Building a Sustainable Future, Together
Edmonton is committed to climate action. The City has a strategic goal of climate resilience that includes reducing emissions and preparing for a changing climate. Achieving this goal requires a collective effort from the City, community members, businesses, and institutions.
Climate Action Report Card
This report card is where we show how we are moving our actions forward. The report card includes the status for each action item in Edmonton Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan (18 Actions) and Edmonton's Community Energy Transition Strategy (105 Actions). This list is sortable by action status.
For actions that are Completed or Ongoing or In Progress you will find a key initiative and project highlights to demonstrate tangible work being done. Actions that are Completed or Ongoing or In Progress are defined as follows:
Completed or Ongoing - Related projects are complete or have transitioned into ongoing operational programs.
In Progress - These actions are in progress, with key supporting projects initiated.
| Action Number | Climate Action | Status | Highlight |
|---|---|---|---|
| AP 01 | The City of Edmonton develops and implements a climate science and evidence-based decision-making framework. | In Progress | At the City, climate science and evidence-based decision-making tools continue to be developed and used. The Cities and Climate Change Science Conference resulted in ten Cities IPCC Legacy Research Grants being awarded to researchers pursuing projects that advanced knowledge about local climate resilience solutions. Climate information has been incorporated into reports to Council and the Carbon Budget is now a requisite of the City’s budget process. |
| AP 02 | The City of Edmonton develops and implements a vulnerability risk assessment, resilience and adaptation planning, measurement and reporting program. | In Progress | The Climate Resilience Planning and Development Action Plan, which is in progress, incorporates energy transition and climate adaptation action in every stage of the planning and development processes. The City also works in collaboration with other municipalities in the region on climate action. Examples include a From Risk to Resilience: EMRB Climate Resilience Study (2024). Development of targets and tools for measurement are in progress. |
| AP 03 | The City of Edmonton leads by example by continuing to pilot, evaluate, share results and implement science-based adaptations. | In Progress | The City continues to lead by example, piloting adaptation elements in the Climate Ready Home demonstration trailer in partnership with NAIT, and exploring opportunities for international partnership or avenues such as the Urban Sustainability Directors Network. |
| AP 04 | The City of Edmonton, in partnership with community stakeholders, develops and integrates climate adaptation and resilience standards into urban and strategic planning, design, and development approval processes. | In Progress | Development and integration progresses through implementation of Climate Resilience Planning and Development Action Plan, Zoning Bylaw changes and District Policy Plans, and the Breathe Implementation Project. |
| AP 05 | The City of Edmonton conducts climate change impact assessments on existing assets, ongoing maintenance programs, planned retrofits, and new infrastructure developments. | In Progress | Following pilot projects, the City’s Facility Design and Construction Consultant Manual Vol. 1 and C627 Climate Resilience Policy and Administrative Procedures incorporate assessment of climate change impacts on City assets. Further work is in progress as part of the Climate Resilience Planning and Development Action Plan, Action 7. |
| AP 06 | The City of Edmonton in partnership with community stakeholders develops and implements a community scale and household climate change readiness program. | In Progress | Climate education and outreach efforts occur through the City’s Change for Climate and Neighbouring for Climate Programs. The Climate Resilient Home (CRH) is an online tool developed by the City that provides citizens with a road map to improve the climate resiliency of their homes. |
| AP 07 | The City of Edmonton develops and implements a local business and institution climate change readiness program | In Progress | The Climate Resilient Business Tool helps business owners understand potential climate change risks to their business, and the actions that can be implemented to improve resilience and increase competitiveness and Change for Climate profitability. |
| AP 08 | The City of Edmonton in partnership with community stakeholders develops and implements a community “Resilience Hubs” program that provides support and resources for residents to improve their capacity to cope with climate changes and extreme weather. | In Progress | The City supported initial research on resilience hubs. Further work is funding dependent. |
| AP 09 | The City of Edmonton develops and implements a “Cool Edmonton” program to reduce the impacts of urban heat island effect. | In Progress | Provisions for extreme weather response have been developed and are posted to edmonton.ca and shared through appropriate media channels as required. Preliminary research on urban heat islands in Edmonton was completed in 2022. |
| AP 10 | The City of Edmonton in partnership with EPCOR and other stakeholders develops and implements a drought management program. | In Progress | EPCOR, as the city's water service provider, has established conservation guidance and response measures. The Alberta Water Council has published guides for municipal drought resiliency, and EPCOR has an established Drought Resiliency Plan. The City is collaborating with EPCOR on the development of the City’s operational responses to potential future water restrictions and to apply these resources. |
