Climate Action Prioritization Survey
The City of Burlington recently developed a Climate Action Prioritization Survey that included the efforts of a group of City employees in selecting actions and identifying and defining criteria for inclusion in the ranking process. Previous climate action planning participants as well as the general public were invited to participate. This survey and its results will help guide the City in its efforts to: (1) prioritize 36 key strategies of the original 200 into three categories – high, medium, and low priority; and (2) select and implement top actions to reduce GHG emissions.
Survey Results
Download the FInal Actions Prioritization here
Implementation
Implementation of the City’s climate action plan will be divided into government and community efforts. The implementation of government actions will be facilitated by the Burlington Sustainability Action Team (BSAT) and the implementation of community actions will be led by volunteer citizen groups.
Burlington Sustainability Action Team
The Burlington Sustainability Action Team (BSAT) was formed by Mayor Kiss in the summer 2008, with the mandate of providing guidance to department leaders, the Mayor and City Council in implementing policies and initiatives included in the Climate Action Plan or any other plans that achieve the City’s Climate Protection Goals. The team is also tasked with ensuring the coordination and continuity between the goals of the Climate Action Plan and other municipal plans.
Below are the goals of the BSAT:
- Increasing exposure to the Climate Action Plan among City Departments/Divisions, the Mayor, the City Council and all related boards
- Addressing CAP initiatives and actions at regular Municipal Team meetings
- Tracking and celebrating successes
- Expanding the Municipal Team presence through local media outlets, at local workshops and meetings, and by spreading the world to local businesses and residents
- Researching potential opportunities to align the goals and objectives of municipal plans and programs to ensure continuity