The City of Whitehorse is considering adopting its first ever climate action plan.

The final draft of the climate action plan looks at how the city can reduce carbon emissions as well as prepare for a changing climate. It was presented in front of council on an unseasonably warm Sept. 2 standing committee meeting.

The City of Whitehorse declared a climate emergency in 2019 and is now considering a climate action plan for 2025 to 2030.

Blake Rogers, a sustainability coordinator, called the plan “an inch deep and a mile wide.”

“It's a very broad-based plan which covers a lot of different ground,” Rogers said. “Understandably, there would be a lot of different perspectives on those different pieces.”

The City of Whitehorse declared a climate emergency in 2019 and is now considering a c

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