NCAP was shaped by five guiding principles that reflected the plan’s aspirations and priorities. These principles provided the framework to prioritize actions and resources and metrics to evaluate the plan against.
Community Connection
- Engage community throughout the NCAP process, including two rounds of engagement and targeted workshops with key stakeholders
- Define actions that will lead to stronger, more resilient, community connections.
Long-term Accountability & Governance
- Establish regular reporting cycles on neighbourhood climate action.
- Develop an action plan, with defined responsibilities and adequate resourcing.
Climate Leadership & Learning
- Position UBC as a local and global leader in climate action.
- Integrate UBC’s academic expertise with NCAP technical development.
- Apply learnings from Musqueam and UBC’s co-developed emerging framework to enhance Musqueam values on campus.
Shared Responsibility
- Collaborate and coordinate with the UNA, UBC Properties Trust, neighbourhood residents, and outside partners.
- Support local action with initiatives from other levels of government.
Climate Justice & Equity
- Recognize that climate change impacts are felt disproportionately among different communities.
- Focus on equity to improve community outcomes, especially around affordability and health.
- Look to equitably distribute costs and benefits.
- Recognize UBC’s responsibility within the broader global community to act in response to the climate emergency
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