Youth Climate Careers
In collaboration with School District 22 and Fresh Outlook Foundation, the City is helping to expand the popular Climate Action Ripple Effect program. This multi-year program matches students with local mentors to create projects in support of the City's Climate Action Plan and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
The City is also supporting Youth Climate Corps BC to provide paid positions focused on environmental sustainability and climate action. These employment opportunities are available to youth aged 17-30, providing hands-on career experience in the growing fields of climate science and green technologies.
About Climate Action
The climate is changing and there is an urgency and importance of climate change that requires us to lessen our impact on the environment by reducing emissions and prepare for the changes that are coming quickly.
To learn more about Vernon's changing climate and what we are doing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prepare for climate impacts, visit our Storymap by clicking the link below:
ClimatE ACTION STORYMAP
On April 12, 2021 Council endorsed Vernon’s first climate action plan. To read the plan click the link below:
Climate Action Plan
The City of Vernon is a signatory to the B.C. Climate Action Charter and our Climate Action Plan is aligned with the CleanBC Roadmap to 2030 and Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan.
The City also participates in the new Local Government Climate Action Program, which provides funding for local governments and Modern Treaty Nations to plan and implement climate action that will reduce emissions, create new opportunities for people in the clean economy and prepare communities for future climate impacts.
As part of the program, recipients of funding are required to report on their actions. For the City of Vernon's Local Government Climate Action Program reports, please click the links below.