| AP 11 | The City of Edmonton in partnership with EPCOR and other stakeholders enhances long-term source water security and protection planning for water quantity and quality. | In Progress | The City continues to work with and support the North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance’s North Saskatchewan River Water Management Roadmap Project and EPCOR’s Source water protection plan. |
| AP 12 | The City of Edmonton, in partnership with the Province of Alberta and other stakeholders, researches, develops and implements a river and ravine flooding resilience program. | In Progress | Development and implementation of a river flooding resilience program progresses. The City participated with the Province to update the provincial Flood Map, and supporting actions are being taken by EPCOR and through North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance's programs like SaskWatch. |
| AP 13 | The City of Edmonton, in partnership with EPCOR, develops and implements an urban flooding resilience program. | In Progress | Epcor is taking action on flood mitigation; information is available on their website. The City is also progressing work related to this action through the Climate Resilience Planning and Development Action Plan. |
| AP 14 | Integrate changing climate extremes into coordinated emergency management programs including preparedness, prevention, response and recovery. | In Progress | Alberta Emergency Management Agency (AEMA) is responsible for response plans for specific emergencies and hazards that could affect the province and the City participates in regional response. An initial Wildfire Vulnerability and Risk study for Edmonton has been completed. Development of a Wildland-Urban Interface Wildfire Risk Strategy is in progress. The Alberta Water Council has published guides for municipal drought resiliency, and EPCOR has an established Drought Resiliency Plan and conservation guidance and response measures. The City is collaborating with EPCOR on the development of the City’s operational responses to potential future water restrictions. |
| AP 15 | The City of Edmonton identifies and assesses opportunities to increase the resilience of Edmonton’s energy systems. | In Progress | Energy system performance is monitored by utility companies and the Alberta Electric System Operator. The City of Edmonton monitors performance and improves resilience of City-owned systems and continues to explore opportunities as identified in the District Energy Strategy. The City has encouraged local renewable energy generation through solar programs (2019-2025) and Solar PV continues to be an eligible upgrade for Clean Energy Improvement Program (CEIP) financing. |
| AP 16 | Incorporate climate change and ecosystem service evaluations, in coordination with Action #17, into pest management policies/practices/etc. | In Progress | Work to integrate climate change into integrated pest management at the city continues. Initial research through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities on invasive species and urban forest management and changing climates are being integrated into urban forestry planning and reflected in practice of the Integrated Pest Management Policy C501A. |
| AP 17 | The City of Edmonton develops and implements an ecosystem services-based program, including ecological restoration, that supports climate resilience. | In Progress | Initial research on ecosystem services and scoping has occurred. Required resources and next steps are being evaluated. |
| AP 18 | The City of Edmonton will research, develop and integrate climate change food resilience and agribusiness program into Edmonton’s food and urban agriculture strategy. | In Progress | fresh- Edmonton’s Food and Urban Agriculture Strategy, provides information and permits for urban beekeeping, hens, farms and agricultural development. |
| ET 1.01 | Engage in ongoing dialogue with Memorandum of Understanding partners on ownership and participation opportunities of Indigenous Peoples in the energy transition. | In Progress | Engagement with Indigenous Partners on programming and initiatives is ongoing. Some examples include participation in climate change outreach to the public, such as development of Street Sparks, the Changing for Climate video series, engagement on the City's Climate Equity Program research, the Climate Resilience Planning and Development action plan, the Wildland-Urban Interface Wildfire Risk Strategy and the Updated Climate Action Plan 2027-2030 development. |
| ET 1.02 | Advocate for a low-cost and low-carbon energy supply for Edmontonians and businesses. | In Progress | The city continues to advocate for low cost and low carbon energy supply for Edmontonians and businesses, with initiatives such as the City’s Clean Energy Improvement Program (CEIP) and Blatchford District Energy System. Additional programs are in the development stage. |
| ET 1.03 | Implement regulatory and policy changes to enable renewable energy access to support widespread adoption on appropriate land uses. | In Progress | Changes to the Zoning Bylaw removed development permit requirements for solar panels on non-heritage buildings. Additional regulatory and policy changes to enable renewable energy access are in progress through the Climate Resilience Planning and Development Action Plan. |
