City hall is launching a public engagement campaign to determine a strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
It's asking residents to assign priorities to 13 actions city staff has identified to carry out the work and will be used to update the city's last energy and greenhouse gas management plan, produced in 2007, and pursue new targets aligned with provincial and federal commitments.
Public input is being sought via an online survey, to be available from Wed., June 12 to Wed., July 31 at www.princegeorge.ca/environment. and a series of public events starting on Wed., June 12 at the Bob Harkins branch of the Prince George Public Library, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Presentations will be given at 12:15 p.m., 4:30 p.m., and 7 p.m.
Staff will also be on hand at the Prince George Farmers' Market on Sat., June 22, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and at the Lheidli T'enneh Memorial Park Pavilion on Thurs., July 11, noon to 8 p.m.
After the last climate change plan was produced in 2007, Prince George became one of the first communities in Canada to establish a greenhouse gas inventory, set targets and establish action plans, and measure results.
Greenhouse gas emissions are reported in the city's annual report.
Burning gasoline and diesel in vehicles currently accounts for half of Prince George's greenhouse gas emissions, according to the city. Buildings account for another third through the burning of fossil fuel,such as natural gas, to produce heat and hot water.
Waste accounts for 13 per cent and are produced when biodegradable materials, such as yard and kitchen wastes, decompose without the presence of oxygen because they have been buried deep in a landfill, for example, and produce methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
