Oro-Medonte

Municipal Action Plan

In June 2024, Council authorized for the The Township of Oro-Medonte to join the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Partners for Climate Protection (PCP) Program. The Township of Oro-Medonte is currently working on gathering data to create a corporate and community greenhouse gas (GHG) baseline to achieve Milestone One of the PCP program. The Township will set a target for reduction as part of Milestone Two, and work with the community on developing a local climate change action plan as part of Milestone Three.

Learn more about the work that Oro-Medonte is doing to protect and preserve the environment by visiting https://www.oro-medonte.ca/working-here/township-departments/environmental-services/

View Oro-Medonte’s Climate Change Action Plan

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“The Township of Oro-Medonte is excited to join the Partners for Climate Protection program. With Council’s adoption of the PCP program, township staff are looking forward to working with the SSEA, FCM, and ICLEI on the development of our local climate change action plan. The Township has a strong history of environmental leadership and we look forward to collaborating on climate action.” – Michelle Jakobi, Director of Environmental Services

“The Township of Oro-Medonte is looking forward to seeing what we can do to reduce our environmental footprint. There is tremendous community support and interest for this municipal initiative, we are eager to hear from the community and work together to address this issue.” – Lori Hutcheson, Oro-Medonte Councillor, and SSEA Board member

Milestones

Achieved June 2024

Milestone 0

Achieved August 2024

Milestone 1

Achieved October 2024

Milestone 2

Achieved August 2025

Milestone 3

In Development

Milestone 4

Milestone 5

Oro-Medonte's total GHG emissions (per cent)

Total GHG emissions

Community GHG emissions

Corporate GHG emissions

Targets

2023

Community target: 5% below 2023 levels by 2033 (baseline 129,211 tCO2e)

Corporate target: 10% below 2023 levels by 2033 (baseline 1734 tCO2e)