2019-2020
Working Group on Climate Action is currently at this stageImplementation of action items outlined in this Oct. 15 Report to Council.
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December 2020
this is an upcoming stage for Working Group on Climate ActionStaff will bring an update report to council on the implementation of action items.
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