Let’s Make Canada’s Largest City Carbon Free

The Issue

Calling all Torontonians to work together for a safe climate future for Toronto!

City staff from the Energy and Environment Division have presented City Council with a climate action plan that will reduce carbon emissions 30% by 2020 and are working on one to be presented in the spring to reduce emissions 80% by 2050.

But these plans are in jeopardy - because they are not funded! City staff need just $1.6 million, that’s about $1.60 per household, to start gearing up that plan in 2017, and a total of $24 million (or about $6 per year per household) over 4 years (to 2020) to ensure we reach that target – and get a good start toward the deep reductions required to reach the 2050 target. 

RIGHT NOW MAYOR TORY AND CITY COUNCILLORS ARE DELIBERATING OVER THE 2017 BUDGET. This budget will be decided on at the Feb 15/16 council meeting. We want our city to be a city that is a sustainable and healthy place to live decades into the future. That means we need to ADD to the budget $1.6 million for the TransformTO climate action initiatives.

YOU CAN HELP! Please read and sign this letter today.

*Fig.1: Toronto's Future Weather. Source: Toronto's Future Weather and Climate Driver Study, 2011.

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The Issue

Calling all Torontonians to work together for a safe climate future for Toronto!

City staff from the Energy and Environment Division have presented City Council with a climate action plan that will reduce carbon emissions 30% by 2020 and are working on one to be presented in the spring to reduce emissions 80% by 2050.

But these plans are in jeopardy - because they are not funded! City staff need just $1.6 million, that’s about $1.60 per household, to start gearing up that plan in 2017, and a total of $24 million (or about $6 per year per household) over 4 years (to 2020) to ensure we reach that target – and get a good start toward the deep reductions required to reach the 2050 target. 

RIGHT NOW MAYOR TORY AND CITY COUNCILLORS ARE DELIBERATING OVER THE 2017 BUDGET. This budget will be decided on at the Feb 15/16 council meeting. We want our city to be a city that is a sustainable and healthy place to live decades into the future. That means we need to ADD to the budget $1.6 million for the TransformTO climate action initiatives.

YOU CAN HELP! Please read and sign this letter today.

*Fig.1: Toronto's Future Weather. Source: Toronto's Future Weather and Climate Driver Study, 2011.

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“Tomorrow Toronto City Councillors will decide on Toronto's 2050 climate action plan called TransformTO: 2050 Pathway to a Low Carbon Toronto Many of our Councillors are active on twitter. The People's Climate Movement has launched the TransformTOgether campaign to create positive associations for the Councillors between TransformTO and actions taken by the residents in their wards. You can find sample tweets and your Councillor's twitter handle here: http://www.peoplesclimatemovement.ca/campaigns/transform-together/ Please use the hashtags: #TransformTO #TOgether and #carbonfreeTO Here's a sample tweet to the Mayor. Looking forward to working w/ Council to build a climate-friendly city. #TransformTO #TOgether @JohnTory #carbonfreeTO Here is a shortened link to the report: bit.ly/TOClimatePlan For more on TransformTO and to sign up for email updates from the City: http://bit.ly/1NBsOo6 For more information on the campaign, and to sign for updates go to www.climatefast.ca/carbonfreeTO. Very sweet video of gr. 3 students deputing for climate action on May 4th too! Together we can build a climate healthy future for our City!”

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Petition created on January 24, 2017