Thunder Bay Net-Zero Strategy

The Net-Zero Strategy (NZS) is a community-wide energy use and greenhouse gas emissions inventory and action plan for Thunder Bay to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. It provides a vision for the community and highlights the scale of changes needed to respond to the climate emergency declared by City Council in January 2020.

The following visual summary of the Virtual Launch Event on May 18 was done by Emma Richard, Graphic Artist.

mind map with illustrations and words outlining the net-zero strategy

 

About the project

In 2019, the City of Thunder Bay received funding from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and the Province of Ontario’s Municipal Energy Plan Program for the creation of a Community Energy and Emissions Plan (now the Net-Zero Strategy). On January 13, 2020, Thunder Bay City Council declared a climate emergency emphasising the urgency of addressing climate change. The climate emergency reinforces the need for a plan to provide the community with the information and tools to make decisions that contribute to the decarbonisation of Thunder Bay.

Sustainability Solutions Group (SSG), a workers co-operative focused on state of the art community energy planning, climate action planning, and climate change adaptation projects, is the lead consultant on the development of the NZS. SSG engaged Arbora Management Services to assist in local engagement and workshop delivery for the NZS process.

 

Past public engagement

The planning process kick-off event was held on Jan. 9, 2020 at Magnus Theatre, where EarthCare Thunder Bay hosted a film screening of the award-winning environmental documentary Anthropocene: The Human Epoch. This sold-out event drew residents from across the City to learn more about the creation of the NZS. In addition, an initial survey was launched on the community’s Get Involved page. Read more about the results from this survey.

Phase 2 of public engagement launched on Earth Day 2020 with a second online survey. This survey allowed residents to participate in prioritizing the selection criteria for low-carbon actions. Read more about the results from this survey.

We thank the community for their feedback as we work to set a path to achieve community-wide net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Sign up for the EarthCare newsletter stay informed and learn more about how to get involved.

 

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Contact us

Contact EarthCare Thunder Bay to submit a comment, question, or request a virtual presentation.


 

Contact Us

Eric Todd
Superintendent, EMS City Operations
105 Junot Ave. S.
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 4X6
807-625-4603 | 807-625-4614
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