King Climate Change Action Plan

King Township has taken a major step forward in addressing climate change with the endorsement of the King Community Climate Action Plan (KCCAP). Following extensive community engagement and input, the final draft of the KCCAP was approved by Council during a meeting on Sept. 9.

This plan serves as the Township's roadmap for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and advancing sustainability goals, with targets set for 35% emission reductions by 2030 and achieving net zero by 2050.

The KCCAP outlines a comprehensive strategy to mitigate the impacts of climate change within the community and is aligned with global standards, including the Partners for Climate Protection program. It supports King Township’s vision of becoming a leader in environmental sustainability and reflects the priorities of the 2023-2026 Corporate Strategic Plan.

Highlights of the King Community Climate Action Plan:

• King Township declared a climate emergency in 2019, establishing ambitious GHG reduction targets.
• The KCCAP’s development involved significant community input, including over 1,000 engagement points through surveys, workshops and public events.
• The plan identifies key actions to address climate change, including emissions reduction milestones and ongoing sustainability initiatives such as waste diversion programs, the establishment of EV charging networks and environmental restoration projects.
• The Zancor Centre, a new multi-use recreation facility in King Township, will become the first combined aquatics and ice-sports community facility in Canada to achieve to achieve Zero Carbon Building Design Certification by the Canada Green Building Council when it opens early next year.

The plan will guide the Township’s climate action efforts over the coming years, ensuring King remains committed to environmental leadership. Township staff will continue to seek funding opportunities and partnerships to implement the actions outlined in the plan.

To view the full plan, click here. For more information, contact the King Township Environmental Outreach and Sustainability Team at environment@king.ca.

For a list of upcoming environmental initiatives, ranging from e-Waste recycling and tree planting to an EV event, visit king.ca/EnvironmentalEvents.

The Environmental Outreach and Sustainability Division is proud to present the new draft King Community Climate Action Plan! This plan is going to King Township Council as a working session on April 15th 2024. It is in the document section of this SpeaKING page.

We thank everyone for their feedback and comments. All comments will be reviewed as we prepare the final draft. All input received prior to April 15, 2024 will be taken into consideration and responded to in a Comment Response Matrix that will be presented to Council.

Any comments or questions can also be sent to the Climate Change Coordinator environment@king.ca. We look forward to receiving your ideas and input!

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Thank you to everyone who has been following along and supporting the King Climate Action Plan.

On April 11 2023, the King Climate Action Plan Engagement strategy was brought to Council and approved for implementation. The King Climate Action Plan Engagement Strategy was created to provide additional opportunities for community consultation with an emphasis on youth (youth is defined as ages 12-29). The goal of the strategy is to ensure meaningful participation from previously underrepresented groups is incorporated into the KCAP while also collecting general feedback from the community at various events and facilities.

A Youth Climate Engagement Survey has been created to gather more thoughts, insight and feedback from community members. To complete this survey please click here.

The approximate timeline for the King Climate Action Plan is as follows:

• Engagement completed by Summer 2023
• A revised Draft of the KCAP will go to Council Fall 2023

If you have comments, concerns or questions regarding the plan, actions, or details within, please contact Sabrina Guvenc, Climate Change Coordinator at sguvenc@king.ca

Thank you to everyone who submitted comments and feedback on the draft Climate Action Plan!

As the draft explains, King is committed to decreasing our carbon footprint by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, transitioning to a low-carbon future, and becoming resilient to climate change. Your input is vital to help us build a resilient community for our residents and businesses. We are still requesting feedback to ensure the draft Climate Action Plan addresses climate-related issues that matter most to our community.

If you have comments, concerns or questions regarding the plan, actions, or details within, please contact Sabrina Guvenc, Climate Change Coordinator at sguvenc@king.ca.

Staff in King Township have completed and taken the draft plan to council on January 24th accompanied by a presentation from the Climate Change Coordinator. The King council has referred the plan back to staff to take in comments from deputations, allow the community more time to review the plan as well as facilitate time for feedback, changes, and comments. Staff are currently working through what this process will look like and an update will be provided. In the meantime, both the presentation in PDF form as well as the draft King Climate Action Plan are posted under the documents tab.

