
From Planning to Implementation: Overcoming Challenges in Local Climate Action
Description
This webinar is the first of a four-part series on how cities and communities can overcome the hurdles of moving from climate plans into action and measurable results. It is co-hosted by Climate Reality Project Canada, Climate Caucus, Clean Air Partnership, and the Tamarack Institute.
Part 1: Social Barriers to Climate Action Implementation | October 7, 2024 | 1:00-2:00 PM ET
Part 2: Technical Barriers to Climate Action Implementation | November 4, 2024 | 1:00-2:00 PM ET
Part 3: Institutional and Political Barriers to Climate Action Implementation | December 2, 2024 | 1:00-2:00 PM ET
Part 4: Financial Barriers to Climate Action Implementation | January 13, 2025 | 1:00-2:00 PM ET
This is the second webinar series from this group of collaborators. The first occurred in 2023-2024 and focused on the intersections of the climate and affordability crises. Catch up on key takeaways from the sessions and watch the recordings here.
Part 4: Financial Barriers to Climate Action Implementation
January 13, 2025 | 1:00-2:00 PM ET
Financing is one of the most common challenges local governments face when looking to put their climate plans into action. Municipal governments are limited in the tools available to them to raise revenue, being largely dependent on property taxes, user fees, and funding from other levels of government. Though climate mitigation and adaptation will ultimately result in cost-savings for governments and residents alike, many projects require significant initial investment, which can be a deterrent for cash-strapped municipalities.
However, municipalities are also creating new and innovative solutions, creating taxation structures, working with new partners, and tapping into new sources of revenue. This webinar will feature a discussion of the range of different climate financing options available to municipalities, as well as a case study of one community’s successful approach to financing climate action.
Speakers
James Byrne, City of Peterborough
Will Cole-Hamilton, Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Will Cole-Hamilton lives in the unceded traditional territory of the K’ómoks First Nation in Courtenay, BC. He serves as a Councillor in the City of Courtenay, as Chair of the Comox Valley Regional District, and is also the Chair of the BC Caucus of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
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Date
- Jan 13 2025
- Expired!
Time
- 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Local Time
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Date: Jan 13 2025
- Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
More Info
Labels
- Canada
Location
online
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Organizer
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Tamarack Institute
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Website
https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca