A Thunder Bay councillor is hoping to get the city involved in the Race to Zero campaign.
Current River’s Andrew Foulds is bringing forward a motion to council on Monday night, which looks to accomplish a list of things:
- Publicly endorse the recognition of the global climate emergency
- Keep global heating below the 1.5° Celsius goal of the Paris Agreement
- Put inclusive climate action at the center of all urban decision-making
- A pledge to reach net-zero by mid-century at the latest
- Reduce emissions by 55% below 2016 levels by 2030 by following the pathway outlined in the Net Zero Strategy
- Pilot test and procure zero emissions buses by 2025
- Develop a roadmap to achieve net-zero carbon municipal buildings and policy approval by 2025 to deliver a commitment to own, occupy, and develop net zero carbon municipal assets by 2030
“I believe very strongly, and so does the EarthCare Advisory Committee, it is municipalities that do a lot of the work to accomplish net-zero and the race to zero,” added Foulds. “I wish every municipality in Canada and around the world had net zero policy. We are all in this together and we all have a role to play.”
Council was presented with the Net Zero Strategy on June 7th.
The strategy had a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050.