| ET 1.04 | Increase and expand the existing Solar Incentive Rebate Program. | Completed or Ongoing | Building on the success of the Change Homes for Climate Solar Program (2019-2023), the program reopened exclusively for multi-unit residential properties (2024-2025). Solar PV continues to be an eligible upgrade for Clean Energy Improvement Program (CEIP) financing. |
| ET 1.05 | Provide incentives for battery storage for green power systems. | Completed or Ongoing | Battery storage is an eligible upgrade for Clean Energy Improvement Program (CEIP) financing. |
| ET 1.06 | Support group/aggregated purchasing of renewable energy (i.e. electricity and gas). | In Progress | An options analysis for group/aggregated purchasing is in progress. |
| ET 1.07 | Support community, cooperative and Indigenous-owned renewable energy projects. | In Progress | The City continues to support community cooperative and Indigenous-owned renewable energy projects. |
| ET 1.08 | Advance regional initiatives for future energy systems (i.e. geothermal, hydrogen, waste-to-energy, fusion, etc.), supply chains and infrastructure, including the scale up/expansion of the hydrogen production and distribution network. | Completed or Ongoing | The City of Edmonton has advanced projects in support of regional initiatives for future energy systems such as: Blatchford, Mobile Fueling Project, Waste to Energy, Hydrogen Bus Pilot. |
| ET 1.09 | Advance regional initiatives and attract investment and technology start-ups that build on the region’s energy resources and innovation strengths, such as innovation related to bitumen-beyond-combustion industries (such as carbon fibres, plastics and polymers), lithium refinement and manufacturing industries and artificial intelligence for smart grid and building automation, including battery storage. | Completed or Ongoing | The City supports regional initiatives through the Industrial Investment Action Plan and collaboration with regional economic development and innovation organizations. |
| ET 1.10 | Collaborate with utilities for a neighbourhood scale hydrogen heating pilot. | Future Deliverable |
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| ET 1.11 | Advance licenses and partnerships through Advanced Energy Research Facility to continue to drive innovation in bioenergy and renewable resource areas. | Completed or Ongoing | The City is collaborating through the Advanced Energy Research Facility and Alberta Clean Energy Technology Accelerator to advance innovation. |
| ET 1.12 | Market and promote local clean tech products, projects and services and provide support programs for connecting local business to opportunities in the low carbon economy with regional economic development partners (e.g. Edmonton Global). | Completed or Ongoing | The City supports regional initiatives through implementation of the Industrial Investment Action Plan and ongoing collaboration with regional economic development and innovation organizations such as Edmonton Global. |
| ET 1.13 | The City of Edmonton leads by example by purchasing 100% renewable electricity for civic operations. | Completed or Ongoing | The City of Edmonton entered into two 20-year green energy contracts that will enable the City to utilize 100% renewable electricity for its own operations. |
| ET 1.14 | The City leads by example by installing renewable energy systems on municipal buildings as outlined in an updated Civic Operations GHG Management Plan. | Completed or Ongoing | Implementation of solar installations on City buildings continues and includes the following installations as examples: Centennial Transit Garage, Commonwealth Community Recreation Center, North East Traffic Operations Facility, Kennedale Eco Station and the Edmonton EXPO Centre. |
| ET 1.15 | Develop a district heating and cooling energy network strategy, identifying potential primary district energy nodes. | Completed or Ongoing | The City’s District Energy Strategy is a transformational initiative that offers the opportunity to significantly reduce emissions by an estimated 230,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year across all district energy opportunity areas. |
| ET 1.16 | Begin development of the first two primary district energy nodes in Blatchford and Downtown. | Completed or Ongoing | Construction of the Blatchford and Downtown District Energy system is complete. |
| ET 1.17 | Further expand the district energy network into primary district energy nodes through facilitation of mutually beneficial partnerships between industry, communities and the City that de-risks private investment. | In Progress | Expansion of the District Energy network is in progress, with implementation through the Climate Resilience Planning and Development Action Plan, Action 10. |
| ET 1.18 | Collaborate with district energy system owners and operators to advance low-carbon energy sources for the systems. | In Progress | District Energy collaborations are in progress to advance low-carbon energy sources. |
| ET 1.19 | Maximize the production of renewable energy from waste and implement and expand organics capture and processing and alternate processing methods for non-organic feedstock. | Completed or Ongoing | In alignment with the 25-year Waste Strategy, the City of Edmonton implemented waste-to-energy technology that keeps more waste out of the landfill and provides a source of cleaner energy. |
| ET 1.20 | Develop waste reduction and materials recovery roadmaps that aim to minimize emissions. | Completed or Ongoing | The Waste Reduction Roadmap '24 was approved by Edmonton City Council in 2021. |
| ET 2.01 | Establish an industry advisory group for ongoing advice and recommendations for advancing the emission-neutral building pathway. | Completed or Ongoing | The Emissions Neutral Building Industry Advisory Group (ENBAIG) established in 2022 provides strategic guidance on advancing emissions neutral building objectives. |
