Yearly Archives: 2022

  • Cooperatives are Key to Climate Action

    Carol Fraser

    You may have noticed that we sign off every SSG Newswire with “‘cooperatively yours”– but what does that mean and why? It’s a nod to how we’ve structured ourselves as a worker cooperative–owned and operated by our worker members—and how critical co-ops are to climate action. As organizations owned by the people they benefit, theContinue…

  • Photo of Edmonton Skyline

    What Happens Now That Edmonton Didn’t Meet its Carbon Budget?

    Emi Do

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    On November 3, 2022, the City of Edmonton released the first municipal carbon budget report in Canada. The report indicated that Edmonton is set to blow past its carbon budget of 176 million tonnes by 2037 and fall short of its target to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.  Though this news is alarming, it’s promisingContinue…

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    ​Q&A: Whitby Mayor’s On Kickstarting Climate Action

    Alia Dharssi

    Mayor Don Mitchell on Canada’s first data-driven municipal climate adaptation plan and how he went from debunking climate action to becoming a climate action champion.

  • Q&A: Toronto’s Net Zero Program Manager on Why Communication is Key

    SSG

    The City of Toronto is targeting net-zero community emissions by 2040—a decade sooner than most major North American cities with climate action plans. We caught up with Sophie Plottel, who leads the team responsible for TransformTO, to discuss how the City plans to reverse the general trend of rising emissions and what other communities can…

  • SSG, Toronto, and Edmonton Win APA Awards For Climate Action Work

    Alia Dharssi

    On May 2, SSG’s cutting-edge climate planning work was recognized with two awards from the American Planning Association Sustainable Communities Division!