Webinar recording: Low Carbon Resilience approach for municipal processes

This webinar explored the Low Carbon Resilience (LCR) approach—a proven strategic framework that integrates climate considerations into core municipal processes. Discover how your municipality can use LCR to strengthen and accelerate climate planning.

The webinar was delivered in English with French simultaneous interpretation (SI).

Watch the webinar recording to:  

• Understand the core principles of the Low Carbon Resilience (LCR) approach and how it can streamline climate planning.
• Apply LCR to align climate initiatives with your municipality’s existing priorities and systems.
• Exchange ideas with peers and explore practical ways to embed LCR into your community’s planning processes.

Speakers:

• Lauren Vincent (she/her), Associate Director, Action on Climate Team & Simon Fraser University Climate Innovation
• Randy Sa’d (he/him), Executive Director, REFOCUS
• Laura Sampliner (she/her), Manager, Climate Action for the City of New Westminster

Resources discussed in the webinar:  

(Please note that, unless otherwise indicated, the resources below are available in English only.)

• ACT, MCIP's Role in Mobilizing Municipal Climate Action - Action on Climate Team - Simon Fraser University  
• Municipal Net-Zero Action Research Partnership (N-ZAP), The state of climate action in Canadian municipalities (2024) (available in French)
• Abacus Data, Trust, change, and uncertainty: What’s really shaping the Canadian vote (2025)  
• Abacus Data, Issue ownership in the 2021 election  
• ACT, The low carbon resilience planning handbook (2021) (Port Moody highlights on pages 18–19, 24, 54, 85, 95, 106, 119–121)  
• ACT, The low carbon resilience decision tool (2022) (Port Moody highlights on page 10)  
• Integrated Climate Action for BC Communities Initiative (ICABCCI), Partner community profiles: Climate action and key LCR opportunities (Port Moody highlights on pages 12-13)  
• Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS), Promoting climate engagement in B.C.: Reactive and proactive strategies report (2025)

FCM’s Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation initiative is delivered through our Green Municipal Fund and funded by the Government of Canada.