Canada and Prince Edward Island are working together to take climate action and find solutions to help Canadians save money, reduce energy waste, create jobs, and support healthy communities. Today, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lawrence MacAulay—on behalf of the...
Building on the work in the State of the Coast Report, the Canadian Center for Climate Change and Adaptation at UPEI has made a number of recommendations for future action and policy direction.
This document establishes the guidelines and criteria for applications to the PEI Climate Challenge Fund for 2025-2026 intake.
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...
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...
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...
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...
Presentation given to the Environmental Advisory Council by Todd Dupuis January 16, 2019.
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...