The transition required to address climate change is a once-in-a-century opportunity to build the community we want. This came through strongly in our community consultation. While making the Transformative Changes, enacting the strategies, and accomplishing the action items, we must ensure that we do so in a way that makes our community more equitable, prosperous, and resilient. This will take ongoing collaboration and coordination of efforts between local sectors, community members and organizations, and with senior levels of government. There are specific strategies and activities that can support this work, identified in this section.
Strategy
6. Equity, Prosperity & Resilience
Sub-strategies
6.1. Prioritize increasing equity through GHG reduction planning
6.2. Position Waterloo Region as a hub of clean tech, sustainability, renewable energy and retrofits
6.3. Ramp up local renewable energy generation
6.4. Support GHG reduction transition planning in all organizations and households
6.5. Coordinate climate advocacy to senior levels of government