That the Council approves the recommendations outlined in Report IPGACP25-002, dated April 7, 2025, of the Commissioner of Infrastructure, Planning and Growth Management, as follows:
a) That Council receives the presentation by Sustainability Solutions Group outlining the Climate Change Action Plan 2.0 – Pathway to Net Zero 2050 findings.
b) That Council adopts the Climate Change Action Plan 2.0 – Pathway to Net Zero 2050 as the official community emission reduction strategy to achieve net zero by 2050 in Peterborough, thereby replacing the previous community Climate Change Action Plan endorsed by Council in 2016.
c) That staff be directed to pursue implementing the recommended actions assigned to the City to support community emission reduction subject to future budget approvals.
d) That staff be directed to explore opportunities to partner with external organizations to develop and implement the recommended actions, where applicable.
e) That, subject to future budget approvals, staff be directed to utilize the Climate Change Reserve and seek external funding from Provincial and Federal governments and utilities in support of the City’s assigned actions to facilitate community emission reductions.
f) That staff be directed to engage with higher orders of government, utilities, and other responsible bodies for implementation of decarbonization measures and policies outside the authority of the City of Peterborough to enact.
g) That staff be directed to report annually on implementation progress of the Climate Change Action Plan 2.0 – Pathway to Net Zero 2050 as a dedicated section in the annual Community GHG Inventory Report to Council.