Green City Initiatives

Idea:

For a city to be considered for many larger IT company data center and logistics projects, availability of green energy and other programs are very important, especially with regards to public relations. Positioning Fredericton as a "Green City", to get included on lists like : https://www.expedia.ca/travelblog/17-greenest-cities-canada/ Is very attractive to businesses and people looking to move. This would be a comprehensive plan: Solar on buildings, increasing transit use, Saint John River cleanup and conservation.

Staff Feedback:

We like your green ambitions - and we share them! The City of Fredericton plans to release it's new Corporate and Community Energy and Emissions Plan in February and we've been working on implementing our Climate Change Adaptation Plan, released last March. Like many of the cities on the list you provided, we are an active member of ICLEI (with recent leadership positions on their Canadian and North American Executive Boards and as a member of their Global Covenant of Mayors Showcase Cities Pilot to accelerate climate planning in Canadian cities) and we participate in the Partners for Climate Protection program to track and reduce our GHG emissions. Our new plans outline our commitment to further action and define our future low carbon path forward. Thanks so much for your thoughts!