This theme advances greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction efforts and ensures that the Region is planning, preparing and poised to respond to future climate impacts. To ensure a holistic approach to address the complexity of climate change, both mitigation and adaptation have been integrated within this theme. This will ensure that the Region is ready to continue to serve the Halton community and support climate transitions.
1. Climate Ready
Climate Ready allows the Region to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change, safeguarding corporate assets and service deliverables.
- Work to advance asset management planning to ensure climate change considerations are tracked and measured.
- Utilize its baseline and continuously measure emissions, working together to advance solutions to reduce these emissions in a fiscal and prudent manner. The Region is positioned to take advantage of new opportunities presented by decarbonization technologies and advancements and the Region supports a managed transition that can be tracked, measured and reported. This will be done using the potential pathways to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as determined by staff.
- Explore the rightsizing of the corporate fleet, working with partner agencies to determine the best next steps.
- Share outcomes from studies and strategies and, when appropriate, work with partners to advance shared measurements, common agendas and communicate outcomes.
- Share outcomes and learnings from our health vulnerability assessments. The Region will work with its partners to advance this work in a cohesive and collective manner.
- Report on our updated Emergency Response Plan and Emergency Preparedness Actions.
The Region acknowledges that Regional municipal assets and service deliverables must be prepared to deal with the impacts of climate change. The Region will be responsive and reduce corporate emissions as per Council direction, the Partners for Climate Protection (PCP) program and the Strategic Business Plan. The Region will measure what matters and reduce emissions in the most efficient and effective way. The Region will strive to learn, adopt best practices and share results with the Halton community. Significantly decarbonizing Regional services is essential to meeting corporate targets. This work will support the Halton community to be prepared for the changing climate and highlight regional leadership that advances collective synergies and opportunities.