John Garden: Yes - John is concerned that a focus on densification leads to environmental degradation in communities. He noted that a focus on architectural standards for climate resiliency and energy efficiency impacts the cost of housing.

Candy Lam: Yes - Candy supports a development strategy that promotes climate resilience, energy efficiency, and climate adaptations. As an engineer, she knows that it is cheaper to fix infrastructure than replace it. She wants the City to do a better job of explaining the decisions it makes regarding the climate strategy. An energy-efficient transit system, for example, reduces the system’s climate footprint, saves money, and improves quality of life by reducing emissions. Money saved also means money available for other line items, including transit investments. She thinks this information would help answer calls for greater transparency. Instead of seeing climate investments in terms of money spent, people could understand the investments in terms of asset benefits.

Jennifer Wyness: Yes - Wyness says her support for climate initiatives has been largely misinterpreted since she was elected in 2021. The focus should be on a reduction of consumption and spending in ways that improve our communities. She cites her opposition to the purchase of electric vehicles (EV) as an example. Cllr Wyness prefers City investment in compressed natural gas vehicles for transit. These vehicles also reduce greenhouse gases, and the manufacturers are not facing bankruptcy, recalls, or procurement and maintenance issues. Even with billions of Federal dollars supporting the EV bus industry, they are still going bankrupt, leading to delays in contract fulfillment. It is more important to improve bus service standards and have Calgarians make the switch to riding transit.
Her opposition to the Single-Use Plastics Bylaw, which was repealed, was also based on efficacy. While reducing waste is important, she objects to initiatives that increase corporate profits, and attract attention without delivering results. She cites a recent report from Metro Vancouver that has mandates for single-use pricing and has seen single-use waste double despite plastic bans.

Trevor Cavanaugh: Yes - With my background in environmental advising, I recognize how important it is to plan for climate resilience in ways that make financial and environmental sense. I would focus on supporting efficient building standards, encouraging innovation in energy use, and integrating resiliency planning into new infrastructure, all while keeping affordability in mind for residents.