Stories about actions 4RG has taken and is taking to get Peterborough’s Climate Change Action Plan 2.0 passed and funded.
4RG’s booth at Millenium Park on Canada Day was a great success, with all the 100 Climate Change Action Plan 2.0 sheets handed out and about 300 of the Crazy Weather flyers. The crowd started pouring through by 12:00 when the parade ended, with probably 50 people per minute going past the booth. In contrast, … Read more
Thanks at least in part to the efforts of 4RG and Youth Leadership in Sustainability, Peterborough city council has adopted Climate Change Action Plan 2.0.
About 16 people gathered on a Zoom call on Thursday night and called our councillors to encourage them to support Peterborough’s Climate Change Action Plan when it comes before council. We made our calls and regrouped to discuss the results. The overall spirit was that we all had fun and enjoyed the common spirit of … Read more
On February 6, Sharon Hill and Guy Hanchet, members of 4RG, met with Mayor Leal to encourage his support for the upcoming Climate Action Plan 2.0 scheduled to be released to the public on March 27. We encourage Peterborough citizens, especially 4RG members, to arrange meeting with your ward representative and to discuss the plan … Read more
Instructions for tracking your actions.
Drew Monkman’s article in the Peterborough Examiner highlights the extent to which the impacts of climate change are already costing us a lot of money and hurting local public health. He reminds us that Peterborough’s proposed Climate Action Plan will save residents nearly a billion dollars over the next 25 years and will also improve local environmental health outcomes while also reducing our greenhouse gas emissions.
One of 4RG’s most important initiatives for 2025 is to support the Climate Change Action Plan. This plan will benefit residents with net savings of $900 million through 2050. It will be good for the local economy by fostering local jobs, and it will improve local public health. All these benefits while also reducing our contribution to greenhouse gas emissions by well over 50%.
Click the title to get to the recording. The City of Peterborough will present its Climate Change Action Plan 2.0 In February. This plan could save the city close to ONE BILLION DOLLARS, and will, of course, help us reach net zero carbon emissions. The video includes a panel discussion with James Byrne from the … Read more
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