Low Carbon Resilience: Community Conversation

Low Carbon Resilience (LCR) is a green lens that balances the co-benefits of environmental, economic and social determinants and aligns with Sustainable Development Goals (see note). Among the co-benefits:

• Economic co-benefits look to diversify the local economy and reduce waste and optimize resources;
• Social co-benefits look to enhance human health and well-being, improve climate awareness and access to data and information, and improve community livability and vitality;
• Environmental co-benefits look to improve water quality, support habitat creation and promote regional connectivity.

Expanding active transportation corridors, investing in wastewater treatment infrastructure, and the availability of a community carbon calculator are just some of Sooke's steps forward to create low carbon resilience. Join the conversation! The combined efforts of all citizens will allow Sooke to truly deliver in this area.

You're invited to:

• share stories of how you are reducing your carbon footprint
• help us understand what is hard about lowering emissions.

Feel free to share in this learning space and we'll have a conversation that demonstrates our care for the community - show your love for Sooke and pay it forward to future generations!

“Residents and neighbours, who we know share a love for Sooke, can share their ideas to support and inspire each other,” says Jessica Boquist, Parks and Environmental Services Coordinator, and staff liaison with the Climate Action Committee “The Climate Action Committee wants to understand what is working in Sooke and what barriers residents are experiencing to lowering their emissions. This conversation will support the incredible work of all stewards of our community,” Boquist adds.

Every action in daily living has a climate impact – either locally or globally. By inherently applying consideration for the environment through a “low carbon resilience” lens, the District is taking action to support the community to have a lighter carbon footprint. As a community that embraces our natural assets including local parks, trails, waterways and ocean-fronts; we honour the history of the lands of the T’Sou-ke and Sc’ianew (Cheanuh) First Nations within the Coast Salish Territory.

Note: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - SDGs were adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030 (United Nations website)