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Up to half of Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions can be attributed directly or indirectly to municipalities. (1)

Taking pro-active steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is critical because climate change will affect all aspects of our communities, including transportation, agriculture, water, infrastructure, waste management, healthcare, and energy.

In this section you will find information to help you become a climate friendly community, such as:

• why your community should take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
• how to become a climate-friendly community
• actions your community can take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
• resources (organized by community leader type)

search for:

EnviroCan - Sharing the challenge Sustainable Communities FCM - Canadian Municipalities Partners for Climate Protection ICLEI - Local Gov'ts for Sustainability NatResCan - Sustainable Build... FCM - Green Municipal Funds Gov't of Canada - Tools of Change Community-Based Social Marketing

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