The Net Zero Advisory Committee is an advisory group with a legislated mandate in Section 8 of the Net Zero Carbon Act (2020) to provide advice based on diverse experience, knowledge, and evidence to the Minister of Land and Environment on matters respecting climate change. The...
The Department of Agriculture Strategic Plan 2025-2029 describes the Department's vision, mission, values, goals, and actions for the fiscal years from 2025-2026 to 2028-2029.
The Province of Prince Edward Island, through the Prince Edward Island Housing Corporation (PEIHC), is continuing to foster its ten-year cost-matched funding agreement with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) with joint affordable housing investments totaling $5
New recommendations on coastal policy will provide a framework for long-term coastal resilience in Prince Edward Island. The Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation at UPEI provided its Interim Coastal Policy Recommendations Report to government this week. “I...
Safeguarding public infrastructure from erosion and flooding PEI’s highways, causeways, and provincial parks are vital parts of our communities. We are working to protect this public infrastructure from shoreline erosion and the impacts of climate change. Reinforcing coastlines...
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...
What are greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions? Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are the gases that are released into the atmosphere as a result of activities such as driving, heating buildings, powering industry, farming and waste. GHGs are accumulating in the atmosphere like a blanket...
The Government of Prince Edward Island is working with the UPEI Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation and the UPEI Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering to assess Georgetown as PEI's first net zero community. The first step is to understand how Georgetown uses...
PEI is affected by coastal erosion and coastal flooding. Because of our changing climate, inland flooding is also a risk in certain areas across the province. Erosion and flooding are hazards that impact everyone in PEI, in particular, residents and property owners in shoreline...
Canadians are calling for action to fight climate change in a way that will build a strong economy, keep life affordable, and ensure clean air for our communities. Today, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Member of Parliament for Cardigan, Prince...