Climate Resilient Kelowna Strategy

The City of Kelowna has committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions while improving climate resilience. One of the fastest growing communities in Canada, Kelowna is set to grow its population by 100,000 and add 45,000 homes by 2040. At the same time, the community is vulnerable to climate hazards like floods, wildfires, and heat waves—and the risks are growing.

SSG supported the City of Kelowna with technical analyses that informed public engagement and laid the foundation for the Climate Resilient Kelowna Strategy. SSG created a GHG inventory, modelled potential emission reduction actions, carried out a climate vulnerability and risk assessment, developed potential adaptation actions, and identified relevant climate action best practices from other jurisdictions.

The final plan presented 27 strategies to reduce emissions and improve resilience while creating jobs, improving air quality, reducing energy costs, and increasing greenspace. By 2050, these measures could save the community over $2 billion through energy efficiency improvements, avoided carbon taxes, reduced maintenance, and renewable energy revenues. Billions more will be saved through implementing the modelled adaptation measures, which will protect the community during extreme weather events like heat waves, floods, and wildfires.

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