1. Green Urban Initiatives Making It Happen Renewable Power – Intelligent Choice AGM Presentation by Brenda Wallace, Director Environmental & Corporate Initiatives Tuesday, September 20, 2016

2. WHAT ARE GREEN URBAN INITIATIVES?  Changes designed to Sustain Communities  Socially  Culturally  Economically  Environmentally

3. “We have the power to reconcile human affairs with natural laws and to thrive in the process.” - Our Common Future

4. WHY CITIES MATTER

6. Photo credit: The Natural Step WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED

8. WHY CITIES MATTER

9. SASKATOON’S RESULTS

11. WHAT CITIES CAN DO Emissions within Municipal Control to Reduce: 1.0 million tonnes CO 2 e

12. HOW CITIES SHOULD INVEST McKinsey & Company, Pathways to a Low-Carbon Economy(2015)

13. HOW CITIES SHOULD INVEST

14. SASKATOON’S CHOICES

16. GREEN URBAN INITIATIVES  Role of Cities  Plans – smart growth approaches

17. SASKATOON’S CHOICES

20. New Neighbourhood Models

21. New Neighbourhoods Models

22. GREEN URBAN INITIATIVES  Role of Cities  Plans – smart growth approaches  Projects / Infrastructure – ‘greening’

23. mdidesign.ca HOW CITIES SHOULD INVEST

24. Understanding Our River Watersheds Stressed Watersheds

25. Stressed Watersheds Understanding Our River Watersheds

26. aboutpipelinesmap.com

27. Saskatoon Water Treatment Process

28. Nelson\Nygaard HOW CITIES SHOULD INVEST

29. SASKATOON’S CHOICES Active Transportation Plan

30. More People Travelling

31. People Prefer Cars

32. Transit Not Considered a Real Choice

33. People Prefer Cars NUMBER OF VEHICLES REGISTERED

34. GREEN URBAN INITIATIVES  Role of Cities  Plans – smart growth approaches  Projects / Infrastructure – ‘greening’  Programs – facilitating change

35. SASKATOON’S CHOICES

37. GREEN URBAN INITIATIVES  Role of Cities  Plans – smart growth approaches  Projects / Infrastructure – ‘greening’  Programs – facilitating change  Policies – step-by-step improvement

38. The Path To A Policy Why Not Just Lead With Policy? Moral Justification

39. The Path To A Policy Why Not Just Lead With Policy? Moral Justification

40. The Path To A Policy Why Not Just Lead With Policy? Dehumanization

41. The Path To A Policy Why Not Just Lead With Policy? Minimization Image courtesy Help Stop Global Warming dot Com

42. The Path To A Policy Why Not Just Lead With Policy? Minimization

43. The Path To A Policy Why Not Just Lead With Policy? Displacing responsibility

44. POLICY URGENCY Prairie Climate Centre, ClimateAtlas.Ca

45. POLICY URGENCY

48. REN21, Global Status Report (2014)

49. GREEN URBAN INITIATIVES  How will Prince Albert move forward to take advantage of the opportunities of a sustainable community?

50. QUESTIONS? Brenda Wallace, Director Environmental & Corporate Initiatives brenda.Wallace@Saskatoon.ca @bwallace1970