After three rounds of public consultation that wrapped up last year, Salmon Arm released a draft OCP and invite the public to comment on it. Disappointingly, the draft community GHG reduction targets do not reflect any of the five options first presented in the third round of consultation, nor what the public indicated was the preferred option. Instead, the city has chosen to adopt the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) targets for 2.0°C, instead of the more ambitious 1.5°C limit of warming (see page 36 of the draft). This means that they will not attempt to meet net-zero emissions by 2050. We believe they must strive for better!

We ask that you take a few minutes to weigh in on the city's draft OCP. Please request that they align their GHG targets with the 1.5°C Paris Agreement limit of global warming in the final document. You can write an email to ocp2024@salmonarm.ca or participate in one of their online or in-person events coming up in February and March. Click here for more information.