A 91大黄鸭 neighbourhood association is asking the city to take action and mitigate the effects of climate change on the community.

In a letter addressed to the mayor and city council, the 91大黄鸭 South-Central Association of Neighbourhoods (KSAN) urged council to 鈥渁dopt and support actions to counter climate change effects, which can extend locally, across the valley, the province and the nation.鈥�

According to the Auditor General鈥檚 Report published in 2018, current carbon dioxide trends in Canada indicate the country will fail to meet its 2030 targets under the Paris Agreement if nothing changes.

UN scientific reports on the climate emergency suggests Canada鈥檚 economic prosperity is at risk unless 鈥渞apid and far-reaching鈥� changes across all communities are made to keep temperature rise to no more than 1.5掳C by 2030, and to achieve zero emissions by no later than 2050.

In response, KSAN is asking city council to revise its Community Climate Action Plan, while at the same time, create a Climate Emergency Task Force.

The city鈥檚 climate action plan was first established in 2012.

The original target was to lower greenhouse gas emissions by 33 per cent below 2007 levels by the year 2020.

However, in 2017, the city was emitting six per cent more green house gas emissions than it did in 2007.

KSAN acknowledged the city for creating a Community Climate Action Plan, but urged the city to take more 鈥渦rgent action鈥� in the wake of the 鈥渃limate emergency.鈥�

The association called upon the city to be part of a collective push to help Canada address the climate emergency by doing the following:

• Playing a leading role in the creation of green technology incentives and job training programs that benefit 91大黄鸭 businesses who represent one of 91大黄鸭鈥檚 greatest tourism and investment markets.

• Establishing a 91大黄鸭 Climate Emergency Task Force comprised of representatives from community associations, buseinsses, local experts and researchers in climate change and adaptation, similar to the Journey Home Task Force to address the city鈥檚 homelessness crisis.

• Promoting more sustainable infrastructure spending particularly in transportation and housing, the areas of greatest emissions in 91大黄鸭.

• Promoting economic support for commercial and residential solar panel installations which will reduce the use of fossil fuels for energy and thereby reduce CO2 emissions.

• Creating partnerships with community organizations, businesses and researchers to make 91大黄鸭 the place for transit innovation, further reinforcing our draw as regional technology economic driver.

• Providing subsidized bus passes, zero-emission buses, more bus transportation to reduce car use.

• Incorporating green energy and net-zero infrastructure in 91大黄鸭.