| ET 2.02 | Provide incentives for new construction to build above Building Code. Incentives will be performance based and increase as follows: 2022 Tier 1; 2025 Tier 2; and 2028 Tier 3. The industry advisory group will provide ongoing advice on the incentives. | Future Deliverable | |
| ET 2.03 | Establish an Emission Neutral Building Knowledge Exchange collaborative platform/hub that includes working with collaborators, such as post secondary institutes, on training | Completed or Ongoing | The City supports the Emissions Neutral Buildings Information Exchange (ENBIX), an industry-led collaborative platform to share knowledge and support sustainable building and renovation practices across Alberta. |
| ET 2.04 | Develop a Cost Sharing Database for information on emission-neutral building costs | Future Deliverable | |
| ET 2.05 | Continue the Building Blocks information and discussion series to support learning and discussions on high-performance buildings, and industry best practices. | Completed or Ongoing | The City’s Safety Codes, Permits and Inspections team have hosted Building Block information sessions. To stay connected and get the latest from Development and Safety Codes, Permits and Inspections, register for updates. |
| ET 2.06 | Include emission-neutral building information in City of Edmonton newsletters for regular communication and expand Change for Climate consumer and tenant resources to include resources on life-cycle costs and other benefits of emission-neutral buildings. | Completed or Ongoing | Emission neutral building resources are provided through Change for Climate, Emissions Neutral Buildings Information Exchange (ENBIX), Climate Resilient Homes (CRH), Neighbouring for Climate and Energy Benchmarking programs. |
| ET 2.07 | Accelerate and expand existing building retrofit programs to provide incentives to improve energy efficiency in existing homes and commercial buildings. | Completed or Ongoing | Building on the success of the Home Energy Retrofit Accelerator (2021-2024) and Building Energy Retrofit Accelerator (ends 2025), the Clean Energy Improvement Program (CEIP) continues to offer retrofit incentives (low-interest energy upgrade financing). |
| ET 2.08 | Continue offering voluntary energy labelling and disclosure programs that include financial and nonfinancial incentives. | Completed or Ongoing | Building Energy Benchmarking is a voluntary program. The City’s Clean Energy Improvement Program (CEIP) incorporates energy disclosure as a qualification for the program and provides this information on Edmonton’s Home Energy Map. |
| ET 2.09 | Explore mandatory energy benchmarking, disclosure, and labelling bylaws. | Future Deliverable | |
| ET 2.10 | Collaborate with energy utility companies to develop market-wide, electronic access to energy consumption data for all buildings. | Future Deliverable | |
| ET 2.11 | Encourage voluntary reporting of embodied carbon emissions in new construction. | Future Deliverable | |
| ET 2.12 | Continue to apply energy efficiency criteria as part of the affordable housing grant program, and establish incentives for energy-efficient/emission-neutral affordable housing, reducing energy costs and increasing total affordability. | In Progress | Energy efficiency criteria are included in the Affordable Housing Investment Program and the City’s procedure for climate resilient, City-funded, non-City-owned buildings. |
| ET 2.13 | Pilot a home renovation program designed to address energy poverty and implement income-based programs to help residents living in energy poverty make their homes more energy efficient, access renewable energy and realize benefits of energy transition. | Completed or Ongoing | The Home Upgrades Program was offered to Edmontonians until the end of 2024 by Alberta Ecotrust and Empower Me in partnership with the City of Edmonton and others. |
| ET 2.14 | Forecast, track and report on energy poverty while collaborating with existing poverty reduction initiatives to lessen energy burden in Edmonton. | In Progress | Research on energy poverty is in progress, based on the foundations of the Home Upgrades Program. Collaboration on related initiatives continue, such as Energy Poverty Round Table. |
| ET 2.15 | Support, retain and grow green technology and service businesses in the region that are locally owned and controlled by diverse groups, and market and promote local green building expertise, innovation, technologies, products and services with regional economic development partners. | Completed or Ongoing | The City’s Economic Action Plan is a 10-year roadmap to building a vibrant, inclusive and sustainable economy, supported by the Sustainable Procurement Policy, Industrial Investment Action Plan, Industrial Carbon Capture Facility Tax Incentive, and Emissions Neutral Buildings Information Exchange (ENBIX). |
| ET 2.16 | The City leads by example by setting an emission-neutral building standard for new City buildings. | Completed or Ongoing | Council’s Climate Resilience Policy C627 sets emissions neutral building standards for new City Buildings. |
| ET 2.17 | The City leads by example by retrofitting municipal buildings as outlined in an updated Civic Operations GHG Management Plan. | In Progress | The City continues to lead by example through Council’s C627 Climate Resilience Policy and implementation of the City’s procedure for Climate Resilient Existing City Buildings. |
