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Climate coordinators will help prepare the Island for a changing future

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/climate-coordinators-will-help-prepare-island-changing-future
2020-11-06
Every provincial government department now has a designated climate change coordinator to help with the province’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and plan for climate change. “As an Island province, climate change touches every single one of us. Part of government’s vision is to see...

12 organizations to host climate change interns in 2021

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/12-organizations-host-climate-change-interns-2021
2020-10-26
Twelve organizations from all sectors across Prince Edward Island will host 15 interns and build climate change expertise in 2021 as part of the ClimateSense Professional Internship Program.   The program provides funding for recent post-secondary graduates to work with host organizations in both...

Climate Challenge Fund supports Island innovation

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/climate-challenge-fund-supports-island-innovation
2020-10-19
A new provincial fund will support creativity and community-led solutions to address climate change. A $3-million commitment being delivered over the next three years, the Climate Challenge Fund will provide up to $100,000 to support projects that either reduce greenhouse gas emissions or help...

Islanders challenged to reduce food waste during Waste Reduction Week

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/islanders-challenged-reduce-food-waste-during-waste-reduction-week
2020-10-16
Many Islanders will likely be shocked to know that each person in Canada is responsible for about 85 kilograms of food waste each year, that food waste and loss is responsible for roughly eight per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change, and the amount of food we waste is...

Eastern Kings Wind Farm receives provincial approval subject to conditions

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/eastern-kings-wind-farm-receives-provincial-approval-subject-conditions
2020-09-02
Minister of Environment, Water and Climate Change Natalie Jameson approved the Prince Edward Island Energy Corporation’s Eastern Kings Wind Farm project under the Environmental Protection Act, subject to 17 conditions that include ongoing monitoring of the impact to the environment. “This decision...

Island organizations invited to host climate interns in 2021

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/island-organizations-invited-host-climate-interns-2021
2020-08-17
Organizations from all sectors across Prince Edward Island can apply to host an intern and build climate change expertise in 2021 as part of the ClimateSense Professional Internship Program.  “The ClimateSense Professional Internship Program provides funding for recent post-secondary graduates to...

Photos taken from the air will map entire Island landscape

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/photos-taken-air-will-map-entire-island-landscape
2020-07-16
Flyovers to photograph every square metre of Prince Edward Island will take place between July 15 - September 15 and the photos will be used in the Corporate Land Use Inventory to develop a new map of the province. This work occurs every 10 years. The data, once assembled and analyzed, will provide...

Agreement to grow protected areas and urban forest

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/agreement-to-grow-protected-areas-and-urban-forest
2020-07-02
Islanders will see more protected greenspace in the Hillsborough Park area as part of an agreement to offset construction impacting the Royalty Oaks protected area. “We engaged with residents of Hillsborough Park and surrounding communities, as well as local conservationists and watershed groups,...

Islanders reducing greenhouse gas emissions

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/islanders-reducing-greenhouse-gas-emissions
2020-06-05
To celebrate World Environment Day, Minister Natalie Jameson thanked Islanders for their continued efforts to reduce the Island’s greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change. Between 2017 and 2018, in Prince Edward Island, there was a reduction of about 25,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas...

Public consultation on water withdrawal gives clear direction

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/public-consultation-on-water-withdrawal-gives-clear-direction
2020-01-30
Islanders want science and evidence-based research to inform public policy and to protect their drinking water.  This was one of the common themes identified during the water withdrawal regulation consultations that took place in the fall 2019 to get input from the public about the Island’s...

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