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  • Energy Efficiency Building Codes

    Municipal Affairs has developed a user guide for section 9.36. of the Alberta Building Code (ABC) 2014 in consultation with municipalities, industry and safety codes officers. This information is designed…

  • Alberta Climate Records

    Through the Alberta Climate Records application you can explore climate changes and averages in Alberta for 52 climate indices based on historical records between 1951 – 2017 and three future…

  • MyHeat – Solar Edmonton

    MyHeat is an interactive map of Edmonton, showing the solar potential of buildings.

  • Carbon Copy

    Join host, Dr. Mark Summers, as he dives into the topics and technology innovations that are critical to delivering sustainable environmental outcomes, attracting investment, and building a diversified, lower carbon…

  • Electric Vehicle Battery Degradation Calculator

    Compare average battery degradation over time for different vehicle makes and model years. Degradation is based on observed data so newer model years will have shorter degradation lines.

  • Alberta’s Energy Policy Simulator

    Alberta’s Energy Policy Simulator (EPS) is the first free and open-source tool of its kind, allowing you to visualize the interactive and cumulative effect of current, proposed, or potential policies…

  • Design Our Climate Simulator

    This simulation tool invites you to design the climate future for our planet, to use what you learn in this process to engage in conversations about how these changes can…

  • Building a Climate-Resilient City: Disaster preparedness and emergency management

    This resource examines the potential implications of climate change for disaster preparedness and emergency management in Alberta’s cities, and presents options by which the resilience of these systems may be…

  • Municipalities Planning for Climate Change in Alberta

    Learn about the many ways municipalities across Alberta are addressing the impacts of climate change and reducing its effects through concrete actions like reducing greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency…

  • Climate Change Research: University of Alberta

    On this page you’ll find information about climate change, what University of Alberta scientists are working on in this area, and the effect their work has.

  • Advice and Technical Guidance for Partners for Climate Protection Program Participants

    This web-based resource provides local governments with a user-friendly framework to quantify, monitor and manage GHG emissions generated at the local level.