Climate Change
CategoryReflections on COP27
Photo by Matthew TenBruggencate on Unsplash COP27, the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference, took place last month in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. From November …
Low carbon resilience: two sides of the same climate action coin
To address the climate emergency and transition to a low carbon and resilient future, decision-makers and practitioners need to implement integrated strategies to reduce greenhouse …
Where is your climate action plan at? Have you engaged community leaders?
As of October 2021, 433 BC municipalities (517 in Canada) have declared a climate emergency, others have declared their commitment to the 1.5oC target for …
Flying Elephants and Travel Emissions – Part 3
In Part 1 of this theme, we made a case for using the recent slowdown in long-haul travel to explore how to tackle visitor travel …
The Elephant in the Room
The Elephant in the Room Flying Elephants and Travel Emissions Part 2: In our last newsletter, we made a case for using the recent slowdown in long …
Flying Elephants and Travel Emissions
WCS Engagement + Planning’s recent work to support the “Big Moves” climate action initiatives in Squamish and Whistler highlights the importance of understanding and addressing …
Why declare a climate emergency?
And, what comes next? The years 2019 and 2020 may be long remembered as the turning point for municipal climate action in Canada. In …