This ACAA workshop is being hosted by ACAA member organization The City of St. Albert. St. Albert is one of only two municipalities in the Edmonton CMA to have passed an idle-free bylaw.
This Personal Emissions Reductions Workshop will build on the first collaboration workshop on idle-free schools. The goal of the workshop is to bring together organizations with initiatives promoting a low-emissions lifestyle and those interested in establishing such a program.
The focus of the workshop is on reducing NOx emissions. Many of the activities that reduce personal NOx emissions also reduce CO2 and there may be overlap between personal greenhouse gas reduction programs and personal NOx reduction programs.
Workshop Format
The workshop will run from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, with a lunch provided.
The morning will feature short presentations focusing on sharing information. Speakers will describe current or planned programs, and successes and challenges they have experienced.
In the afternoon attendees will place themselves into one of three discussion groups: Schools & Children, Workplaces and Fleet Management, Communities and Municipalities. Please consider multiple attendance If your organization can contribute to, or is interested in, more than one area.
Download the Workshop Agenda with information on the workshop location and time.
The Alberta Capital Airshed Alliance's Collaboration Workshops are free and open to all interested organizations. Registration is no-cost, but reserving your spot allows us to ensure our meeting space is the right size. Contact us for more information.
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The ACAA hosted a half-day workshop bringing together organizations interested in developing or implementing Idle-Free education programs geared toward youth and children. Over the course of the afternoon discussion focused on a few key issues facing the promotion of idle-free awareness. The group reached consensus on two key issues, paving the way for greater consistency in messaging.
Consensus items:
1) Use of the phrase Idle-Free in project names. Consistent naming will demonstrate that we are all working on the same issue.
2) Use of the same recommended idling times: no more than 5 minutes, one minute or less is best, idling for more than 10 seconds wastes more gas than shutting of the car. These are the times used by Natural Resources Canada in their idle-free education material.
The group recognized the challenges that remain with respect to diesel vehicles. Diesel engines, particularly when they have been under a heavy load, have very different idling requirements. However, we all agreed that focusing clear consistent messages to people using gasoline vehicles is a great place to start.
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