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  • Photo of Edmonton Skyline

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

    Emi Do

    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…

  • Panoramic view of the Whitby Marina.

    ​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!

  • Webinar: Carbon Accounting Frameworks With the City of Edmonton

    SSG

    On October 22, Yuill Herbert and the City of Edmonton’s Abhishek Chakraborti teamed up to deliver a presentation on developing carbon accounting frameworks to manage GHG emissions at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Sustainable Communities Conference.

  • 5 Reasons Every City Needs a Carbon Budget

    SSG

    Developed in Oslo in 2016, the carbon budget (a.k.a climate budget) responds to the climate crisis in a manner similar to a city budget—by setting an overall budget for how much greenhouse gas the city can emit. Ever. It is a critical tool for bold climate action.

  • Government of British Columbia Ecological Restoration Best Practices Paper

    Emi Do

    SSG advised BC Government’s Real Property Division on potential inclusion of ecological restoration into its strategic direction. The paper summarized ecological restoration best practices, and included key recommendations for inclusion of restoration into the department’s operations.

  • A Cooperative Solution to Climate Change

    weaveradmin

    SSG prepared a report, with the support of the International Cooperative Alliance, to inspire leadership among cooperatives to drive the world in its transition to a low carbon economy. The report highlights the value of the co-op model in confronting the climate crisis.