Village Of Cumberland Seeks Resident Input On Climate Action Plan

An online session tonight for Cumberland residents as the Village develops a community Climate Action Plan.

“We want to hear from residents how Cumberland can become a net zero emissions community and how we can plan for and adapt to the impacts of climate change,” says Mayor Vickey Brown.

“Community participation is key to developing a Climate Action Plan that is ambitious, yet achievable.”

Staff will share greenhouse gas emissions data, as they gather input on how the community can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase resilience to extreme weather events.

About 50 residents took part in what they called a Climate Action Café at the Masonic Hall earlier this month. The Village says it received a lot of valuable input – through written comments on poster boards and discussion round tables on climate change mitigation (reducing emissions) and adaptation (how best to prepare for the impacts).

Tonight’s event runs from 630pm to 8pm online - Visit www.cumberland.ca to register and get an online meeting link.

Further feedback will be sought from the community on the draft actions in the spring.

Cumberland’s first Climate Action Plan was developed in 2014 and focused on actions the municipality could take to reduce emissions from the services and facilities it operates.

This updated plan will build upon that work and consider emissions and resilience for the community as a whole.

The work on the Climate Action Plan includes analyzing sources of municipal and community emissions and climate change risks and developing reduction targets and climate action goals for 2030, 2040 and 2050.

To learn more, visit Village of Cumberland.