Overview
The City’s Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) aims to decrease Mississauga’s greenhouse gas emissions and prepare the community for climate change impacts, such as increased flooding, ice storms and heatwaves.
The CCAP has two main goals:
- Reduce greenhouse gas emissions 40% by 2030 and 80% by 2050 compared to 1990 levels.
- Increase the City’s resilience and capacity to withstand and respond to current and future climate events.
About the action pathways
The CCAP includes a total of 89 actions, which are grouped into five action pathways:
- Buildings and Clean Energy
- Resilient and Green Infrastructure
- Accelerating Discovery and Innovation
- Low Emissions Mobility
- Engagement and Partnerships
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12017
The City joins Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy
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2June 2019
The City declares climate emergency
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3December 2019
Council approves the City's first comprehensive Climate Change Action Plan
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42020
The City approves the Green Fleet and Equipment Policy
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52021
The City approves first-ever Pedestrian Master Plan
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62022
The City approves the Urban Agriculture Strategy and the Peel Zero Emissions Vehicle Strategy
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72024
The City will be updating the Climate Change Action Plan
You can check out the news releases that highlight various climate change actions the City has taken below.
- We Are Resilient Opening Event
- New Online Calculator Determines Your Carbon Footprint and Impact on the Environment
- Greener Transportation in Mississauga Gets a Boost from New Strategy
- Un-chard-ed Territory: Growing Vegetables at Home
- Growing Locally: The City Launches its First-Ever Urban Agriculture Strategy
- Fresh, Locally-Grown Produce in the Heart of the City: Farmers Markets are Back in Mississauga
- Mississauga Goes Green as the First Canadian City to Receive Prestigious ISO 50001 Certification for Energy Management
- Charging Ahead – Mississauga Ups its Game with Public Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
- City Makes Major Progress on Fighting Climate Change
- Mississauga Declares Climate Emergency
