Climate Change Action Planning
Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies Aligned with Long-Term Planning
Chart a practical, phased pathway to net-zero emissions and climate resilience. EnSmart Solutions helps organizations integrate mitigation and adaptation into asset management plans, capital planning and operations for lasting impact.
Overview
Cutting Emissions (mitigation) is half the battle, adjusting to thrive under the realities of changing climate (adaptation) is a reality requiring attention and action. Climate change action planning helps organizations address both mitigation and adaptation in a structured, incremental and fiscally responsible manner. EnSmart Solutions develops long-term road maps that guide cumulative progress toward net-zero emissions and climate resilience, ensuring each investment builds on the last.
Our approach integrates climate action with asset management and state of good repair plans, supporting informed decisions that reduce emissions, lower risk and improve operational performance. Whether you’re preparing for extreme weather, seeking funding or aligning with national climate targets, we help you plan effectively for the decades ahead.
Clients Served, Use Cases and Key Benefits
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Service description
Climate Change Action Planning is a practical framework to guide emissions reductions and climate adaptation through coordinated, long-term decision-making and incremental projects. EnSmart Solutions works with clients to develop customized plans that align capital projects and operational strategies with climate action targets, net-zero emissions goals and local resilience needs.
We identify low-cost conservation measures, higher-efficiency upgrades and adaptation investments such as stormwater retrofits or building envelope improvements that offer both environmental and operational value. Our plans integrate climate action with asset management and state of good repair strategies, ensuring decisions support incremental progress, minimize risk and deliver measurable outcomes over time.
Whether you’re pursuing funding, budgeting, preparing for regulatory compliance or charting a path of specific projects toward net-zero resilient operations, our Climate Change Action Plans provide a structured path forward that reflect your organization’s unique needs and resources.
Process
Our Climate Change Action Planning process is structured to ensure each step builds logically toward long-term emissions reduction and resilience outcomes:
We begin by clarifying your goals, constraints and existing plans. This phase includes preparing a scope of work and identifying potential eligibility for incentive programs or funding sources.
We assess current operations, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, energy use and vulnerabilities of the specific asset under study. This includes evaluating exposure to future climate risks using region-specific projections and historical data.
We model mitigation and adaptation pathways based on your operational context. This includes identifying conservation projects, energy efficiency upgrades, electrification opportunities and adaptation investments like flood protection or HVAC reliability given temperature trends.
Identified actions are sequenced in line with existing capital plans, renewal cycles and state of good repair priorities—minimizing incremental cost and maximizing long-term value.
Through multiple stakeholder consultations, we deliver a road map that phases projects over short, medium and long terms. It includes projected costs, cost-benefit insights, implementation timelines and alignment with net-zero emissions and climate resilience objectives.
Where needed, we support clients project management and implementation support as well as communication materials, ESG integration to ensure integration with other objectives and reporting consistency.
Deliverables
Clients receive a report or Climate Change Action Plan supported by stakeholder engagement and aligned with organizational goals. Key deliverables include:
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What Sets EnSmart Solutions Apart
Dual-Focus Expertise
We bring experience in both emissions reduction and climate adaptation, ensuring your plan addresses the full spectrum of climate risk and opportunity.
Integration with Core Planning Tools
Our approach aligns climate actions with asset management and state of good repair planning to minimize incremental costs and support informed capital investment.
Public and Private Sector Experience
With a track record supporting municipalities, institutions and private clients, we understand diverse operational needs and regulatory landscapes.
Project Overview:
A mid-sized post-secondary institution in Ontario engaged EnSmart Solutions to develop a Climate Change Action Plan that addressed both emissions reductions and adaptation needs. The institution faced aging infrastructure, rising energy costs and increasing climate risks such as flooding and heat waves. Leadership wanted to align sustainability goals with capital planning while preparing for regulatory requirements and potential funding.
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