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Climate change mitigation relates to actions that reduce our contribution to the greenhouse gases that cause climate change.

Climate change adaptation relates to actions that prepares our organization and community to manage the impacts of a warming climate.

Some of the benefits of climate action include:

• Reduced costs for residents, businesses, and the municipality. Investments in infrastructure, conservation, efficiency, and clean energy reduce operating and maintenance costs and protect our community from the costs of climate impacts.
• Improved equity and quality of life for all. This is achieved through improved accessibility, housing quality, emergency preparation, and poverty alleviation.
• A diversified and growing economy, resilient to both local and global changes. Our community can capitalize on new and existing sectors like renewable energy, building, construction, and cleantech with additional employment opportunities.
• Improved community health. Active lifestyles, cleaner air, and preparation for extreme weather events can significantly reduce rates of hospitalization, illness and disease, and mortality for everyone in our community. 

The City has committed to reducing emissions to net-zero by 2050—meaning that by the year 2050 the total amount of carbon that Saskatoon emits is equal to the amount removed from the atmosphere through sequestration.

The Low Emissions Community Plan (LEC Plan) is the City’s current plan to reduce emissions. Currently, the LEC Plan reflects a previous target of 80% emissions reduction. The update that is underway will build on the LEC Plan and map a pathway to net-zero.

The corporate climate adaptation plan, Local Actions: Saskatoon’s Adaptation Strategy, sets out the actions to prepare Saskatoon for a changing climate. The update that is underway will assess the impacts of climate change across the broader community and lay out actions to support community well-being as our climate changes.