Reduce greenhouse gas emissions
The Office of Climate Change and energy Management enable all Peel Region departments, divisions and strategic community partners to deeply embed decarbonization measures, and innovative energy management practices into services and operations.
Working with departments and community partners, our office is:
- Developing solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Increasing greenhouse gas emissions have resulted in changing weather patterns causing extreme weather events such as flooding and droughts.
- Setting actions in place that will prepare Peel for changes in our weather and seasons.
- Ensuring Peel Region is positioned to respond to climate change.
- Ensuring climate change and energy management measures are effectively integrated and implemented into policy design and decision-making.
Deep energy retrofits tells us what changes are needed in a building to better manage energy efficiently. We’re conducting a series of deep energy retrofits at regional facilities to find ways to reduce its energy consumption and GHG emissions as it transitions to a low carbon community.
Peel Region has adopted a Net Zero Emissions Standard that will have all its newly constructed building built to net zero emissions.
Generating renewable energy
Renewable energy is energy from a source that isn't depleted when used, such as wind or solar power.
We generate renewable energy from biogas produced from the wastewater treatment process at the Clarkson (Mississauga) Wastewater Treatment Plant.
This produces 12,000,000 KWH of electricity annually: the same as powering 1,000 households a year!
Have a look at the Climate Action Atlas to see how Peel Region and other local municipalities are taking action on Climate Change.
The installation of EV charging stations is just one way we’re taking action on climate change to help build a greener, healthier, low-carbon community.
EVs significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions when compared to gas or diesel fueled vehicles, and the Region is enabling employees and the public to drive EVs by providing fee-per-use charging stations where demand is evident.
We’ve installed more than 100 charging stations across 20+ sites. Two locations offer public charging during regular business hours and have 50kW DC Fast Charging available. Chargers at other Regional sites are dedicated for fleet vehicles, or only available for employees and visitors accessing Regional services.
List of charging stations
Public access (daytime), visitors and employees
- 10 Peel Centre Drive, Brampton
- 7120 Hurontario Street, Mississauga
Visitors and employees only
- Copper, Mavis and Wolfedale Yards
- All Paramedics reporting stations
- Caledon, Battleford, and Brampton Community Recycling Centres
- Lorne Park and Arthur P. Kennedy Water Treatment Plants
- G.E. Booth and Clarkson Wastewater Treatment Plants
- Vera Davis and Malton Village Long Term Care Centres (Peel Manor planned)
- Peel Regional Police Headquarters
Regular business hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with occasional pre-booked evening meetings. Employees may use any charger, including at 24/7 locations, if they are on-shift at that location.
Learn more about the Peel Zero Emission Vehicle Strategy.