Dec 7, 2022 | Climate Action, Climate Change, Events
Photo by Matthew TenBruggencate on Unsplash COP27, the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference, took place last month in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. From November 6-18, more than 45,000 participants from nearly 200 nations gathered to share ideas and build...
Apr 12, 2022 | Climate Change, Sustainability
To address the climate emergency and transition to a low carbon and resilient future, decision-makers and practitioners need to implement integrated strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change (mitigation) and prepare for unavoidable...
Nov 16, 2021 | BC, Climate Change
As of October 2021, 433 BC municipalities (517 in Canada) have declared a climate emergency, others have declared their commitment to the 1.5oC target for emissions, and others have developed ambitious climate action plans. However, key to successful implementation of...
Jun 24, 2021 | Climate Change, Tourism
In Part 1 of this theme, we made a case for using the recent slowdown in long-haul travel to explore how to tackle visitor travel emissions. In Part 2, we explored the imperative for low carbon travel, industry targets, what low carbon travel might look like, and the...
Mar 9, 2021 | Climate Change, Tourism
The Elephant in the Room Flying Elephants and Travel Emissions Part 2: In our last newsletter, we made a case for using the recent slowdown in long haul travel to explore how to tackle visitor travel emissions. With vaccination plans rolling out and news that in...
Nov 23, 2020 | Climate Change, Tourism
WCS Engagement + Planning’s recent work to support the “Big Moves” climate action initiatives in Squamish and Whistler highlights the importance of understanding and addressing travel emissions. While this “elephant in the room” of Whistler’s tourism based economy and...
