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Life for Edmontonians living in a low-carbon city will look like this: You’ll wake up in your home, and all of your electricity that powers your appliances, lights, your heating, or the majority of it, would come from clean-energy sources. Like geothermal, solar, hydrogen and other sustainable energy sources. And you wouldn’t need the same amount of… Read More
UPDATE (March 11, 2020): All Edmonton-area municipalities have voted and all, expect for Strathcona County, are in favour of a regional transit commission. Approval from the provincial government is the only thing left before the Regional Transit Services Commission (RTSC) is officially formed. It is expected that the RTSC will begin operations as early as… Read More
Today the City of Edmonton released an update on our Energy Transition Strategy which highlights preliminary findings made in response to City Council’s approval of the Edmonton Declaration in 2018. The Declaration committed mayors from around the world to recognize the immediate threat of climate change and consider our actions through a lens that would… Read More
Ahead of this spring’s provincial election, I’m encouraging you to “Ask About Edmonton” when candidates knock on your door. The City of Edmonton’s #askaboutYEG campaign, which launched today, is about mobilizing citizens to champion their city – because Edmonton priorities should be at the forefront of provincial candidates’ minds. It’s important for the next government… Read More
This week Mayors, government leaders, and climate change scientists are in Edmonton for the International Cities and Climate Change Science Conference. We clearly heard that cities are willing to commit to a new kind of partnership with the scientific community – a research and innovation agenda that will drive our investment decisions and the policy… Read More