Updating the Climate Change Action Plan
The Climate Change Action Plan Update
The City is updating the 2019 Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) to set more ambitious targets aligned with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) recommendations aimed at limiting global warming to 1.5º Celsius.
After collecting input from the community this summer, we have been analyzing the data to inform our action planning process. These insights are helping us identify priority actions, determine what resources or partnerships may be needed, and outline implementation steps for each action. The action planning process is currently underway. Over the next several weeks, our team will continue to refine proposed actions and ensure they align with themes we heard from the community.
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Upcoming Engagement Opportunities
Stay tuned for more Community Dialogue Series workshops happening this spring. Subscribe to this page to be notified when registration opens.
2025 Public Engagement Recap
Thank you to everyone who participated in our public engagement opportunities this past summer! Your valuable input has been recorded and will play a key role in shaping the updated CCAP. We received over 700 online survey responses and welcomed more than 600 participants at our in-person pop-up events. Additionally, we hosted four public workshops with more than 50 registered attendees. We sincerely appreciate your time and contributions.
Emerging Insights from Climate Lab 2
Climate Lab 2 was designed to collect insight from residents about their views on the City’s role in tackling climate change, measure public support for specific climate actions, and understand how the City can improve trust and communication around its climate plan. Climate Lab 2 was available from June 19, 2025 – September 7, 2025. From our preliminary analysis of the survey results, several insights are beginning to stand out:
To gauge levels of agreements, respondents rated three statements. A strong majority agreed with all three statements, suggesting that our community recognizes both urgency of the issue and the long-term value of investing in climate solutions now.
When participants answered four questions asking them to choose which options mattered most, results showed a strong public preference for bold, equitable, and forward-looking climate action.
Respondents were also asked to rank five messages, each highlighting a different approach to addressing climate change. After applying a weighted ranking, the top message focused on future growth and its challenges, indicating that residents want climate action to align with how the city will grow and evolve.
In another exercise, participants ranked their enthusiasm for nine potential climate actions. Weighted rankings revealed the top three choices that participants were most excited to support: investing in more transit services, accelerating energy retrofits to existing homes and buildings, and reducing waste that ends up in landfills.
Community Dialogue Series
In addition to the Climate Lab survey, a series of workshops, called the Community Dialogue Series, was held in July and August 2025, offering people a more collaborative, in-depth, way to help shape the City’s CCAP update. These workshops provided an opportunity to learn more about the project and the progress made so far, as well as provide direct input through group discussions. There were more than 50 registered attendees for the public workshops. In-person workshops were held in Ward 4 and Ward 5.
About the 2019 Climate Change Action Plan
The City’s 2019 Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP) is a 10-year road map for tackling the impacts of our changing climate. It sets out actions to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and help the City increase its resiliency to withstand and respond to current and future climate events. The plan currently includes the goal of reducing Mississauga’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 40% by 2030, and 80% by 2050.
The City plans to reach these goals through a total of 89 actions which are to be implemented over the next 5 to 10 years. These actions are grouped into five different action pathways, including:
- Buildings and Clean Energy
- Resilient and Green Infrastructure
- Accelerating Discovery and Innovation
- Low Emissions Mobility
- Engagement and Partnerships
Current Status of the Climate Change Action Plan
As of Winter 2024 out of 89 actions:
- 54 actions have been completed, including 41 continuous improvement actions
- 31 actions are underway
- 4 actions have not been started
Check out the progress reporting page for more detail!
Environmental Action Committee Updates
To learn more about the City's progress on the 2019 CCAP and the current update to the CCAP, check out the most recent presentations made to the City's Environmental Action Committee.
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