Canmore Climate ActionX Guiding Strategies

X Where our GHGs come from

X Initiatives and challengesX Corporate

X Renewable Energy

X Buildings

X Transportation

X Waste

X Summary

Guiding StrategiesX 2010: Environmental Sustainability Action Plan

X 2016: Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan

X 2018: Climate Change Action Plan

X 2019-2022: Council Strategic Plan

X 2019: Declaration of Climate Emergency

2030 target 30% reduction

2050 target 80% reduction

Canmore’s GHGs

It all started here…Senior’s Centre

X 2007: X 6 solar voltaic modules, 1 KW DC

X 2nd solar system in Alberta

X 2020: X 110 solar voltaic modules, 40 kW DC system

X 77% electrical offset

Elevation Place

X 2013: 36 solar thermal modules, 72 KW capacity

X 2020: New solar photovoltaic systemX 373 KW DC

X 969 panels

X 423,626 kWh/yr

University of Calgary Rooftop Solar Potential StudyX Rooftop geometry has >4 times

impact on solar potential than location

X The potentialX 42,000 MWh/yr

X 40,000 tonnes of CO2eq/yr reduced

X Equivalent to 8,600 cars off the road

X CurrentX 808 MWh/yr

X <2% of homes

Renewable/Low Carbon Energy Feasibility

X Prefeasibility scanX Accelerating the Implementation of

Renewable Energy -Quest, Community Energy Knowledge Action Partnership

X Variety of options for heat and electricity

X Feasibility study on most promising optionsX Imported and local generation

X $28 million currently spent on energy

BuildingsX 2014: Solar incentive

X 2018: 10% better than EnerGuide Reference House

X 2019: Maximum house size limit (325 m2/3,500 ft2), secondary suites

X Future: 2020 National Energy Code for Buildings, or…? Solar and EV ready requirements, energy efficiency requirements/incentives for renovations, Clean Energy Improvement Program

TransportationX Walking and cycling route

improvements and connectivity

X Free local transit funded by pay parking

X Future: Electric vehicles, car sharing

WasteX Residential Food Waste Diversion Pilot

X Future: Commercial/Institutional Food Waste program, construction waste

What’s on our sideX Community

X Bow Valley Climate Action

X Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley

“We will move to a low-carbon world because nature will force us, or because policy will guide us. If we wait until nature forces us, the cost will be astronomical.” Christiana Figueres, Executive secretary of the UNFCCC, 2010–2016

What’s not on our side