Climate Action
Corporate Climate Action Plan
The Town of Gibsons was one of the first communities to adopt its Community Energy and Emissions Plan (CEEP) in 2010 to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and create a complete, compact and energy-efficient community, as part of its commitment to the B.C. Climate Action Charter. As a signatory to the Charter, the Town has also committed to reducing emissions and becoming carbon neutral in its own operations. This Corporate Energy and Emissions Plan will provide Council and staff with background information to reduce emissions and develop strategic priorities for the next five years (2024-2029).
Reducing corporate GHG emissions has the following co-benefits:
- Leading by example with its own assets, helping stimulate further GHG emission reductions in the community
- Reducing local government energy costs, i.e. providing better value for money to taxpayers
- Providing a more comfortable working environment for staff and a healthier indoor environment for visitors
- Community economic development by leveraging external funding into projects in the community
- Improved climate change resilience”
What We Can Do:
Recommended Climate Actions
Based on staff consultation and best practices, actions were identified to be implemented over the next five years. Actions fall under the following five categories.
- Existing Buildings and Infrastructure: Improve energy performance and lower GHG emissions in existing Town buildings and infrastructure
- New Buildings and Infrastructure: Improve energy performance and lower GHG emissions in new Town buildings and infrastructure, including renovated spaces
- Renewable Energy: Increase the use of renewable energy
- Transportation: Switch to clean/renewable fuels and reduce GHG emissions in the Town’s fleet and the contractors’ fleet
- Enabling Actions and Corporate Leadership: Institutionalize the plan and demonstrate leadership
