. We feel that the PCP Tool…

. We feel that the PCP Tool should be given more value in the Guideline as it is clearly a program that municipalities feel confident in following when choosing to take action to reduce their GHG emissions and plan for the future. Why reinvent the wheel by emphasizing other tools that some municipalities have not even heard of? We would encourage you to invest in the tool that most are already using for their CCAPs. Therefore, we believe that the Guideline must be concise, factual and to the point if municipalities are to actually succeed in incorporating climate change policies into their official plans, completing GHG inventories, target setting, and developing emissions reduction strategies all in an effort to adapt to our changing climate.

We believe that it is also incredibly important to note that all municipalities face large infrastructure funding gaps and the need to prioritize projects with limited funds leaves some Councils forced to make decisions that may not fulsomely consider climate change impacts or strategies. The province needs to be a leader in this regard and support the difficult decisions that municipal Councils face through sustained funding streams to advance our actions to mitigate climate change impacts and address our changing climate.

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