‘We are not on track to meeting our corporate greenhouse gas emissions reductions target’ – Emily Cormier, sustainability co-ordinator, City of Sault Ste. Marie
Despite 41 energy efficiency retrofit projects launched by our city government since 2019, greenhouse gas emissions from municipal sources are going up, not down.
In a 96-page report, Cormier revealed that emissions from city-owned sources have risen approximately 10 per cent from 2017 to 2022.That's comparable to 16 million litres of gasoline, or annual energy use of 8,852 homes.Her report presented on Monday does not include emissions from heavy industry and non-municipal vehicles.
"A concentrated effort to reduce natural gas use is essential to bringing these numbers down," Cormier tells SooToday. "A more united and aggressive corporate financial commitment, and effort from all departments and council, will be required to meet our corporate emission reduction targets, as well as contribute to our community emission targets," she told Mayor Matthew Shoemaker and councillors.
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