Key Points of the Ghg Reduction Plan (Change)
- Pertains to corporate operations only, community greenhouse gas emissions are being addressed under the Community Energy and Emissions Action Plan
- Plan includes emission reduction targets of 25% by 2015, 36% by 2020, and 43% by 2025 below 2007 levels
- Plan includes a forecast for 2050 emission reduction predictions, this is an estimated value based on current day assumptions and is not a firm commitment target
- Reduction targets will be re-evaluated and refined every five years in order to incorporate advances in technology and improvements in available data
- Greenhouse gas inventories are completed each year in order to monitor and track progress
- Staff engagement is crucial to the implementation and ongoing success of the greenhouse gas reduction plan
- The City of Nelson approved the Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan in May of 2010 with greenhouse gas emissions decrease of 25% by 2015 below 2007 levels at a cost of approximately $1.2 million.
The City of Nelson's Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan (PDF) presents a measured approach to the reduction of the City's corporate greenhouse gas emissions. The goals outlined is this plan are in line with Provincial targets and will place the City on a trajectory to achieve long-term emission reductions within the range of those agreed upon by the global scientific community.