The Citizen Climate Council also determined that data on how well the city was implementing its climate agenda was hard to find.
The 2022 Climate Progress Account from the Citizen Climate Counsel is meant to support the city in its efforts, said Judith Kennedy, a spokesperson for the group.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
Just four per cent of all greenhouse gases emitted in Ottawa come from the corporation, primarily from its buildings and vehicle fleet. But it’s the municipality’s job to help city residents and businesses responsible for the other 96 per cent of emissions fight climate change too, through such programs as the Better Homes Ottawa program, Kennedy said.
Frustratingly, the group determined that data on how well the city was implementing its climate agenda was hard to find. The volunteers sifted through reports and scoured the agendas and minutes of council and committees, but found little informationArticle content “They do put out annual reports on , but they’re not matching up perfectly with the milestones that they published previously. It makes you wonder, ‘What’s happened if something you mentioned before is not included in your end of year report? Did that just vanish? Is it not a priority anymore? Have you done something different? It’s just really difficult for the average citizen to get hold of that information.
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