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The City’s first electric Zambonis have hit the ice as City arenas transition to an electric Zamboni fleet. The City is in the process of switching several diesel powered garbage collection trucks to over 30 new trucks powered by compressed natural gas. The City is using a new electric powered zero emission utility truck to support setting up and maintaining small events on Dundas Place downtown. More than 15 kilometres of new bike lanes and 6.5 kilometres of new sidewalk are being constructed in 2022, and about 18 kilometres of existing sidewalks are being replaced. In 2021, City staff began to use power-assisted bicycles (e-bikes) for uses such as parking enforcement and bylaw enforcement.įive new plug-in hybrid electric vehicles have been added to the City of London's vehicle fleet. Mitigating future impacts of climate change through reducing greenhouse gas emissions.Įxamples of recent City-led mitigation actions include: There are two primary types of responses to climate change: 1. These impacts will only get worse if strong collective actions are not taken immediately.

Increase in health care costs from heat waves.

Increase in cost and decreased availability of food.

Increase in warmer-climate diseases like Lyme disease and West Nile virus.

Severe weather damages including flooding, high winds, freezing rain and extreme temperatures.

More information and data can be found on the City of London's Open Data public platform.Ĭity of London Open Data Mitigating and adapting to climate change's impactsĬlimate change will affect London in several ways: In 2020, corporate energy-related greenhouse gas emissions were 61% below what they were in 2007.

London’s new Climate Emergency Action Plan has the following greenhouse gas emission reduction goals for corporate energy-related emissions:Ħ5% reduction in total emissions from 2007 levels by 2030

The City measures the community's progress through the annual Corporate Energy Consumption and Activities Report.Ĭorporate Energy Consumption and Activities Report - Executive Summary Through conservation, efficiency, and more local energy production, more of this money can be kept in London. Every percentage that Londoners reduce their energy use results in around $13 million staying in London. On average, in recent years, Londoners spent about $1.5 billion on energy. London's total greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 were 30 percent lower than they were in 2005. London’s Climate Emergency Action Plan has the following 1.5☌ science-based greenhouse gas emission reduction goals for community-wide emissions: The City measures the community's progress through the annual Community Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory.Ĭommunity Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory - Executive Summary

Community energy use and greenhouse gas emissions As part of the Climate Emergency Action Plan, the City of London is committed to continue to provide Londoners with the latest information on local greenhouse gas emissions, the expected impacts of climate change, and the progress of the plan on an annual basis.