Abstract
<p>Community Energy Planning (CEP) is a process that allows municipalities to develop and implement local climate action, meet carbon reduction goals, and ensure a steady supply of clean energy. This MRP compares CEP in four municipalities in Ontario and British Columbia, to examine the reasons that led municipalities to undertake CEP and the roles that the municipalities undertook in the process. By using a policy comparison and interviews with Subject Matter Experts, the role that the municipality played to develop and implement CEP, and the role of the CEP within the community were evaluated. The municipalities studied were seen to have undertaken the expected roles to varying degrees and with various methods. Key Words: An article on energy and emissions planning in Canadian municipalities, used the key words: community energy planning, climate action, energy policy, local environmental planning</p>
Highlights
Community Energy Planning (CEP) is a process that allows municipalities to develop and implement local climate action, meet carbon reduction goals, and ensure a steady supply of clean energy
All four cities have a history of community energy planning and local environmental planning, whether through specific neighbourhood energy generation projects, or wide-scale strategic municipal energy planning
The Masters Research Paper (MRP) determines the key roles that municipalities typically play in the community energy planning process, and evaluates the extent to which each of the municipalities has taken on those roles
Summary
This Masters Research Paper (MRP) is an evaluation of Community Energy Plans (CEP) as a tool for municipalities to reach their carbon reduction targets and plan sustainable cities with a high quality of life. It explores the underlying conditions of what motivates municipalities or neighbourhoods to adopt community energy plans. The aim is to find similarities and differences in how municipalities define, develop, and implement CEP in Canada This is an exploratory paper intended to provide a primer on local energy planning and review what has already been done and what is still to be done in Canadian communities to reduce carbon emissions and strategize resilient, renewable, post-carbon cities
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary 
Submitted Version (
Free)
Published Version
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call