Prince Edward Island’s Climate Adaptation Plan provides a concrete roadmap for the province to better prepare for the future while lessening climate change’s impacts on Island residents. Building Resilience: Climate Adaptation Plan includes action items to support vulnerable...
The Provincial Net Zero Action Plan (NZAP) will provide a five-year pathway of short-term policies, programs, and approaches to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It will outline climate mitigation actions for the provincial government to take to ensure the province meets...
Islanders are invited to give feedback on recommendations that will guide the province’s strategy to address the impacts of climate change. The University of Prince Edward Island’s (UPEI) Climate Lab created the Prince Edward Island Climate Change Adaptation Recommendations Draft...
The provincial government will track and report greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its operations, doing its part to lower emissions for Islanders and communities. As part of its efforts to green government, Prince Edward Island has joined 'The Climate Registry,' a non-profit...
During today’s sitting of the PEI Legislature, Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Action, Steven Myers released the recent Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA). The CCRA looked at the following climate hazards on Prince Edward Island: Coastal erosion Post tropical...
Climate Adaptation Plan provides a concrete road map for the province to better prepare for the future while lessening climate change’s impacts on Islanders.
Planning for the Future: Climate Change and Island Forests One of the major challenges for forest managers and forest owners is the length of time it take many tree species to grow to maturity. Species such as balsam fir and trembling aspen have a life span that approximates that...
The provincial government added an electric car to its fleet to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Prince Edward Island. “This is the first of four all-electric vehicles we will add so that public servants can reduce government’s contribution to climate change and leave a...
Results from a collaborative engagement approach to hear from people on Prince Edward Island, Indigenous communities, municipalities, industry and experts about the impacts of climate change that they were most concerned with and actions proposed to address those impacts.
Presentation to Environmental Advisory Council - Climate Action: Adaptation - Hope Parnham January 2020.