A Kelowna neighbourhood association is asking the city to take action and mitigate the effects of climate change on the community.

In a letter addressed to the mayor and city council, the Kelowna South-Central Association of Neighbourhoods (KSAN) urged council to 乌鸦传媒渁dopt and support actions to counter climate change effects, which can extend locally, across the valley, the province and the nation.乌鸦传媒�

According to the Auditor General乌鸦传媒檚 Report published in 2018, current carbon dioxide trends in Canada indicate the country will fail to meet its 2030 targets under the Paris Agreement if nothing changes.

UN scientific reports on the climate emergency suggests Canada乌鸦传媒檚 economic prosperity is at risk unless 乌鸦传媒渞apid and far-reaching乌鸦传媒� changes across all communities are made to keep temperature rise to no more than 1.5掳C by 2030, and to achieve zero emissions by no later than 2050.

In response, KSAN is asking city council to revise its Community Climate Action Plan, while at the same time, create a Climate Emergency Task Force.

The city乌鸦传媒檚 climate action plan was first established in 2012.

The original target was to lower greenhouse gas emissions by 33 per cent below 2007 levels by the year 2020.

However, in 2017, the city was emitting six per cent more green house gas emissions than it did in 2007.

KSAN acknowledged the city for creating a Community Climate Action Plan, but urged the city to take more 乌鸦传媒渦rgent action乌鸦传媒� in the wake of the 乌鸦传媒渃limate emergency.乌鸦传媒�

The association called upon the city to be part of a collective push to help Canada address the climate emergency by doing the following:

• Playing a leading role in the creation of green technology incentives and job training programs that benefit Kelowna businesses who represent one of Kelowna乌鸦传媒檚 greatest tourism and investment markets.

• Establishing a Kelowna Climate Emergency Task Force comprised of representatives from community associations, buseinsses, local experts and researchers in climate change and adaptation, similar to the Journey Home Task Force to address the city乌鸦传媒檚 homelessness crisis.

• Promoting more sustainable infrastructure spending particularly in transportation and housing, the areas of greatest emissions in Kelowna.

• Promoting economic support for commercial and residential solar panel installations which will reduce the use of fossil fuels for energy and thereby reduce CO2 emissions.

• Creating partnerships with community organizations, businesses and researchers to make Kelowna the place for transit innovation, further reinforcing our draw as regional technology economic driver.

• Providing subsidized bus passes, zero-emission buses, more bus transportation to reduce car use.

• Incorporating green energy and net-zero infrastructure in Kelowna.