Calgary ends its climate emergency declaration

Calgary first Canadian city to rescind climate emergency declaration

Calgary is no longer in a climate emergency, according to city council.

5 years after Calgary declared a climate emergency, city council calls it off

One of the first motions under former mayor Jyoti Gondek was to declare a climate emergency, joining a global movement of municipalities making the same announcement. On Wednesday, city council voted to rescind the statement, arguing it was symbolic and performative.

Calgary ends its climate emergency declaration

Nearly five years after it was first passed by a previous council, a slate of mostly new city councillors and mayor have voted to scrap Calgary’s climate emergency declaration.