What is the Climate Action Strategy?
The Climate Action Strategy presents a comprehensive approach for climate readiness that combines measures that reduce carbon pollution with efforts to prepare the City of Saskatoon (City) and community to address the impacts of a changing climate.
Through the Net-Zero Transformation Playbook, the Climate Resilience Playbook, and Thrive - A Guide for a Just Transition, the Strategy aims to cultivate a community where all residents and businesses thrive and the benefits of climate action are shared by all.
The Need for Climate Action
The impacts of climate change are being felt around the world and in Saskatoon. The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has stated that the world must reduce carbon pollution to net-zero by 2050 to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Limiting warming to 1.5°C, or even 2°C, will be beyond reach without immediate, large-scale reductions to carbon pollution.
Climate commitments have been made by all levels of government including the City of Saskatoon’s commitment to climate action outlined in the City of Saskatoon’s 2026-2029 Strategic Plan:
“Greenhouse gases are reduced and actions to manage the impacts of the climate crisis have been implemented in a way that maximizes co-benefits for all.”
Failing to act locally will put pressure on resources, increase social inequalities, interrupt business activities, disrupt daily lives, and damage natural ecosystems. Decisive actions taken today support a prosperous future for Saskatoon.