Climate Action Plan: Public Consultation

The County of Prince Edward is taking action on climate change as a participant in the Partners for Climate Protection(PCP) program. The input and feedback from the public is crucial as the municipality and the community work toward creating a Climate Action Plan for both mitigating and adapting to the impacts of climate change at both the municipal and community level.

Background

County Council declared a climate emergency in 2019. In 2021, the municipality took another step in implementing effective measures to mitigate climate change when it became an active member of the Partners for Climate Protection (PCP) program.

The PCP program is a national network of more than 400 municipalities with the shared goal of taking action against climate change and reducing local greenhouse gas emissions. As a member of the PCP program, the municipality is committed to meeting five milestones over the next 10 years:

• Milestone 1: Creating a greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory and forecast
• Milestone 2: Setting emission reduction targets
• Milestone 3: Developing a Local Action Plan
• Milestone 4: Implementing the Local Action Plan
• Milestone 5: Monitoring and evaluating progress

These steps are followed by the corporation and by the community in a collaborative approach to developing a plan to address climate change. Municipal staff are leading the portion of the action plan aimed at reducing the GHG emissions within the local government’s direct control or influence. The Climate Action Plan Working Group is responsible for quantifying the GHG emissions generated within the community as a whole.

Public Consultation

In order to get the broadest possible input from the community, a series of upcoming public consultation events will ensure that proposed actions reflect the wishes of County residents:

• Saturday, March 22, 10 am – 12:00 noon – Ameliasburgh Town Hall
• Saturday, March 29, 10 am – 1 pm – Wellington and District Community Centre
• Wednesday, April 2, 3 – 4 pm – Youth engagement at The ROC in Picton
• Wednesday, April 9, 4:30 – 6:30 pm – Milford Town Hall
• Saturday, April 12, 12 pm – 2 pm– Prince Edward Community Centre in Picton

At each of the consultation events, participants are invited to:

• Learn more about the work being done by County staff and the Climate Action Plan Working Group
• Explore the initial GHG findings
• Put forward their views on proposed actions as well as their own suggested remedies. All viewpoints will be taken into account as we develop the way forward for the County.

Learn More: https://haveyoursay.thecounty.ca/climate-action-plan