Climate Emergency Action Plan

About the plan
London’s new Climate Emergency Action Plan is a fundamental and required response to the City’s climate emergency declaration. As part of this plan, the City has established new near-term and longer-term goals to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
The new Climate Emergency Action Plan is a community-wide plan to achieve three main goals:
Net-zero community greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050
Improved resilience to climate change impacts
Bring everyone along (e.g., individuals, households, businesses, neighbourhoods)
Review the Climate Emergency Action Plan and workplans
The complete Climate Emergency Action Plan can be read online, along with workplans and supporting documents that cover different areas of focus.
Provide comments
If you have a comment about London’s Climate Emergency Action Plan, please leave your comments below.
You can also contact the project team by emailing climateaction@london.ca
About the plan
London’s new Climate Emergency Action Plan is a fundamental and required response to the City’s climate emergency declaration. As part of this plan, the City has established new near-term and longer-term goals to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
The new Climate Emergency Action Plan is a community-wide plan to achieve three main goals:
Net-zero community greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050
Improved resilience to climate change impacts
Bring everyone along (e.g., individuals, households, businesses, neighbourhoods)
Review the Climate Emergency Action Plan and workplans
The complete Climate Emergency Action Plan can be read online, along with workplans and supporting documents that cover different areas of focus.
Provide comments
If you have a comment about London’s Climate Emergency Action Plan, please leave your comments below.
You can also contact the project team by emailing climateaction@london.ca
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On April 12, 2022, Council approved London’s Climate Emergency Action Plan.
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Email this linkThis winter and spring, City staff continued to engage with Londoners on the draft Climate Emergency Action Plan (CEAP) and received more valuable feedback. Based on the comments received, the CEAP and its Areas of Focus implementation workplans provide a strong foundation of milestone targets, actions, shared leadership and support for continuous improvement of the CEAP. Expedient implementation of the CEAP was encouraged by the majority of those who provided feedback on the draft document.
With this additional engagement period, the City heard from residents, businesses, and organizations about the draft plan and workplans and prepared a report on the comments and feedback that was provided by residents, businesses, and organizations.
On April 12, 2022, Council received this report and approved London’s Climate Emergency Action Plan.
The complete Climate Emergency Action Plan can be read online, along with workplans and supporting documents that cover the different areas of focus in the plan.
This is a critical moment for London’s response to climate change. The CEAP includes 59 Categories of Actions and contains over 200 actions, ranging from basic to complex actions, across the 10 Areas of Focus. Several actions are designed to start in 2022 or are already under way. Other actions will start in 2023 and some in 2024.
Community feedback will be an ongoing part of the CEAP as it is implemented. The website getinvolved.london.ca/climate will continue to be updated about the progress and opportunities of the CEAP, and more information will be posted as actions take place.
There are several current initiatives that you can participate in and comment on. Get involved and help us respond to the climate emergency together. Some of these other initiatives by the City include the Mobility Master Plan and ReThink Zoning. A full list of initiatives open for comments can be viewed at getinvolved.london.ca
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Draft Climate Emergency Action Plan to go to Committee of Council February 8, 2022
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Email this linkOver the course of the last year two years, the City has collected ideas and feedback from residents and businesses helping develop London’s Climate Emergency Action Plan (CEAP). A report to Council’s Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee on February 8, 2022 provides an update on the plan’s engagement and development to date.
Thank you to everyone who provided input into the development of the Climate Emergency Action Plan to help London move towards net-zero emissions and become a more resilient community.
The draft plan is supported by ten implementation workplans:
- Engaging, Inspiring and Learning from People
- Taking Action Now (Household Actions)
- Transforming Buildings & Development
- Transforming Mobility & Transportation
- Transforming Consumption & Waste as Part of the Circular Economy
- Implementing Natural & Engineered Climate Solutions & Carbon Capture
- Demonstrating Leadership in Municipal Processes & Collaborations
- Adapting & Making London More Resilient
- Advancing Knowledge, Research & Innovation
- Measuring, Monitoring & Providing Feedback
The workplans are included at the end of the draft Climate Emergency Action Plan, which is in the “Documents” section of this webpage.
The City is continuing to collect comments from residents and businesses as staff further refine the CEAP and plans for implementing ongoing community engagement.
