In the July 2015 Big City Mayors’ Caucus hosted by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, mayors from 21 of Canadaâs largest cities met to discuss the role that Canadian municipalities must play in climate action coming out of the upcoming COP21 UN Climate Conference in Paris. The mayors agreed that municipalities across the country need to seize […]
In the autumn crunch, we are a hive activity here at SSG and are keen to share our work and our resources with you. Here are our latest webinars up to January next year for you to join. We will be taking a break in December whilst at COP21 Paris for the UN Climate Talks. […]
A key variable in determining the feasibility and cost effectiveness of district energy is heating density â the amount of heating energy demand required over a specific area. Energy density is dependent upon a number of factors including climate, urban structure, building morphology, building use, building systems and occupant behaviour. Planners, when assessing future built […]
Yuill Herbert from SSG will be discussing the design functions of the new city-scale energy, finance and emissions model. This will be launched in Paris at the COP 21 UN Climate Talks in December. This webinar is the first in a series of three that will describe the importance of considering energy and GHG emissions […]
Continuing our series of Associate webinars after Lindsay’s excellent kick-off, Brennan Vogel, Associate of SSG and PhD candidate will present and discuss his research focused on sub-national approaches to climate change adaptation in Canada. Brennan will share empirical evidence and analysis of the social factors that enable and constrain adaptation at the local scale, based on […]
New report highlights current progress, existing challenges and further opportunities for low-carbon development in Canadian cities A new research report, âLow Carbon Futures in Canada: The Role of Urban Climate Change Mitigationâ released today explores Canadian citiesâ commitments to urban GHG emissions reduction efforts and outlines concrete opportunities for further action, including shifting focus beyond […]
Our monthly newsletter on news and inspiration at the nexus of sustainability As you may have heard, we are heading to Paris in December for the COP 21 UN Climate Talks. If you will also be there, please get in touch. If you would like to subscribe to our negotiations live feed, click here and […]
A biweekly climate briefing for municipalities About this service Subscribe to this newsletter Contact the editor In this Issue #17 Another remarkable speech Pathways to Deep Decarbonization The climate justice movement prepares for Paris Game-changing act of diplomacy between US and China Momentum for Change: the best ideas Diplomats raise hopes for deal to […]
