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Climate Resilient Kelowna Strategy
Climate Resilient Kelowna Tracker
Key Drivers
Reduce reliance on vehicles
Transition to efficient, low-emission vehicles
Create efficient, low-emission and resilient buildings
Support low-emission and resilient energy supply
Create complete, compact, resilient communities
Employ nature-based solutions
Reduce emissions from waste
Increase the resiliency of infrastructure and assets
Improve climate emergency preparedness
Demonstrate municipal corporate climate leadership
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Indigenous Peoples and Land Acknowledgement
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Climate Resilient Kelowna Strategy
Responsible in 16 actions
ID
Action title
Implementation phase
Status
Resources
Priority
B3.2
Accelerate Energy Step Code and/or Zero Carbon Step Code adoption
Planning
On time
moderate
critical
B3.4
Explore policies to increase the use of mass timber in larger buildings
Not started
On time
low
medium
B3.5
Consider policies to reduce embodied emissions in new buildings
Not started
On time
low
medium
EN1.1
Develop strategies to identify and remove barriers to participation in renewable energy programs (e.g. municipal codes, policies, and legislation)
Not started
On time
low
medium
EN1.2
Support the identification and development of regional renewable natural gas resources, such as anaerobic digestion of food scraps, waste decomposition, etc.
Planning
On time
moderate
medium
EN1.3
Encourage the development and expansion of low-emission district heating and cooling systems
Not started
On time
low
low
EN1.4
Reduce reliance upon fossil fuels by encouraging small-scale and decentralized generation of renewable energy, such as solar photovoltaics, wind, and geothermal.
Planning
On time
low
medium
EN1.5
Identify opportunities to promote the inclusion of waste-heat generation or recovery, with prioritized consideration by the City for necessary utility rights-of-way
Not started
On time
moderate
low
EN2.2
Collaborate with local utilities on demand-response programs to reduce peak energy demand during climate events (e.g., during a heat wave)
In progress
On time
low
high
RI1.2
Review the City's critical infrastructure (e.g. bridges, water and waste water treatment plants, emergency response centers, etc.) that were identified to be at risk in the Climate Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, and retrofit to withstand climate events (e.g. wildfire, flooding, etc.).
Not started
On time
high
medium
CL2.3
Develop tools and resources for staff to apply a climate lens in their work.
In progress
On time
low
high
CL2.4
Create a cross-departmental climate/ sustainability team to collaborate and champion the implementation of policies, projects and plans that will address climate change.
In progress
On time
low
medium
CL3.1
Implement the Strategic Energy Management Plan to demonstrate leadership by the City of Kelowna in reducing GHG emissions.
In progress
On time
high
high
CL3.2
Amend sustainable procurement policy to put a larger emphasis on climate in a variety of procurement situations
Not started
On time
low
medium
CL3.3
Continue to implement the Green Fleet Strategy to decarbonize the City's Corporate Vehicle Fleet.
In progress
On time
low
high
CL4.2
Collaborate with other organizations (e.g. educational, utilities, etc.) to host public demonstrations of retrofit projects to share information about results and payback.
In progress
On time
moderate
low