2026-2036 Climate Action Plan
The City of Yellowknife is currently working on its 2026-2036 Climate Action Plan, with a focus on climate change mitigation and adaptation. To ensure this plan is reflective of community knowledge and needs, we are engaging the public, businesses, stakeholders, First Nations governments, the Government of the Northwest Territories, local groups, and NGOs.
What have we done so far?
From January to March 2025, the City engaged with residents, local organizations, businesses, utilities providers, the GNWT, the Yellowknives Dene First Nation, and City staff from other departments.
| How we engaged | Number of participants |
|---|---|
|
Public roundtable |
8 |
|
Public survey |
149 |
|
Meetings with NAKA Power |
2 |
|
Meetings with local organizations |
19 |
|
Meeting with the YKDFN CEO |
1 |
Find out what feedback we received through our engagement process in this What We Heard report.
As part of the preparation for the Climate Action Plan, the City contracted Stantec Consulting Ltd. to complete an Energy and GHG Emissions Inventory as well as a Vulnerability Assessment. Check back soon to read the full reports!
What's next?
Past Plans and Policies
The Corporate and Community Energy Action Plan 2015-2025 (CCEAP) helped chart the course towards an energy smart Yellowknife that aimed to reduce the city's GHG emissions, its heating costs, dependence on fossil fuels and impact on global climate change.
In 2009, the City commissioned MetroQuest to create the City of Yellowknife’s 50-year Vision to guide growth and development.
The City first began energy planning through our 2006-2014 Community Energy Plan that set targets for the period of 2004 to 2014.
Information on the 2004-2014 Community Energy Plan and Studies: