Climate Action Plan

The Climate Action Plan (CAP), approved in November 2024, is a long-term roadmap that includes, goals, targets, and actions to help the County and community mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change.

The Plan was developed through research, analyzing available data, and connecting with the community. For more details on how the plan was prepared, check out the Engage Brant project page.

Our goals and targets

The CAP outlines three guiding goals to focus the County’s climate action work:

• Decreasing corporate and community emissions through reducing energy use, improving efficiency, and switching to cleaner sources of energy when suitable.
• Fostering resiliency to adapt and cope with the impacts of climate change.
• Promoting overall environmental sustainability.

It also includes ten measurable targets:

1. Reduce emissions from County owned and operated facilities by 40% by 2035 from the baseline year of 2013.
2. Reduce emissions from County owned and operated facilities by 60% by 2040 from the baseline year of 2013.
3. Offset 50% of electricity used at corporate facilities through generation of renewable energy by 2040.
4. Replace a minimum of 10 gas- or diesel-powered vehicles with hybrid/EV alternatives by 2035.
5. Add a minimum of 5 new EV charging stations in high priority areas throughout the County by 2030.
6. Reduce solid waste disposed in landfill by 20% from 2023 levels by 2035.
7. Plant 55,000 trees throughout the County (public and private land) by 2035.
8. Plant 110,000 trees throughout the County (public and private land) by 2045.
9. Increase tree canopy on all County land to a minimum of 30% by 2050.
10. Add more naturalized areas on County property by reducing mowing requirements by 5% by 2035.

How will we get there?

To deliver on our goals and targets, the CAP presents 50 short-, medium- and long-term actions. These include:

• Developing a sustainable and resilient standard to help the County build more energy efficient buildings that are designed to cope with the changing weather.
• Creating a Community Forest Strategy to outline ways to bolster our urban canopy and invest in natural assets.
• Adding new hybrid and EV vehicles to our fleet.
• Looking to add EV charging stations in strategic areas across the County.
• Exploring different programs and education opportunities to help the community become more resilient and sustainable.
• And more!

Access the full Climate Action Plan (PDF) for details on all proposed actions.

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