| ET 2.18 | The City leads by example by reporting and disclosing the energy performance of City-owned buildings. | Completed or Ongoing | The Building Energy Benchmarking program discloses energy performance of City-owned buildings. |
| ET 2.19 | The City leads by example by implementing embodied carbon disclosure into procurement processes of building materials and products. | In Progress | Embodied carbon assessments are referenced in the City’s Climate Resilience procedure and a reporting mechanism in development. |
| ET 3.01 | Implement City Plan and the Growth Management Framework policy directions and intentions related to climate change mitigation. | In Progress | Edmonton’s Zoning Bylaw, effective January 1, 2024, is the primary regulatory tool to implement the City Plan. The Zoning Bylaw supports emissions reductions by expanding housing opportunities in our existing neighbourhoods, nodes, and corridors to reduce demand for urban sprawl. A compact city can help reduce emissions caused by transportation and infrastructure expansion. |
| ET 3.02 | Implement regulatory and policy changes to enable sustainable and resilient development. | In Progress | Edmonton’s Zoning Bylaw, effective January 1, 2024 supports reductions of carbon emissions by enabling more compact and complete communities. Additional actions related to land development processes are progressing as part of the Climate Resilience Planning and Development Action Plan. |
| ET 3.03 | Update Design and Construction Standards with sustainable and resilient elements. | In Progress | Progress has been made to incorporate sustainable and resilient elements into Design and Construction Standards and work continues to progress through the Climate Resilience Planning and Development Action Plan, Action 7. |
| ET 3.04 | Create district plans that enable low-carbon and climate-resilient communities | Completed or Ongoing | The District Policy and Plans include energy transition and climate adaptation policies that apply to all private and public development and infrastructure projects across the city. Policies require resilient landscaping practices, improved active transportation networks, and encourage emission-neutral buildings and infrastructure. |
| ET 3.05 | Develop a process for considering emissions targets, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and protection of critical land uses such as agriculture and natural areas, as part of the land development application reviews. | In Progress | Portions of this action are In Progress through the Climate Resilience Planning and Development Action Plan, Action 7. |
| ET 3.06 | Apply greenhouse gas emissions mitigations and sustainability and resilient elements to urban renewal projects and urban redevelopment. | In Progress | Assessment occurs as a component of some projects, while the mechanism for tracking and reporting is to be developed. |
| ET 3.07 | Identify and begin planning for potential car-free or low-emissions zones or corridors in combination with active transportation and public realm improvements. | In Progress | Planning for potential car free or low-emissions zones is in progress. Key projects include the Mass Transit network and Curbside Management Strategy. |
| ET 3.08 | Accelerate Edmonton’s EV-Readiness by supporting the installation of public EV charging infrastructure, and providing EV charging incentives. | In Progress | An Electric Vehicle Charger and E-bike Rebate program was launched in June 2020 and closed when rebate dollars were disbursed. The City continues to guide the installation of public charging stations by identifying optimal sites, including City-owned land in partnership with third-party providers. |
| ET 3.09 | Support zero emission vehicles via designated driving lanes, priority parking, or other measures. | Future Deliverable | |
| ET 3.10 | Collaborate and explore opportunities for utilization of hydrogen in the goods movement sector, including piloting a hydrogen fuel bus retrofit project with post-secondary institutions. | In Progress | The City of Edmonton is trialing hydrogen bus technology and has a mobile hydrogen fueling station to support vehicle trials. |
| ET 3.11 | Monitor and plan for the advancement of disruptive transportation technology. | In Progress | Work is currently focused on monitoring the advancement and regulation of shared micromobility and evaluating the performance of zero-emission transit fleet technology. |
| ET 3.12 | Support car, ride, bike and other micromobility sharing programs. | In Progress | The City continues to support shared micromobility options like scooters and e-bikes through regulation and education. |
| ET 3.13 | Identify parking management strategies that enable better access by active, transit or shared modes of transportation. | In Progress | Edmonton removed Parking Minimum Requirements city-wide in 2020. Further actions in the Curbside Management Strategy are in progress. |
| ET 3.14 | Identify and prioritize opportunities to reallocate road right of way to transit and active transportation. | Completed or Ongoing | The Curbside Priorities Framework has been developed and provides guidance on the reallocation of curbside space to support transit, active transportation, and other community outcomes. |
| ET 3.15 | Develop an urban freight strategy that includes a focus on reducing emissions. | Future Deliverable | |
| ET 3.16 | Create a Just and Equitable Transition Initiative for equity-seeking groups that identifies challenges, solutions and participation opportunities. | In Progress | Work to identify challenges, solutions and participation opportunities is ongoing through the Clean Energy Improvement Program and Global Covenant of Mayors and the Home Upgrades Program by Alberta Ecotrust and Empower Me, in partnership with the City of Edmonton and others. |
