Tova Davidson, Sustainable WR highlighted some impacts from the organization in the community including re-imagining movement, reducing impact, regenerative building, and replenishing earth. Kyra Chisholm, ClimateAction WR provided an overview of the 2013-2020 Climate Action Plan, and reported progress on the 2010-2020 baseline changes highlighting the target of 6% reduction based on 2010 emissions. Transportation of goods and people continues to represent the highlight emissions rate. Key takeaways from the report were noted.
Members of Council asked questions of the delegates regarding the ways that organizations/businesses can connect with Sustainable WR, ways to encourage net zero building, the role of district energy sites and plants, data collection of emissions of building materials, and transformative change of gases emitted through the transportation of food and food sovereignty, micro forest programs and locations, emissions from air travel, provincial power grid and the ability to meet targets, adoption of heat pumps, and received responses from the delegates.
Councillor A. Owodunni left the meeting and returned to the meeting at this time.