Climate action & energy transition planning is land use planning 

Jeremy (he/him) is an urban planner and climate change planner focused on fostering community climate emergency solutions. A foremost expert on climate change mitigation planning, he has led teams in developing leading climate action plans for all levels of government as well as institutions across North America. A big-vision thinker with an eye for detail, Jeremy helps guide projects to establish and achieve ambitious goals through tangible actions.

He is experienced with community energy and emissions modelling, climate change mitigation and adaptation planning, policy development, green building systems and policies, integrated design facilitation, and public engagement. Jeremy credits a 10,000-km cross-Canada bike ride climate action campaign he did in 2001 for instilling his passion for this work.

Jennifer is the founding principal of Ahne Studio, an urbanism and engagement practice working at the intersection of place-making (and place-keeping), climate action, and equity. Rooted in participatory design, her practice co-creates the plans with the communities who are intended to be served by them.

Jennifer has worked with dozens of communities across Canada on plans for waterfronts, public spaces, transportation infrastructure, neighbourhoods, and entire towns, cities, and regions. She specializes in participatory urbanism, evidence-based design, and land use policy and growth management. Committed to addressing the climate crisis head on, she has led several Official Community Plan processes that deeply integrate greenhouse gas emissions modeling and climate action.

Her practice has taken her from small town main streets to some of the most significant redevelopment projects in MetroVancouver. Recent projects range from Ladysmith’s net-zero emissions OCP to Vancouver’s Jericho Lands / ʔəy̓alməxʷ / Iy̓álmexw Neighbourhood, the largest Indigenous-led real estate project in Canada.