| ET 3.17 | Support social connections in neighbourhoods and communities through climate action. | Completed or Ongoing | Neighbouring For Climate encourages neighbours and communities to work together on local climate action. |
| ET 3.18 | The City promotes the benefits of buying low carbon, local through its Change for Climate Program City Plan Policy Intention 1.4.1 Support Edmontonians’ transition to a low carbon future in their daily lives. | Completed or Ongoing | Change for Climate education includes resources for low carbon futures - Change Habits for Climate Guide. |
| ET 3.19 | The City develops a circular economy strategy that includes creating sharing platforms and enhancing Edmonton’s sharing economy. | Future Deliverable | |
| ET 3.20 | The City enhances the connection of businesses and industries to facilitate resource/waste sharing, including for local agricultural growers to identify waste heat locations that could be used to fuel operations. | Future Deliverable | |
| ET 3.21 | In partnership with the region, protect agricultural lands from further fragmentation and conversion to other land uses. | In Progress | The Regional Agriculture Master Plan identifies prime agricultural lands in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region. Agricultural areas are identified for conservation in the City Plan. The Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board dissolved spring, 2025. |
| ET 3.22 | Promote urban agricultural activities and local farmers markets on appropriate land uses. | Completed or Ongoing | This action is supported & promoted by Zoning Bylaw changes for agricultural classes, Community Gardens guidelines and a program for Recurring On-Street Markets. |
| ET 3.23 | Develop food waste reduction supports that includes a focus on redistribution of food to people in need. | Completed or Ongoing | Food redistribution is supported by the Community Safety and Wellbeing Grant and the Commercial Food Waste Diversion Pilot. |
| ET 3.24 | Promote further value-added agriculture facilities to reduce carbon footprint and improve food security. | Completed or Ongoing | The City is funding related initiatives through the Community Safety and Wellbeing Grant (Poverty Pillar). |
| ET 3.25 | Further grow and improve Edmonton’s walking and cycling infrastructure as per City Plan City Plan Policy Intention 4.1.1 Support inviting and inclusive transportation options for Edmontonians of all ages, abilities and incomes. | Completed or Ongoing | Edmonton's Bike Plan expands active transportation infrastructure across the city. Edmonton’s Missing Sidewalk Program funds the design and construction of missing sidewalk links to improve accessibility. |
| ET 3.26 | Develop a City-led transportation marketing program to support personalized low-emission transportation plans. | Future Deliverable | |
| ET 3.27 | Implement the Mass Transit network. | Completed or Ongoing | Implementation of the Mass Transit network focuses on LRT expansion and local and rapid bus routing. |
| ET 3.28 | Implement the redesign of the transit system with a focus on increasing ridership through increased reliability and service improvements. | Completed or Ongoing | Edmonton Transit Service (ETS) launched the redesigned bus network in 2021. Transit system performance is tracked to provide valuable insights, support data-driven decision-making and evaluate performance to drive continuous improvement. |
| ET 3.29 | The City transitions the bus fleet and mass transit technologies to electric or alternative zero-emissions fuel, including upgrading and building facilities/garages to accommodate electric or zero-emissions fuel transit fleet. | In Progress | Transition of the City bus fleet continues. Electricity for the LRT system is provided through 100% renewable energy contracts. |
| ET 3.30 | The City transitions its vehicles and motorized equipment with zero emissions models, including upgrading facilities and installing fleet charging infrastructure requirements. | In Progress | Transition of the City’s vehicle fleet continues. The City is also piloting the use of battery-powered tools used in construction, landscaping and maintenance. |
| ET 3.31 | The City develops alternative work strategies (i.e., telework strategies) for its staff. | Completed or Ongoing | A Hybrid Work Program is available for eligible employees. |
| ET 3.32 | Replace street lighting and traffic signal technology through the LED retrofit and replacement programs. | In Progress | Replacement of streetlights and traffic signals with LEDs has advanced through the LED Streetlights Program. |
| ET 3.33 | Develop a food production policy for City of Edmonton-owned property and public space. | Future Deliverable | |
| ET 4.01 | Accelerate work, including the expansion of the volunteer tree planting program, to plant an additional 2 million trees and protect the health of the existing canopy. | In Progress | The Urban Forest Asset Management Plan outlines the strategy undertaken by the City to achieve the target of planting two million trees by 2030. |
| ET 4.02 | Expand green infrastructure such as low impact development, naturalized and restoration areas and green space, in existing and new developments. | Completed or Ongoing | The City has a number of initiatives that incorporate installation of green infrastructure including: River for Life, and a variety of Naturalization programs. EPCOR also has low impact development programs covering individual lot level to street level features. |
