Climate Action

“Cities are where the climate battle will be won or lost,” said Patricia Espinosa, executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), during a conference of city and government officials in Germany. Coming to us from Environmental Defence and Hamilton 350, the following are specific questions for municipal candidates to gauge their … Read more

You are invited to attend an All Candidates meeting focusing on Climate Change Action on Sunday October 2nd at 7 PM at St. John’s Anglican Church, at Charlton and Locke Streets. The focus will be on a number of key climate change issues. – Helping homeowners/renters reduce their energy consumption and encouraging industry/businesses to shift … Read more

Support Hamilton 350’s Climate Advocacy during Municipal Election Campaign Hamilton 350 launched their Transit-focused Municipal Election Campaign last week with an invitation to Council Candidates to sign our Pledge per below, and they kicked-off their canvassing of Hamilton voters at Hamilton Farmer’s Market.  Here is the Pledge that Candidates are signing (you can see an … Read more

The Climate Action teams shares, Maude Barlow on her activism and the importance of hope. From The Sunday Magazine on CBC March 6, 2022 https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-57-the-sunday-magazine/clip/15898878-maude-barlow-reflects-lifetime-activism-keys-giving

The City of Hamilton is finally consulting the public and other stakeholders on the drafts of Hamilton’s Community Energy and Emissions Plan (CEEP) and the Climate Change Impact Adaptation Plan (CCIAP) which together make up the City of Hamilton’s Climate Change Action Strategy.  The public release of this draft strategy is long overdue; more than 3 years have passed since … Read more