Edmonton’s carbon budget showsthe city is at risk of not reducing emissions enough to hit its 2050 carbon-neutral goal.
The carbon budget, adopted by the City of Edmonton in 2022, is a tool that allows city council to weigh the greenhouse gas emission impacts associated with projects.
Its purpose is to help the city meet its goal of being carbon-neutral as a corporation by 2040 and as a community by 2050, a goal set out by the International Panel of Climate Change.
“Edmonton is one of the first municipalities in North America and the very first one in Canada to present a carbon budget alongside our financial budgets,” said Alberto Altamirano, the carbon budget’s manager.
“Our auditor already sounded the alarm that climate change is going to be a major liability for folks, we know that inaction on climate is not an …