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.
Floyd Rudminalmost 5 years agoBicycle boulevards
Instead of bike lanes beside busy traffic, declare some residential streets, eg, Earl St., to be "bicycle boulevards", with very low speed limits, many speed bumps, and yield signs at most intersections. The current Johnson St.& Broke St. bike lanes are dangerous because 1) before the lane starts and end, bikes are forced into traffic, 2) it is dangerous to make a left turn crossing 2 lanes of traffic. Better would be to use Earl St. as a bike boulevard.
0 comment3Floyd 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.
0 comment0Floyd Rudminalmost 5 years agoRecycling bins at super markets
In Norway, where I lived for 20 years, all of the supermarkets have large bins labeled for glass, metal, plastic, and paper. People are going to super-markets several times per week, and could carry their recycling with them to those locations. Supermarkets tend to have the space for such bins. This would 1) reduce stop-and-go by the big recycling trucks, which is very wasteful and very polluting, and 2) make people aware of the packaging that they are getting from super-markets.
0 comment0rwoottonover 4 years agoNative grasses instead of grass
Replant native grasses and wild flowers in park areas/along sides of road. Reduces the amount of gas required to cut and maintain those areas, supports bee populations and saves money.
0 comment1Cindy Shelleyover 4 years agobottle deposit
Initiate a province wide bottle deposit - take a look at Alberta's system. Deposit paid on purchase, and refunds on returns. Creates jobs, bottles of all kinds get returned for refund, community groups run bottle drives for fundraising, and recycling is increased. Plus no more discarded bottles on roadsides.
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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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