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Saanich Seeks Feedback on Updating the 2020 Climate Plan

The District of Saanich is updating the 2020 Climate Plan, and is looking for input from your Community!

The Climate Plan Update Survey will contribute to shaping the updated Climate Plan and guiding the actions required to meet Saanich’s climate goals. The survey will take approximately 10 minutes, and you can enter to win:

• • a $500 gift card to your bike store of choice (within the CRD),
  • $100 gift card to Aunty Collective, or
  • 1 of 3 $40 gift cards to Big Wheel Burger.

The survey can be found at HelloSaanich and is open through summer 2025.

Background

Most of the actions from the 2020 Climate Plan have now been completed or are well underway. We have made significant progress towards our goals, including a 19% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from our 2007 baseline. An updated Climate Plan will confirm what actions we need to get us to our 2030 and 2050 goals, while accounting for major changes in global and local contexts, including more extreme weather events, a housing and affordability crisis, and increasing political and economic uncertainty.

An updated Climate Plan will address both:

• Climate change mitigation (reducing our GHG emissions), and
• Climate change adaptation (being prepared and resilient to climate impacts) in our community.
• The Plan will also focus on opportunities to improve the various co-benefits of climate action, including affordability, green jobs, mental and physical wellbeing, environmental health, and quality of life.

The survey can be found at HelloSaanich and is open through summer 2025.