The Community Fossil Free Plan (CFFP) is a policy paper intended to reduce fossil fuel dependence in the City of Hamilton.
It is a youth-created plan that integrates community political advocacy, environmental research and extensive governance consultation.
The Six Transformations included are:
- Monitoring Methane Leakage
- Prioritizing Geothermal Energy for Buildings
- Sustainable Rental Building Cooling
- Developing Municipal Green Bond Initiatives
- Increasing the Municipal Pipeline Tax
- Making Pipeline Information Public
In 2019, the fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty enters onto the climate scene and is passed and endorsed by multiple municipalities.
By 2021, due to pressure from Friday's for Future HamOnt, Ward 3 champions this active fossil fuel non-proliferation project to city council.
2022: Some youth volunteers begin to do work to see how dependent the city is on fossil fuels and get EH help on the project. When the summer ends and most of the volunteers return to school, Adeola recruits Adan Amer to continue research on the project with Environment Hamilton.
By 2023, the first version of the paper was finished. During delegations, it was unanimously agreed that City Staff would look into raising Hamilton’s property tax in the pipeline category, a breakthrough on the fifth transformation. From there, conversations between City of Hamilton staff, McMaster students and local organizers on all of the transformations have continued.
The second and final version, with these conversations perspectives integrated, was completed in Spring 2024.
CFFP Media Resources:
CBC: Youth-led plan plots course to get Hamilton's carbon emissions to 'actual zero'
Global News: Hamilton to seek feasibility of pipeline tax hike idea
The sustainably.eco Podcast: Episode 31