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We're developing a Climate Action Plan (CAP) to improve resilience to the changing climate. Climate mitigation and adaptation are critical to Whitehorse, given experience with its impacts. The City declared a climate change emergency in 2019 in response to these impacts, emphasizing the need for greater focus on reducing our greenhouse gas emissions and building capacity to plan, prepare, and respond to climate change.
Climate mitigation – also known as greenhouse gas mitigation – is about taking steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to slow global heating.
Climate adaptation means making changes to our built environment, our technologies, even our lifestyles, to ensure we can thrive in a changing climate.
The goals of the CAP are to:
Determine the extent to which climate change is already considered in our targets.
Develop a strategy for coordinating climate mitigation and adaptation actions throughout our short- and long-term planning.
Whitehorse is projected to experience an increase in heatwaves, extreme rainfall, higher winds, and wildfires. Cold snaps and annual freeze-thaw cycles are projected to decrease, while the number of snowstorms is projected to remain steady or decrease in frequency. These are only some of the ways climate change will impact us which is why this plan is so important.
We are in the final phase of public engagement before the CAP is presented to Council. This phase of public engagement will run from May 21 to June 20, 2025.
We're developing a Climate Action Plan (CAP) to improve resilience to the changing climate. Climate mitigation and adaptation are critical to Whitehorse, given experience with its impacts. The City declared a climate change emergency in 2019 in response to these impacts, emphasizing the need for greater focus on reducing our greenhouse gas emissions and building capacity to plan, prepare, and respond to climate change.
Climate mitigation – also known as greenhouse gas mitigation – is about taking steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to slow global heating.
Climate adaptation means making changes to our built environment, our technologies, even our lifestyles, to ensure we can thrive in a changing climate.
The goals of the CAP are to:
Determine the extent to which climate change is already considered in our targets.
Develop a strategy for coordinating climate mitigation and adaptation actions throughout our short- and long-term planning.
Whitehorse is projected to experience an increase in heatwaves, extreme rainfall, higher winds, and wildfires. Cold snaps and annual freeze-thaw cycles are projected to decrease, while the number of snowstorms is projected to remain steady or decrease in frequency. These are only some of the ways climate change will impact us which is why this plan is so important.
We are in the final phase of public engagement before the CAP is presented to Council. This phase of public engagement will run from May 21 to June 20, 2025.
Thank you for your interest in the City of Whitehorse’s Climate Action Plan (CAP).
The CAP is our roadmap for addressing climate change through both adaptation (preparing for its impacts) and mitigation (reducing greenhouse gas emissions). This plan will guide our efforts until 2050 and will be reviewed and updated every five years.
We are now launching public engagement on the revised draft CAP, and we invite you to take a final look before the CAP is presented to Council for consideration. This latest draft has been updated based on the feedback we received during the last round of public engagement in May, 2024. You can review the draft CAP here.
As part of the final phase of public engagement, we invite you to complete this survey, which will walk you through each action in the draft CAP. Your feedback will help us verify that there are no important actions missing from the CAP.
Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.
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The City of Whitehorse is developing a Climate Action Plan (CAP). It outlines actions we will take over the next five years to address the effects of climate change. It will support our goal to meet 2030 greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets and work towards net-zero GHG emissions by 2050.
A draft of the CAP is ready for public review here. As part of phase 2 of public engagement, we invite you to complete this survey, which will walk you through each action in the draft. Your feedback will help us verify that there are no important actions missing from the CAP.
Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.
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Whitehorse is projected to experience an increase in heatwaves, extreme rainfall, high winds, and wildfires. Climate risks already impacting our community include the following:
Flooding from the Yukon River
Health impacts from severe heat and wildfire smoke
Wildfire
Loss of water supply
Frozen pipes and water mains
Damage to roofing from snowfall loading
Ground shifting and landslides
Increased O&M requirements and costs
Health and safety risks to commuters
Power outages
Take the survey to share your perspective on how you're impacted. If you weren't able to attend the webinar on January 30, the recording is posted in our Videos section.
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Wed, May 22, 2024