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Air quality

Poor air quality affects vegetation, wildlife and our health. We evaluate pollutants to measure our air quality. Alberta monitors air quality using the Air Quality Health Index (AQHI). The AQHI shows Parkland County generally has high air quality.

Climate change

The International Panel on Climate Change has stated that climate change is largely human-caused by an increase in emissions, such as greenhouse gases (GHGs) and aerosols, as well as land use changes.

Partners for Climate Protection (PCP) program

Parkland County has taken initiative to reduce climate change by joining the Partners for Climate Protection (PCP) program. This network of over 240 municipalities is committed to reducing GHGs and acting on climate change. Parkland County is working on a five milestone framework for reducing local GHG emissions and is in the process of completing Milestone 3.

Milestone 1: Create a GHG inventory and forecast 

Corporate and community greenhouse gas emissions inventory and forecast (2010)

Gasoline and diesel fuel for transportation and electricity produce the largest gas emissions.  

 

Milestone 2: Set an emission reduction target 

As of July 2014, Council has adopted the following targets for GHG reduction:

  • For corporate operations: 25% reduction by 2020 & 40% reduction by 2025 below the 2010 baseline
  • For community emissions: 6% reduction by 2020 & 10% reduction by 2025 below the 2010 baseline
 
Milestone 3: Develop a local action plan for reduction 

Our GHG Reduction Plan outlines initiatives to reduce community and corporate emissions, and improve Parkland's air quality. Corporate programs that have positively affected municipal GHG emissions include:

  • Dark sky street lighting
  • Building energy efficiency retrofits
  • Anti-idling campaign
  • Waste diversion campaigns
  • Renewable energy certificates

Community programs include:

  • Free car pool lot at the Parkland County Centre
  • Consumer lifecycle costing calculators
  • Green Acreages program
 
Milestone 4: Implementation of the plan 
Check back often to keep up with our progress. Once we complete milestone three, we'll begin on milestone four.
Milestone 5: Progress monitoring and results reporting

Check back often to keep up with our progress. Once we complete milestone four, we'll begin on milestone five.

 

  

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