Resources

Climate Change Reports - International:

• A Collaborative Report on Climate Change from Auditor Generals (Canada) (2018) - Review of mitigation and adaptation planning, targets and implementation across Canada by province.

• UN Sustainable Development Goals - 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development provides 17 goal areas + detailed targets for each area. Useful for defining indicators or targets in communities or more broadly.

• Nature: The geographical distribution of fossil fuels unused when limiting global warming to 2C

• Energy Efficiency Market Report, IEA (2014) - Highlights the importance of energy efficiency and the progress made between 2001 - 2011, negating impacts from change in activity levels (e.g. due to downturn in economy).

• IPCC Fifth Assessment Report - Summary for Policymakers (2014) - "Warming of the climate system is unequivocal, and since the 1950s, many of the observed changes are unprecedented over decades to millennia. The atmosphere and ocean have warmed, the amounts of snow and ice have diminished, sea level has risen, and the concentrations of greenhouse gases have increased."

• Pathways to a Low Carbon Economy, McKinsey and Company (2009) - Version 2 of the global greenhouse gas abatement cost curve.

• The Economics of Climate Change, The Stern Review (2007) - "There is now clear scientific evidence that emissions from economic activity, particularly the burning of fossil fuels for energy, are causing changes to the Earth's climate. A sound understanding of the economics of climate change is needed in order to underpin an effective global response to this challenge. The Stern Review is an independent, rigourous and comprehensive analysis of the economic aspects of this crucial issue."

Community Climate Mitigation Resources - BC:

• Community Energy and Emissions Inventory - 2007 and 2010 energy consumption and GHG emissions inventories are available for each municipality and regional district in BC.

• Location Efficiency and Housing Type Boiling it Down to BTUs - 2011 study for EPA that quantifies the energy efficiency of single-family vs. multi-family in suburban vs. transit-oriented development areas with traditional vs. green buildings.

• An illustrated guide to community energy (2013) - CALP UBC

• UBCM Resolution - Fall 2020; a push for several climate actions.

Community Climate Adaptation Resources - BC:

• Low Carbon Resilience (2016) - SFU ACT - Strategies that achieve co-benefits between mitigation and adaptation.

• Risky Business: The Economic Risks of Climate Change to the United States (2014) - "Risky Business uses a standard risk-assessment approach to determine the range of potential consequences for each region of the U.S.—as well as for selected sectors of the economy—if we continue on our current path. The Risky Business research focused on the clearest and most economically significant of these risks: Damage to coastal property and infrastructure from rising sea levels and increased storm surge, climate-driven changes in agricultural production and energy demand, and the impact of higher temperatures on labor productivity and public health."

• The draft City Climate Hazard Taxonomy (2014) is the first step in a longer effort led by C40 to develop the Climate Change Risk Assessment Framework and Tool (CRAFT), an online reporting system and planning tool.

• Sea Level Rise Adaptation Primer: A Toolkit to Build Adaptive Capacity on Canada's South Coasts (2013) - "This Primer is a resource for coastal management authorities (mainly local governments) to help them identify and evaluate options for adapting to the impacts of sea level rise and associated hazards. The Primer is intended to be relevant for southern coastal regions across Canada with application to British Columbia, Quebec, and the Atlantic region."

• Preparing for Climate Change: An Implementation Guide for Local Governments in BC (2012) - This report released by West Coast Environmental Law "is designed to assist local government elected officials and staff, including planners, en- gineers, chief administrative officers, financial officers and others, to plan and act in ways that will make their communities more resilient to the impacts of climate change."

• Climate Change Adaptation Local Government: A Resource Guide (2011) - "Local governments in British Columbia that wish to learn more about climate change impacts and adaptation, to embark upon their own internal risk and vulnerability assessment processes, or to identify their own adaptation options now have many resources to draw upon. They can find information about past and future climate, find a methodology that suits their needs and resources, learn more about the experience of other local governments, or access university-based research expertise."

Alternative Energy Studies and Resources:

• Direct Utilization of Geothermal Energy (2014) - Suitable Applications and Opportunities for Canada, CanGEA.

Water Conservation:

• CRC for Water Sensitive Cities

• UN World Water Development: Water and Energy Report Volume 1 (2014)

Building Codes:

• History of the BC Building Code changes (and Plumbing Code)

• Canada's National Energy Code for Buildings (2011) - The NECB is being adopted by BC in December 2014.