Climate Action Working Group Resources
Shared Resources
Spring 2024 Cohort
Welcome to Climate Neutral! Here you will find the various resources to support the CERCA 2050 working group. We will be adding to and updating these resources throughout the course.
Modules Overview
Work Session are at 1:00PM to 2:30PM
Corporate Modules
| Module | Topics Covered | Date | Meeting Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Inventory | GPC Sector Based Corporate Inventory, Emissions coefficients, Emissions scopes, Population weighted emissions intensities, Baseline inventory, Annual monitioring process | 2024-04-4 | |
| Low Carbon Pathways | Science-based vs. evidence based targets, International and national target standards, Population dynamics, Tracking progress | 2024-04-10 | |
| Mitigation Modelling | Participation and efficacy based modelling, GPC action standard, pre-ante analysis, Mitigation actions for Ontario municipalities, Scenario evaluation | 2024-04-17 | |
| Carbon Budget | Application to corporate inventory. Annual tracking. Connecting Inventories to budget. | 2024-04-24 |
Community Modules
| Module | Topics Covered | Date | Meeting Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Inventory | Emissions Sectors and Scopes, Emissions Coefficients, Population emissions intensities, Interpretation | 2024-05-1 | |
| Low Carbon Pathways | Science-based vs. evidence based targets for community-wide planning, International and National target standards, Per Capita vs. Overall reductions | 2024-05-8 | |
| Mitigation Modelling | Participation and Efficacy based modelling, Community scope mitigation best practises | 2024-05-15 |
Data Collection Guide
In order to utilize the CERCA tools you will need to collect data on your corporate and community operations. We’ve prepared the following guide which outlines the data you will require to perform the data analysis for Community and Corporate Inventories. There are also handy .pdf worksheets which put all the required data in one place.
Data Resources
Heating and Cooling Degree Days
Historic Natural Gas and Electricity Prices
Historic Fuel Prices Canada
Population Data
Ontario Electricity Grid
Ontario Municipal Building Emissions Savings
Canada National Inventories and Pathways
GHG and Air Pollutant Emissions Projection Page 34 contains Provincial and Federal Actions
Carbon Budgets in Practice
Additional Inventory Tools
Community Mitigation
Targets and Pathways
Climate Lens
Combined PDF Sample Reports
Greening the Fleet
Agriculture
Template Files
Corporate Inventory Template Files
Corporate Pathway Template Files
Corporate Mitigation Modelling Template Files
Corporate Carbon Budget Template Files
Corporate Carbon Accounts Template Files
Community Inventory Template Files
Community Pathways Template Files
Community Mitigation Model Template Files
Community Carbon Budget Template Files
Recordings and Slides
Please note that work group materials including recordings and slides are for work group members only and not for public distribution. Recordings will be added and session materials updated throughout the course.
Session #1 Recording - Corporate Inventory Monitoring
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Session #2 Recording - Corporate Pathways
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Session #3 Recording - Corporate Mitigation
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Session #4 Recording - Corporate Carbon Budget
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Session #5 Recording - Community Inventory Monitoring
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Session #6 Recording - Community Targets and Pathways
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Session #7 Recording - Community Mitigation Modelling
Passcode: 2K02&E=T
Shared Resources
Resources shared by group participants
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We want our participants to get the most from the working group sessions and are open to suggestions for material to include and discuss.