REQUEST FOR DIRECTION
DATE: October 16, 2019 Report No. DEV-19-055
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Tricia deMacedo, Planner II - Policy and Bill Brown, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT:
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Climate Action Planning Project
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ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
Does Council agree with the underlying principles and process for the Township of Esquimalt Climate Action Planning Project as outlined in the attached Terms of Reference?
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
1. That the Committee Of The Whole receive Staff Report No. DEV-19-055 and the Climate Action Progress Report (Appendix A) for information, provide additional direction to staff as the COTW considers advisable, and direct staff to prepare a request for proposals (RFP) for the Climate Action Planning Project as outlined in the Terms of Reference (Appendix B);
2. That the COTW recommend that Council endorse the proposed target to reduce corporate emissions by 45% from 2010 levels by 2030 as recommended by the IPCC in order to immediately achieve Milestone 2 of the Partners for Climate Protection five milestone framework; and
3. That the COTW recommend that Council commit to Esquimalt becoming a 100% renewable energy community by 2050.
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BACKGROUND:
The climate crisis is already causing serious environmental, social, health, and economic problems for Canadians and these are projected to become much worse in the coming years. In October 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a new report, authored by over 91 scientists from 40 different countries, on the impacts of global heating of 1.5?C above pre-industrial levels. The report highlights a number of impacts that could be avoided by limiting global heating to 1.5?C compared to 2?C or more. The report finds that the 1.5?C scenario would require that emissions of CO2 would need to fall by about 45% from 2010 levels by 2030, reaching 'net zero' around 2050. One of the key messages of this report...
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