If you have comments, concerns, feedback, or questions regarding the plan, actions, or details within, please feel free to ask questions in speaking (as others may have the same) or contact our Climate Change Coordinator at jwelch@king.ca

Hello All,

Thank you for taking the time to complete the King Climate Action Plan survey! The number of participants and varied responses show the wide degree of interest in climate action and how King Township will adapt to our changing climate. Data from the survey will be shared in both the plan and on Speaking King when consolidated and the winner of the gift card will be contacted shortly.

Thank you again for your participation!

Good Afternoon All,

Staff wanted to provide an update on the King Climate Action Plan and where it stands currently.

Staff has been busy over the spring and summer developing the plan and moving through a draft of the plan with actions and priorities. As well as carrying out several climate change/ energy/ emission reduction projects. The following will be the plan's expectations moving into the fall of 2021.

1. A Climate Change survey will be circulated on Speaking King for input.

Survey to be released this month- this survey will be open for 3 weeks, and a post notifying of the survey going live will also be added to this page.

2. Draft King Climate Action Plan (KCAP)- with targets, data, and actions to be brought to Council and the sustainability advisory committee for comment and feedback. The expected timeline is Fall- early Q4.

3. Following council feedback and comment there will be a virtual public information session/centre (VPIC) held for additional public comments/feedback on the draft plan. Dependant on health regulations and restrictions, it is tentatively expected that this VPIC will be held virtually.

4. A updated KCAP will be taken back to Council with council, committee and public feedback included in the second half of Q4 for approval. This council appearance is expected to include a presentation from staff on the plan.

Staff looks forward to receiving feedback from the survey and draft plan and moving King towards a greener, cleaner, more resilient low-carbon future.

Happy Holidays and New Year to everyone! We wanted to give an update on the progress of the plan. We thank everyone who participated in the Webinars for their feedback. In the event, you missed one or both of the webinars they are on the right panel where you can watch them back.

The plan is currently under development, with upcoming stakeholder meetings to better understand how King can work with the community synergistically and ensure that the plan is set up for success.

One last update is to watch this space in the coming weeks for a more in-depth survey relating to the Climate Action Plan but also for a joint survey between Hydro One and King Township to determine voluntary interest in renewable energy and energy demand.

Happy New Year, lets get this year off to a great start

Quick update with a link to sign up for both of our webinars talking about Kings Climate Change Action Plan.

Both webinars will have minutes taken and/or recorded for public posting following the events.

Webinar 1 will be covering the development of the plan to date, taking time to look at the predicted weather/ climatic trends over the next decade and on as well as more closely talking about the emissions inventory. After preliminary data we can provide some examples of actions and priorities that have been identified by staff, peers and research that are of interest to the township from both a mitigation and adaptation point of view for both near and long term consideration. Following this we will have time for a Q&A and discussion based on feedback from participants.

Webinar 2 will be covering in a condensed form of webinar 1's introduction material, and opening up more public feedback to discuss the perceived risks and impacts of climate change from individuals within our communities perspective. This exercise will help staff to better understand the perceived risks/ impacts from outside the corporate lens. There will be time at the end to discuss recommended targets and what the community feels is appropriate, given that the changes that are needed to be taken on a community level, between King, partners, stakeholders and residents.

Webinar Link #1: https://king.webex.com/king/onstage/g.php?MTID=ee2beae4ae23b7bd4c7a63b6ca5160970

Webinar Link #2: https://king.webex.com/king/onstage/g.php?MTID=e54f3215fba063760fc7faf7332259be6

Here at King Township we hope everyone has been staying safe during these stressful and different times. Staff have been working hard to ensure King services and projects are continuing forward as we shifted to the new normal. The King Township Climate Action Plan has been progressing forward towards a anticipated completion date of December 2020.

Staff have recently completed the emissions inventory for the community, broken down into varying sectors which will be covered in both webinars.