Naomi Grant, chair of the Coalition for a Livable Sudbury, applauds city council for declaring a climate emergency but wonders why nothing substantial has been done on that file in the past five years
On May 28, 2019, Greater Sudbury council unanimously voted to declare a climate emergency and set a target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, with the support of an unprecedented 300+ community members in attendance, and more than 2,000 petitioners from every part of Greater Sudbury.
For a very long time afterwards, people regularly stopped to talk to me about this day with great joy. People still talk to me about it. But now they most often speak of heartbreak or even betrayal, that the promise of urgent action is not being fulfilled, while the urgent need for action has only grown.
However, as stated in the staff report, “while numerous improvements to municipal buildings and operations have been made, overall, the City is not yet on track for reaching net zero by 2050.” Also glaringly missing from that report is any clear action plan to achieve our 2025 and 2030 emission reduction targets. There is no real short-term implementation plan with a list of necessary actions, allocated responsibility, resources required or timeline.
However, five years after declaring a climate emergency, our city does not have a single staff person solely dedicated to climate action. Our city does not have a dedicated budget to implement our Community Energy and Emissions Plan or Community Climate Adaptation Plan. Our city has not put in place highly effective tools such as a carbon budget, or financing solutions for climate action.
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