You can leave a comment on this webpage at getinvolved.london.ca/climate or email the project team at climateaction@london.ca
Who's Listening
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City of London
CEEmail climateaction@london.ca
Videos
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Click here to play video Josh Morgan on London's Climate Emergency Action Plan
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Click here to play video Lynne Livingstone on London's Climate Emergency Action Plan
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Click here to play video Zamir Fakirani on London's Climate Emergency Acton Plan
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Click here to play video Alizabeth George-Antone on London's Climate Emergency Action Plan
Documents
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The Climate Emergency Action Plan (4.12 MB) (pdf)
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The Climate Emergency Action Plan - Actions at a glance (484 KB) (pdf)
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Climate Emergency Action Plan workplans
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Workplan 1 Engaging Inspiring and Learning from People (317 KB) (pdf)
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Workplan 2 Taking Action Now (213 KB) (pdf)
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Workplan 3 Transforming Buildings and Development (194 KB) (pdf)
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Workplan 4 Transforming Transportation and Mobility (232 KB) (pdf)
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Workplan 5 Transforming Consumption and Waste as Part of the Circular Economy (204 KB) (pdf)
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Workplan 6 Implementing Natural and Engineered Climate Solutions and Carbon Capture (186 KB) (pdf)
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Workplan 7 Demonstrating Leadership in Municipal Processes and Collaborations (218 KB) (pdf)
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Workplan 8 Adapting and Making London More Resilient (188 KB) (pdf)
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Workplan 9 Advancing Knowledge Research and Innovation (207 KB) (pdf)
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Workplan 10 Measuring Monitoring and Providing Feedback (188 KB) (pdf)
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Climate Emergency Action Plan supporting documents
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Corporate Energy Conservation and Demand Management Plan (2019-2023) (3.51 MB) (pdf)
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1 Climate Emergency Action Plan Discussion Primer (2.16 MB) (pdf)
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2 eDemocracy Climate Action Plan Simulator Engagement Report (26 MB) (pdf)
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3 Learning from People (1.77 MB) (pdf)
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4 Learning from Other Municipalities and Municipal Organizations (557 KB) (pdf)
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5 Impacts of Climate Change in London (3.05 MB) (pdf)
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6 Overview of City Plans and Strategies that Support Climate (906 KB) (pdf)
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7 Overview of Business and Employers Climate Action (588 KB) (pdf)
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8 Overview of Community Climate Action (443 KB) (pdf)
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9 Provincial Government Climate Change Information Roles and Responsibilities (585 KB) (pdf)
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10 Federal Government Climate Change Information Roles and Responsibilities (478 KB) (pdf)
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11 Overview of Current and Potential Climate Action Costs and Funding Opportunities (660 KB) (pdf)
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12 2020 Community Energy Use and GHG Emissions Inventory (2.61 MB) (pdf)
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13. 2020 Corporate Energy Consumption and Activities Report (973 KB) (pdf)
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SPPC Reports
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SPPC Report - Overview of Engagement and Feedback on Draft Climate Emergency Action Plan (April 5, 2022)
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SPPC Report - Draft Climate Emergency Action Plan (February 8, 2022) (411 KB) (pdf)
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SPPC Presentation - Draft Climate Emergency Action Plan (February 8, 2022) (977 KB) (pdf)
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SPPC Report - Development of the Climate Emergency Action (April 27, 2021) (147 KB) (pdf)
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SPPC Report - Climate Emergency Action Plan Update (August 11, 2020) (406 KB) (pdf)
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SPPC Report - Climate Change Emergency Update (November 25, 2019) (1.09 MB) (pdf)
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Corporate and Community Energy Reports
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Corporate Energy Consumption and Activities Report (2020) (1.04 MB) (pdf)
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Corporate Energy Consumption and Activities Report - Executive Summary (2020) (377 KB) (pdf)
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Community Energy Use & Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory (2020) (863 KB) (pdf)
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Community Energy Use & Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory - Executive Summary (2020) (2.61 MB) (pdf)
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Frequently asked questions
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FAQ about the Climate Emergency Action Plan
- What is the Climate Emergency Action Plan (CEAP)?
- Why is the CEAP important?
- How was the CEAP designed?
- What feedback did the City hear from residents and businesses when developing the plan? Were there any notable trends?
- Is the CEAP a plan for the City? Or a plan for Londoners? Or is it for both?
- What does the standalone document called CEAP look like?
- Is London’s response similar or different to other municipalities?
- What are some of the unique attributes of London’s CEAP compared to others?
- Why are the Areas of Focus and workplans so important?
- Why are economic development and business opportunities so important?
- What milestone targets are being proposed and why?
- Who will be involved as the CEAP rolls out?
- What are some of the initial priorities of the CEAP?
- What are some of the hardest things that need to be achieved?
- What are some of the easiest things that can be done?
- What actions have the City been a part of to respond immediately to climate change while the plan has been in development?
- What can a municipality do to respond to climate change? What role does the City have to respond to climate change?
- How is the plan being funded?
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FAQ about the Climate Emergency
Current initiatives and projects
Additional information and resources
- Project Neutral Carbon Calculator
- The London Plan
- London Environmental Network
- Green Economy London
- ReForest London
- Google Environmental Insights Explorer
- World Energy Outlook 2019
- UNEP 10 Things to Know about Emissions Gap 2019
- World Scientists' Warning of a Climate Emergency
- The Climate Atlas of Canada
- The Climate Mobilization
Notice of Collection
The personal information submitted on this page is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25 and will be used to provide details regarding future Climate Emergency Action Plan supported communications, events, or activities.
Questions about this collection should be addressed to Jay Stanford, Director - Climate Change, Environment & Waste Management at 300 Dufferin Ave., London, ON N6A 4L9, or by telephone at 519-661-2489 ext. 5411 , or email to jstanfor@london.ca