TOWNSHIP OF ESQUIMALT STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: November 17, 2025 Report No. DEV-25-056
TO: Council
FROM: Jakub Lisowski, Planner II - Policy, Development Services
SUBJECT: 2024 Climate Action Annual Report
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council:
1. Receive the 2024 Climate Action Annual Report (Attachment 1 of Staff Report DEV-25-056) for information and discussion; and
2. Receive the 2024 Esquimalt Local Government Climate Action Program (LGCAP) survey as described in Attachment 2 of Staff Report DEV-25-056 for information.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This report provides an opportunity to discuss recent climate action at the Township of Esquimalt. The 2024 Climate Action Annual Report (Attachment 1) provides an analysis of the Township's progress to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and provides the 2024 Activity Report, as a pared down table from the 2022 Climate Action Plan, summarizing recent actions taken to help mitigate global warming and to build the Township's resilience to the impacts of climate change.
BACKGROUND:
Climate action and GHG emissions accounting are ongoing activities for the Township of Esquimalt since becoming BC Climate Action Charter members in 2008. At the Climate Action Planning Workshop in 2023 Council directed staff to begin providing an annual report on climate actions that are tied to specific strategies and targets in the climate plan. The attached 2024 Climate Action Annual Report (Attachment 1) is the requested report with the 2024 Activity Report provided as Appendix A.
Referral Comments:
The Internal Climate Action Working Group met six times in 2024 to discuss Esquimalt Climate Action Plan items, opportunities for cooperation on regional initiatives, corporate greenhouse gas accounting, and the provincial Local Government Climate Action Program (LGCAP) survey.
ANALYSIS:
Climate action and GHG accounting are complex topics that are impacted by priorities within the organization and from influenc...
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