Taking Action on Climate Change

Our climate is changing. It's not just about polar bears and melting ice caps; it's about our homes, our communities, and our future.

We all need to ‘Take Action Burlington’ to:

Reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, and
Take steps to adapt to our warmer, wetter and wilder weather.

Small actions can lead to big impacts. Whether it's reducing single-use plastics, making the switch to active and sustainable modes of transportation, replacing your gas or diesel vehicle with an electric vehicle, replacing your furnace with an air source heat pump, naturalizing your garden to attract pollinators, taking steps to reduce your risk of flooding, or advocating for sustainable, climate friendly policies – every effort counts!

In 2019, Burlington City Council declared a climate emergency to deepen our commitment to protecting our economy, environment and community from climate change and apply a climate lens to our plans and actions.

Through our corporate and community plans, we are working towards carbon neutrality while also adapting to climate change.

Some of our actions include:

Planning for City buildings and vehicles to be low or zero carbon,
Increasing renewable energy on municipal property,
Supporting active and sustainable transportation,
Growing our tree canopy,
Protecting our greenspace, and
Reducing our flood risk.

Check out our video and stay tuned for future Take Action Burlington posts and videos on how we can all take action to reduce our climate impact and prepare for our warmer, wetter and wilder weather.