Location Archives

  • Airway Heights Boosts Comprehensive Plan with Climate Element

    Airway Heights faced a new Washington requirement to cut GHG emissions through its comprehensive plan. SSG’s modeling gave the growing city a practical path to do so which also drives benefits for residents.

  • Toronto Maps Climate Risks to Prioritize Adaptation Action

    SSG supported Toronto’s first citywide climate risk and vulnerability assessment, evaluating risks across 11 climate hazards and over 400 impacts. Spatial modelling of extreme heat and flooding revealed where risks are highest and how targeted adaptation actions could reduce future impacts.

  • Hawaiʻi’s path to net-negative emissions by 2045

    Our Work The Problem Hawaiʻi was the first US state to commit to net-negative emissions by 2045. To move from ambition to action, the state needed precise answers on what each climate measure would deliver, cost, and save. The Problem What will it take for Hawaiʻi to reach net-negative emissions by 2045? 20.3M metric tons…

  • Quantifying the Climate Risk in Canada’s Housing Crisis

    Flooding and wildfire are the primary climate threats facing Canadian homes and yet development in vulnerable areas continues. Our analysis shows that policies that redirect a small proportion of new housing to lower-risk lands can substantially reduce exposure, prevent escalating recovery costs , and help make housing more affordable.

  • Oregon has multiple paths to cutting emissions nearly in half by 2030

    Oregon was falling short of its 2020 emissions target despite being a national climate leader. Could the state get back on track and achieve its updated 2035 goal, or even exceed it?

  • Climate action & energy transition planning is land use planning 

    Emi Do

    Land use plan updates are opportunities to incorporate energy and climate considerations into how we develop our cities.

  • How Kitchener Boosted their Official Plan with Climate and Energy Insights

    Emi Do

    Kitchener is growing fast. SSG’s analysis helped the City understand how their Official Plan can shape that growth so that future generations can enjoy an affordable and climate resilient Kitchener.

  • Climate Change Action Plan for the Aysén Region

    Our Work The Problem The Aysén Region in southern Chile is vulnerable to climate change, facing biodiversity loss, water scarcity, and coastal flooding. Addressing these risks requires a clear, participatory regional roadmap for adaptation and mitigation, as required by Chile’s Framework Law on Climate Change. The Problem How can Aysén take climate action that is…

  • A Climate Planning Guide for Chile

    This guide proposes concrete solutions, including 22 practical and achievableactions that regional and municipal governments can take, such as building bike lanes or using regional land-use plans to prohibit development in at-risk areas.

  • MRC Collines de l’Outaouais, Papineau, and Pontiac Climate Plans

    SSG supported 3 MRCs (regional county municipalities) to develop tailored climate plans that reflect each MRC’s unique characteristics, while leveraging regional analysis and strengths of collaboration.