Climate Action Committee Presents to Committee of the Whole

April 19, 2021 - Two members of the Climate Action Committee (CAC), Anna Russell (Lead, CAC Data Group, Masters in Public Administration - specialization in public policy research) and Elizabeth Lange (Lead, CAC Education/Engagement Group, PhD in Adult and Lifelong Education - specialization in transformative sustainability education), presented to the Committee of the Whole on behalf of the Climate Action Committee.

Three recommendations were carried unanimously:

  • THAT the Climate Action Committee recommend to Council that Sooke’s emissions reduction target be set as follows: a 50% cut from 2018 GHG emission levels, by 2030 or 7% per year. This target should be in effect until supplanted by an equivalent or stronger target in the OCP.
  • THAT the Climate Action Committee recommend to Council that the CAC's Data Working Group should meet with the OCP Advisory Committee, Sooke planning staff and the representative from Sustainable Solutions Group to discuss GHG target setting in the OCP and provide our advice on what this OCP target should be.
  • THAT the Climate Action Committee recommend to Council that $7,500 be drawn from the Carbon Tax Rebate Reserve Fund to hire communications consultant Denise Withers to assist the Education & Engagement Working Group and the District’s Communications Coordinator in the design and launch of the first steps in a climate action citizen-mobilization campaign.


WATCH the recording, 39-minute mark to 1:58-minute mark:

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