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The Climate Advisory Committee provides Council and Administration with strategic advice and recommendations on policies and strategic initiatives that relate to climate change mitigation and adaptation.

The Climate Advisory Committee’s responsibilities include:
- Advise Council on the following matters:
       -> Policies, strategic and implementation initiatives that relate to climate change mitigation and adaptation in Calgary.
       -> Financial, social and environmental implications of climate change and advise on climate consideration in municipal decision-making.
       -> Ways to increase climate action awareness in the community.
- Ensure climate equity is considered in the development of climate actions, policies and strategies.
- Enhance Council’s leadership, awareness, communication, engagement and advocacy in the development and implementation of Calgary’s Climate Strategy and Action Plans, policy, regulation and procedures.
- Act as a strategic guide for distribution of research findings, best practices and general information exchange on climate mitigation and adaptation.
- Collaborate with researchers and institutions to advance climate innovation for Calgary.
- Connect initiatives to funding and financing opportunities by building a robust network of funding partners and searching out new opportunities.
- Review and recommend climate action indicators and interim targets set by The City of Calgary.

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Board Information

All terms are two years.

Council may appoint some public members for one-year terms in order to stagger term expiries.

A public member may serve a maximum of six consecutive years.

Maximum of 15 public members and no less than 9 members.

8 to 12 public members must have knowledge and expertise in subject areas indicated in the Committee's Terms of Reference (with a climate change focus)

1 to 3 public members must be citizen-at-large with an interest in climate mitigation and/or adaptation.

1 administrative non-voting member from Planning and Development Services Climate Team

The Climate Advisory Committee meets every third Tuesday of the month from 4 - 6 p.m. and held in person with the option of remote.

Greater than 50% of all members

Public members must be Calgary residents and shall not be City staff.

Eight to 12 public members must have knowledge and experptise in one or more of the following subject areas (with a climate change focus):
- Sustainable Building Design (ie. Net Zero building experience)
- Land Development and Low Impact Development
- Low carbon transportation
- Renewable energy and clean fuels
- Climate education, engagement, communications
- Climate equity
- Community Development 
- Environmental Health / Community Health as impacted by climate change
- Indigenous world view 
- Climate science / Climatology
- Climate Adaptation and/or Mitigation practice or research
- ESG reporting and/or Investment (Environmental, Social, Governance considerations)
- Climate / environmental law
- Low carbon / environmental economics and/or finance
- Climate policy
- Consumption and Waste
- Human health and wellness as impacted by climate change
- Natural Infrastructure
- Climate resilient built infrastructure

One to three public members must be a citizen at large with an interest in climate mitigation and/or adaptation.

City Administration representatives from the Climate Team

Lisa Shauer | Lisa.Shauer@calgary.ca | (403) 268-5974

To Council through the Community Development Committee

TIME REQUIREMENT
For Members:
     o    Time commitments are estimated and subject to change at the direction of committee members 
     o    Number of meetings in hours per year (24) 
     o    Any additional meetings such as sub-committee meetings, strategy sessions, annual report preparation in hours per year (32) 

For the Chair:
     o    Agenda/meeting preparation in hours per year (12)
     o    Attend additional meetings with City Administration and/or Council in hours per month (2) 
     o    Additional Annual Report preparation in hours per year (1) 

Name Position Term Start Term End Status Appointed By
Black, Bill Public Member 24 Oct 2023 31 Oct 2025 Active
Brown, Taylor Public Member 24 Oct 2023 31 Oct 2025 Active
da Costa Silva, Gabriela Public Member 24 Oct 2023 31 Oct 2025 Active
Ebersohn, Dick Administration Member 25 Oct 2022 31 Oct 2024 Active
Gagnon, Steph Public Member 24 Oct 2023 31 Oct 2025 Active
Germaine, Ryan Public Member 25 Oct 2022 31 Oct 2025 Active
Gibson, Christine Public Member 25 Oct 2022 31 Oct 2024 Active
Hahn, Brian Public Member 25 Oct 2022 31 Oct 2024 Active
Iffrig, Andree Public Member 25 Oct 2022 31 Oct 2024 Active
Larway, Meghan Public Member 27 Feb 2024 31 Oct 2025 Active
Letizia, Pat Public Member, Chair 25 Oct 2022 31 Oct 2024 Active
Perdue, Joanne Public Member 25 Oct 2022 31 Oct 2025 Active
Saldana, Jennifer Public Member, Vice-Chair 25 Oct 2022 31 Oct 2024 Active
Tremblay, Robert Public Member 25 Oct 2022 31 Oct 2024 Active
Trubilowicz, Joel Public Member 25 Oct 2022 31 Oct 2024 Active
van Loon, Jeremy Public Member 24 Oct 2023 31 Oct 2025 Active