Transcript The Municipal Emissions Assessment Tool

The Alliance for Resilient Cities
Eva Ligeti, Executive Director
Clean Air Partnership
ARC Webinar, November 27, 2007
What is ARC?
 Network of local governments and other
decision-makers concerned about responding
effectively to the impacts of climate change
 Why “resilient cities”? Resilience is the ability of a
system to withstand stress and to adapt to
changing conditions
 Climate change is creating a great deal of stress
for cities and this will continue for the foreseeable
future
2007 IPPC Report:
Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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Observational evidence from all
continents shows that natural
systems are already being
affected by regional climate
changes
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Impacts of climate change will
vary by:
 Rate of temperature change
 Adaptive measures put into place
 Socio-economic group impacted
by change
Power of
Worldwide Network
 UKCIP – Climate Impacts Program
 US Urban Leaders Forum
 Supports dialogue among partners, with tools and
expertise to sustain local climate adaptation efforts
 Alliance for Resilient Cities
 Will provide similar collaborative network for Canadian
cities
 Promote dialogue among urban decision makers on
climate change impacts and adaptation strategies
 Provide information and tools from outside experts
 One-on-one work with partners
Resiliency ≠ Emergency
Reponses
 While responding to
emergencies is very
important, our focus is not
on emergency planning
 FOCUS: to reduce the
impacts of climate
extremes on our
communities by building
our resiliency, reducing
our emissions,
understanding our
vulnerabilities and taking
action
Importance of Learning
and Dialogue
Our intent:
 To allow plenty of time for dialogue and
collaboration among all the participants,
rather than simply listening to information
 To focus on urban impacts and strategies
 To link with the expertise of leading
researchers
 To facilitate information sharing
 To showcase best practices
 (and, lessons learned…..)
The Role of the
Clean Air Partnership
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Convene the Alliance for Resilient
Cities
Manage webinar meetings, recruit
speakers
Keep abreast of and communicate
the latest developments and
strategies
Respond to member requests
Provide one on one consultations
Who will participate in ARC?
 Representatives of
local governments in
Canada
 Other levels of
government
 Businesses concerned
about climate impacts
 Research institutions
and non-governmental
experts
Membership Fees
For Fiscal Year 2008
To cover costs of:
Regional Governments
$4000
Municipalities > 1 million
$4000
Municipalities 500,000 – 1 million
$3000
Municipalities 250,000 – 500,000
$2500
Municipalities 100,000 – 250,000
$2000
Municipalities 50,000 – 100,000
$1500
Municipalities < 50,000
$1000
Industry Associations & Professional
Organizations
TBD
 Staff time
 Webinar technical
services
 Teleconference costs
 Website
management
Webinar Schedule
 First two webinars scheduled for:
 Tuesday November 27th, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
 Tuesday January 15th, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
 These webinars will be free of charge
 From March 2008, only ARC members and
invited guests will participate in the webinars
Alex Nickson
 Climate Change
Strategy Manager,
Greater London
Authority, UK
 Key Note Speaker Lessons from
London’s Climate
Change Adaptation
Process and Strategy
 London has been working
on climate change
adaptation since 2001 and
has recently prepared a
comprehensive climate
change adaptation plan
 Alex Nickson has
participated in this process
since the beginning and
led the development of
the adaptation plan
Registered Webinar
Participants
Organization
BC Ministry of Environment
Cement Association of Canada
Participant
Various
Wayne Dawson
Organization
Health Canada
Kaila-Lea Clarke
Insurance Bureau of Canada
Robert Tremblay
Center for Clean Air Policy
Various
Metro Vancouver
City of Burlington
Various
Natural Resources Canada
City of Coquitlam
Jennifer Wilkie
City of Hamilton & Clean Air Hamilton
Various
Participant
Ontario Ministry of the Environment
Peel Region - Peel Public Health
Brent Burton
Various
Carol Salisbury
Various
City of London
Shawna Milanovic
Regional District of Central Okanagan
Leah Hartley
City of Oshawa
Suzanne Elston
The Regional Municipality of Durham
Nestor Chornobay
City of Ottawa
Various
The Regional Municipality of York
City of Toronto
Various
Town of Ajax
Stev Andis
City of Vancouver
Various
Town of Oakville
Cindy Toth
Rebekah McGurran
Township of King
Jane Underhill
Blake Poland
City of Vaughan
Dr. Erica Weir
Enbridge
Tim Adamson
University of Toronto
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Devin Causley
Ville de Montreal
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Bob Smith
Adaptation Expert
Ian Burton
Various
Adaptation Expert
Michelle Laurie
Fraser Valley Regional District
Halton Region Health Department