| ET 4.03 | Conserve and restore key carbon sequestration ecosystems and natural assets such as river valley, parkland, ravine, riparian areas, wetlands, natural forests, shrublands and grasslands. | In Progress | Conservation and restoration of ecosystems and natural assets are supported by the Urban Forest Asset Management Plan, North Saskatchewan River Valley Area Redevelopment Plan (bylaw 20996) and Ribbon of Green. |
| ET 4.04 | Develop a conservation offset program based on the mitigation hierarchy framework. | Future Deliverable | |
| ET 4.05 | Establish a nature-based solutions framework and program for the City of Edmonton that includes integrating nature-based solutions into applicable planning documents, based on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Global Standard for Nature Based Solutions. | In Progress | Research on economic valuation of nature-based solutions is in progress. |
| ET 4.06 | Undertake a natural asset and infrastructure inventory and valuation assessment that includes an assessment of greenhouse gas sources and sinks and implementation of associated monitoring requirements. | In Progress | The City of Edmonton has developed a Natural Asset Inventory (2022) to improve its management of ecological resources. |
| ET 4.07 | Support research and collaborations to scale up nature-based solutions | In Progress | Edmonton is participating in a program to develop a toolkit for Canadian municipalities that will help identify, quantify and monetize the co-benefits of nature-based solutions. |
| ET 4.08 | Identify opportunities for reallocating public spaces to allow for naturalization and restoration. | Completed or Ongoing | The City identifies opportunities for naturalization and restoration of public spaces through a variety of programs. |
| ET 4.09 | Plan with regional partners for the needs of CO2 infrastructure in a way that minimizes ecological impacts and promotes carbon capture economic development opportunities. | Completed or Ongoing | The City promotes carbon capture economic opportunities through the Industrial Carbon Capture Facility Tax Incentive, which is a direct reflection of the City’s dedication to the Industrial Investment Action Plan. |
| ET 4.10 | Identify an approach that mobilizes and tracks the voluntary carbon offsets purchased in the community. | Future Deliverable | |
| ET 4.11 | The City leads by example by launching the “first buyer” of low-carbon and carbon-captured products initiative. | In Progress | The City of Edmonton’s Sustainable Procurement Policy and associated processes were updated to support the City’s climate goals. The City has completed initial research on potential products with lower embodied carbon, and is also piloting a carbon capture unit to reduce emissions at a City of Edmonton facility. |
| ET 4.12 | Continue to monitor offset efforts by other orders of government and explore pathways to offset community emissions and reach carbon neutrality. | In Progress | The City continues to monitor federal and provincial policy for potential pathways supporting large-scale public offsetting, but is currently not aware of any dedicated initiatives to this end. |
| ET 4.13 | The City leads by example by updating the Civic Operations GHG Management Plan to include a pathway for offsetting residual emissions from municipal operations. | In Progress | The City continues to lead by example with the Council’s Climate Resilience Policy and procedures. The City has experience with the purchase of renewable energy certificates to offset corporate emissions and has entered into two 20-year green energy contracts, providing the City with 100% renewable electricity for its own operations. |
| ET 5.01 | The City monitors and reports on the community's carbon budget and implements an integrated carbon and financial accounting framework into operating and capital budgeting decisions and priority setting. | Completed or Ongoing | Edmonton's first carbon budget (2023-2026) was published in 2022, and is now a requisite of the City’s budget process. |
| ET 5.02 | The City transitions Climate Related Financial Disclosures into annual reports. | Completed or Ongoing | The City reports the climate-related financial disclosures in the Financial Annual Report. |
| ET 5.03 | The City continues and improves monitoring of: i) corporate and community greenhouse gas emissions through both production and consumption based inventories, and ii) implementation of actions; and integrates energy transition targets and measures into the Enterprise Performance Management system. | Completed or Ongoing | Corporate and Community greenhouse gas inventories are prepared and reported annually, for the preceding year. |
| ET 5.04 | The City updates the Civic Operations GHG Management Plan to align with the updated Energy Transition Strategy outcomes. | In Progress | The City continues to lead by example with the Council’s Climate Resilience Policy C627. Procedures to support its integration have been developed and processes to improve monitoring and reporting are in progress. |
| ET 5.05 | The City introduces an internal Carbon Reduction Cost Saving Program in which business areas reduce their emissions through measures such as employee mode shift, utility savings from energy efficiency, workspace reduction, reduced printing and reduced waste. | Future Deliverable | |
| ET 5.06 | The City aligns its policies and standards related to planning, development, construction, and procurement/supply chain with the goal of climate resilience. | In Progress | In progress through the Climate Resilience Planning and Development Action Plan, Actions 7, 8, 9. |
