Local government staff and elected officials from the VICC region are invited to register for this free event occurring over two mornings – May 6, 2024 and May 13, 2024 (9:00am  – 12:30pm each day).

The 2024 VICC Virtual Climate Summit aims to accelerate climate action in the Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities region by showcasing climate work already underway in our communities, building capacity and relationships across the region, and promoting regional climate initiatives, including identifying collaboration opportunities and advocacy priorities in the VICC region. 

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Hosted virtually on Zoom, this summit will take place on May 6th and May 13th, 2024, in the mornings. The summit is open to all local government staff and elected officials from municipalities and regional districts across the VICC region.  

Objectives of the summit: 

• Share information across jurisdictions about what different municipalities and regional districts in the VICC region can do, and are doing, to effectively address climate change  
• Build local government capacity through sharing of knowledge and best practices 
• Provide a venue for relationship building  
• Promote understanding of the benefits of regional climate action and build support for regional climate initiatives 
• Identify opportunities to collaborate regionally on climate action initiatives 
• Identify regional priorities for advocacy 

Day one of the summit (May 6) will focus on providing strong framing to ground discussion and answer, “where are we now?”

Day two of the summit (May 13) will focus on where do we want to go and how do we get there?

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The climate summit is hosted by the VICC Climate Leadership Steering Committee and facilitated by the Community Energy Association, with funding support from member regional districts. 

Background

VICC Climate Leadership Steering Committee (VICC-CL):

The VICC-CL Steering committee is made up of elected officials appointed by their regional districts from across the island and coast. The committee originally formed in 2019 to work together to support regional collaboration on climate action in the VICC region. The Community Energy Association (CEA) has supported the VICC-CL Steering Committee in a Secretariat role since 2022. 

Steering Committee Mission:  

To connect local elected officials and staff from diverse communities in the VICC region and empower them to accelerate their work on climate change and meet their goals by sharing best practices, collaborating on problem solving and advocating to other orders of government.