Municipalities have tools to influence positive environmental action

If all municipalities focused on reducing emissions by the same 40-45 per cent target as the federal government, we’d be more than halfway to our national target, which would be a massive accomplishment.

Municipalities have the tools and authority to influence environmentally positive actions in their day-to-day operations, but decisions for local councils are made much easier when a high per cent of the costs are coming from federal or provincial partnership dollars, writes Sen. Karen Sorensen. Pexels photograph by Andre Furtado

Opinion

BY ISG SENATOR KAREN SORENSEN

March 2, 2022

Canada has committed to reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 40 to 45 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030 and achieving net-zero GHG emissions by 2050. As a nation, we have started to get serious about putting the needed policies in place. There is now a broader educated understanding of �...

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