Michael Tay
"I support Ottawa's net-zero commitment, but setting a target is only useful if we measure whether we are actually getting there.
The City should focus on areas where municipal decisions can make a meaningful difference: reliable public transit, active transportation, cleaner municipal buildings and vehicles, building retrofits, waste diversion, renewable energy and planning communities where people have more transportation choices.
I support the transition toward electric buses and cleaner City fleets where the technology and infrastructure can reliably support them.
I also want regular public reporting that clearly shows where Ottawa is meeting its targets, where we are falling behind and what needs to change.
Climate change will increasingly affect the decisions municipalities make. This is an opportunity to make thoughtful investments now in infrastructure that will serve residents for decades, while ensuring those investments remain realistic and affordable.
Ottawa's Energy Evolution strategy currently targets net-zero municipal emissions by 2040 and community-wide emissions by 2050."
Dillon Anderson
"Achieving Ottawa's Energy Evolution targets—transitioning our community to net-zero emissions—requires moving past empty political rhetoric and embedding carbon reduction directly into core municipal operations, land-use planning, and infrastructure budgeting.
Meeting these targets depends on three practical municipal levers:
Deep Building Retrofits & Energy Efficiency: Buildings represent the largest source of emissions in Ottawa. The City must scale up deep energy retrofits for municipal infrastructure and incentivize residential and commercial building retrofits (such as expanding Property Assessed Clean Energy [PACE] financing programs). Upgrading insulation, windows, and heating systems in existing housing stock cuts emissions dramatically while lowering long-term utility costs for residents.
Accelerating Fleet Electrification & Transit Priority: Transitioning municipal operations—including the OC Transpo bus fleet and municipal service vehicles—to 100% zero-emission electric vehicles on an accelerated timeline. Coupled with our commitment to expanding reliable transit and active mobility networks, this directly displaces high-emission single-occupancy vehicle trips.
Smart Infill Over Sprawl: Curbing outward urban boundary expansion is a crucial climate action. Low-density suburban sprawl locks in decades of high building and transportation emissions. By prioritizing compact infill development within our existing urban footprint, we reduce infrastructure footprints, protect natural carbon sinks like forests and wetlands, and cut per-capita emissions."
Nicholas Golle
"I support Ottawa's emissions-reduction commitments and will work to ensure they are reflected in the City's plans, policies and budgets.
Where we have made a commitment, I think we should take it seriously, provide the resources needed to work toward it, and regularly measure whether we are actually making progress. Where we are falling behind, Council should understand why and adjust accordingly."
Ariel Troster
"Voting against expanding the urban boundary, pushing for more emission free city vehicles, encouraging more net zeo community housing buildings, as well and solar panels and green roofs. Launching a city bike share program! Encouraging the city to apply for every possible funding opportunity though the Green Municipal Fund to get this done."