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Stone Skipping at Big Bay

Residents

Transportation: Change your transportation habits: walk, cycle, transit or carpool to work and for daily errands.

Invest in fuel efficient, low carbon or electric vehicles. Did you know you could receive up to $5000 off of your purchase from the Government of Canada?

Home

Purchase energy efficient appliances such as those certified with Energy Star
Arrange for your EnerGuide Home Evaluation
Undertake home energy retrofits
Make smart decisions: unplug unused electronics, hang your laundry to dry, grow your own food or buy local etc.
Eat local and buy “green” products and support environmentally sustainable businesses
Get involved in your community: join a local environmental organization, plant trees and native gardens, organize or participate a green event, and celebrate and support the actions of leaders who strive to address climate change.

For Transportation

For the Home

Builders and Developers

Upgrade training and skills to include energy efficient construction and practices to deliver high-energy building performance renovations and construction of new nearly net zero buildings
Commit to building near net zero communities and buildings
Build high energy performance buildings such as net zero or passive house
Install smart technologies and energy efficient appliances such as Energy Star approved products
Reduce embedded emissions of products by working with suppliers to help reduce GHG emissions in the product’s manufacturing and support as well as from transportation and logistics
Use and offer reusable or low emission products, materials, and services to customers
Educate clients by offering energy efficient alternatives and tips, as well as notify them of local rebates available for home and buildings

Businesses

Work with suppliers to reduced embedded emissions in products
Adopt circular economy business models
Build Net Zero buildings and increase energy efficiency in buildings through energy retrofits
Use energy efficiency appliances and electronics such as Energy Star certified products
Install smart systems into buildings
Use and offer reusable or low emission products, materials, and services to customers
Educate consumers on how they can reduce their carbon footprint through product labelling and tips
Provide internal programs that encourage employees to adopt energy and carbon reducing practices such as access to bike racks and showers, carpooling incentives, subsidizing transit costs, and turning off office lights
Share best practices and successes with other businesses

Community Organizations

Help educate the public and community on the benefits of reducing carbon emissions, mitigate climate change and increase energy efficiency
Provide tips that that the public can take to reduce their carbon footprint
Organize local events and movements related to actions individuals or businesses can take
Build local conversation on local climate change impacts and solutions through workshops, community seminars, social media, publishing in local news articles and outlets

Show your support of climate related actions at Council
Find projects to fund or opportunities to apply for funding for energy and climate related projects
Collaborate with other organizations or businesses to help achieve climate actions and targets
Support and encourage businesses to reduce their carbon footprint