| ET 5.07 | The City establishes an internal Climate Action Leadership Task Force to support accelerated and focused climate action. | Completed or Ongoing | An internal Climate Task Force was established to support accelerated and focused climate action. More information on the Climate Task Force can be found in the City’s 2024 Climate Strategies Annual Implementation Update. |
| ET 5.08 | The Energy Transition and Climate Resilience Committee continues to advise City Council. | Completed or Ongoing | The Energy Transition Climate Resilience Committee (ETCRC) advises City Council. |
| ET 5.09 | The City advocates to, collaborates with, leverages and aligns with new government opportunities for bold climate action, standards, funding and additional powers. | Completed or Ongoing | The City develops and implements strategies to support the relationship-building and advocacy efforts related to climate action. |
| ET 5.10 | Advance climate change initiatives in collaboration with other municipalities in the Edmonton Region. | Completed or Ongoing | The From Risk to Resilience - Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board Climate Resilience Study was completed in 2024. The City of Edmonton has partnered with the municipalities of Strathcona County and Sturgeon County to further explore hydrogen fuel technology options for heavy-duty fleet vehicles in order to advance sustainability. |
| ET 5.11 | The City continues advancing the Edmonton Declaration, which has been endorsed by thousands of municipalities from around North America. | Completed or Ongoing | Commitments in the Edmonton Declaration, are reflected within the City of Edmonton’s climate strategies and action plan and Council’s Climate Resilience Policy C627. These continue to be advanced. |
| ET 5.12 | The City continues implementation of the Cities IPCC Legacy Research Grant Program to help advance the global research agenda on Cities and Climate Change science and help advance knowledge about how Edmonton can become an energy sustainable and climate resilient city. | Completed or Ongoing | Ten Cities IPCC Legacy Research Grants were awarded to researchers pursuing projects that advanced knowledge about local climate resilience solutions. |
| ET 5.13 | Collaborate with Climate Innovation Fund on initiatives to develop green economy solutions for Edmonton’s carbon emission challenges. | In Progress | The City continues to work in close partnership with the Climate Innovation Fund, which funds climate mitigation projects and is managed by Alberta Ecotrust. |
| ET 5.14 | The City continues education, social marketing and outreach initiatives focused on communicating the solutions for taking action on climate change and supporting growing grassroots movements. | Completed or Ongoing | Climate education and outreach efforts continue through the City’s Change for Climate program and the Energy Transition Leadership Network. |
| ET 5.15 | The City expands programs that work with businesses, communities and residents to collectively reduce Edmonton's greenhouse gas emissions, and support post-secondary institutions on research and preparing a low carbon workforce, including programs such as Change for Climate and Corporate Climate Leaders Program. | Completed or Ongoing | Now retired, the Corporate Climate Leaders Program helped build a community of practice that empowered Edmonton businesses to independently advance their climate goals, with opportunities to continue conversations through the broader Energy Transition Leadership Network. Climate education and outreach efforts continue through Change for Climate. |
| ET 5.16 | The City continues with its internal Energy Efficiency Revolving Fund and explores expanding it to include an emissions reduction innovation revolving fund. | In Progress | Policy supporting the reinvestment of energy savings into future projects to achieve additional energy and greenhouse gas reductions is under review. |
| ET 5.17 | The City hosts a pilot Clean Energy Improvement Program (CEIP), which provides residential and commercial property owners with access to long-term financing for energy efficiency upgrades and/or renewable energy installations. Repayment is made via the property tax system. Explore if the program can include new construction. | Completed or Ongoing | Based on the success of the Clean Energy Improvement Program pilot, an extension of the program was launched. |
| ET 5.18 | The City establishes a working group to inform a just and equitable framework that can be applied to decisions made when mitigating and responding to climate change. | In Progress | The City of Edmonton is committed to the use of GBA+ in energy transition programs guided by Edmonton’s Diversity and Inclusion Framework. Building on this commitment, foundational research on energy poverty has begun to inform a dedicated Just and Equitable Framework for climate action. |
| ET 5.19 | The City applies Gender Based Analysis Plus (GBA+) when developing energy transition policies and programs (an analytical process that looks at how people of different identities might experience initiatives differently). | Completed or Ongoing | The City of Edmonton is committed to the use of GBA+ in energy transition programs guided by Edmonton’s Diversity and Inclusion Framework. |
| ET 5.20 | Develop and implement financing tools and incentives to advance priority growth areas as part of the growth management framework to support compact and efficient built form. | Completed or Ongoing | The City’s Infill Infrastructure Fund, part of the City’s Housing Accelerator Fund action plan, provides funding for shared public infrastructure to support new multi-unit market housing in the City’s nodes and corridors and around transit. |
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