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The Town has completed Phase One of its Climate Emergency Response Plan, which was focused on adaptation. Phase One identified risks, like heat and flooding, to better prepare for future climate-related events. Now we are working on Phase Two, which is focused on climate change mitigation, to identify actions to reach the Town’s target of net-zero emissions by 2045.
Feedback gathered will be used to inform Phase Two – Mitigation of the Climate Emergency Response Plan to be presented for Council approval in Fall of 2023.Once approved, the Plan will be implemented to lower our community’s greenhouse gas emissions.
The Climate Emergency Response Plan will include corporate actions for the Town, as well as community actions for Whitby service providers, businesses and residents to help reduce and prevent the risks of climate change. The Plan will clearly outline the resources and the timing required to implement each of the actions.
The Whitby Climate Emergency Response Plan has two phases
Adaptation: Identify future risks and vulnerabilities and increase the resilience and capacity of the Town to prepare for future climate-related events; and,
Mitigation: Identify actions that can be taken to achieve zero emissions in the community and enable the Town to position to take advantage of a low carbon economy and emerging technology.
Phase One involved the development of a Resilience Plan, which was approved by council in September of 2022. The purpose of the plan is to address the climate changes we already experience in Whitby and expect to experience in the future even with the adoption of GHG emissions mitigation measures. Risk and vulnerability modelling was done by developing two future scenarios for the Town:
An adapted scenario, where measures to reduce the direct and indirect risks of climate change are applied across the community; and
A business-as-usual scenario, which includes growth and development without a climate adaptation lens.
To support the achievement of the adaptation actions, a detailed five-year community-led implementation plan has been developed. View the Phase One of the Plan below:
Feedback gathered will be used to inform Phase Two – Mitigation of the Climate Emergency Response Plan to be presented for Council approval in Fall of 2023.Once approved, the Plan will be implemented to lower our community’s greenhouse gas emissions.
The Town has completed Phase One of its Climate Emergency Response Plan, which was focused on adaptation. Phase One identified risks, like heat and flooding, to better prepare for future climate-related events. Now we are working on Phase Two, which is focused on climate change mitigation, to identify actions to reach the Town’s target of net-zero emissions by 2045.
Feedback gathered will be used to inform Phase Two – Mitigation of the Climate Emergency Response Plan to be presented for Council approval in Fall of 2023.Once approved, the Plan will be implemented to lower our community’s greenhouse gas emissions.
The Climate Emergency Response Plan will include corporate actions for the Town, as well as community actions for Whitby service providers, businesses and residents to help reduce and prevent the risks of climate change. The Plan will clearly outline the resources and the timing required to implement each of the actions.
The Whitby Climate Emergency Response Plan has two phases
Adaptation: Identify future risks and vulnerabilities and increase the resilience and capacity of the Town to prepare for future climate-related events; and,
Mitigation: Identify actions that can be taken to achieve zero emissions in the community and enable the Town to position to take advantage of a low carbon economy and emerging technology.
Phase One involved the development of a Resilience Plan, which was approved by council in September of 2022. The purpose of the plan is to address the climate changes we already experience in Whitby and expect to experience in the future even with the adoption of GHG emissions mitigation measures. Risk and vulnerability modelling was done by developing two future scenarios for the Town:
An adapted scenario, where measures to reduce the direct and indirect risks of climate change are applied across the community; and
A business-as-usual scenario, which includes growth and development without a climate adaptation lens.
To support the achievement of the adaptation actions, a detailed five-year community-led implementation plan has been developed. View the Phase One of the Plan below:
Feedback gathered will be used to inform Phase Two – Mitigation of the Climate Emergency Response Plan to be presented for Council approval in Fall of 2023.Once approved, the Plan will be implemented to lower our community’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Now through July 14, you're invited to take a new climate change survey. The Whitby Climate Emergency Response Plan (CERP): Resilience plan has been developed to address the needs of a changing climate and help the Town to prepare for future climate-related events. It includes actions to protect people, infrastructure and the environment from increasing heat events, flooding and severe storms.
We want to know your thoughts on the plan and how much you think climate change will impact you – now and in the future.
Note: Before starting the survey, please make sure that your browser and device are updated with the latest software.
Note: Before starting the survey, please make sure that your browser and device are updated with the latest software.
Thank you for your interest in the Whitby Climate Change Master Plan.
Now through Friday, May 6 you're invited to visit Connect Whitby to take a new survey. This is an important one as it will be used to help shape the actions of the plan! We want to know how you perceive climate risk, how to best reach the community, and more. Your responses will help us make a difference as we look to increase Whitby's resilience to climate risks.
