The first step towards becoming an innovative, low-carbon community is achieving our short-term target of 6% reduction by 2020.

2009 Community climate action begins to take shape in Waterloo Region. Throughout 2009 and 2010, Reep Green Solutions, Sustainable Waterloo Region, the Region of Waterloo, and the University of Waterloo conducted an initial study on a community greenhouse gas action plan and reduction target.

2012 ClimateActionWR completes Waterloo Region’s first community-scale greenhouse gas emissions inventory uses 2010 as a baseline year and summarizes the inventory process, greenhouse gas emissions data collected, and 10-year emission forecast out to the year 2020. *The data was updated in March 2013 to reflect a reassessment of the transportation sector emissions. This report uses 2010 as a baseline year and summarizes the inventory process, greenhouse gas emissions data collected, and 10-year emission forecast out to the year 2020. *The data was updated in March 2013 to reflect a reassessment of the transportation sector emissions.

2013 Waterloo Region’s first Climate Action Plan is published This Climate Action Plan, which was approved and endorsed by the municipalities, aims to reduce local greenhouse gas emissions by 6% below 2010 levels by 2020. The plan was published in partnership with the Region of Waterloo and Cities of Cambridge, Kitchener, and Waterloo. This, which was approved and endorsed by the municipalities, aims to reduce local greenhouse gas emissions by 6% below 2010 levels by 2020. The plan was published in partnership with the Region of Waterloo and Cities of Cambridge, Kitchener, and Waterloo.

2017 By 2015, our community had reduced its emissions by 5.2% compared to 2010 levels! Our Progress, Our Path , which was published in 2017, outlines the changes in Waterloo Region’s carbon footprint between 2010 and 2015.

2018 Unanimous approval of an 80% local greenhouse gas emission reduction target by 2050 With unanimous approval and endorsement from all eight area municipalities in Waterloo Region, community stakeholders and organizations are now working together to achieve this ambitious target. We are actively working to develop a long-term (30-year) Climate Action Strategy, as well as a shorter-term Climate Action Plan which will serve as a roadmap for the first ten years. With unanimous approval and endorsement from all eight area municipalities in Waterloo Region, community stakeholders and organizations are now working together to achieve this ambitious target. We are actively working to develop a long-term (30-year) Climate Action Strategy, as well as a shorter-term Climate Action Plan which will serve as a roadmap for the first ten years.