ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE – Go Green Ontario

ONTARIO’S CLIMATE CHANGE PLAN
The Ontario government is building on four years of action fighting climate change with an ambitious plan for our province to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.
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INCENTIVES FOR YOU
The Ontario government is making it easier and more cost effective for Ontarians to go green. Ontarians can take advantage of programs offered by federal, municipal and private partners. By choosing green, Ontarians will save money and help fight climate change. MORE

CARBON FOOTPRINT CALCULATOR
The climate is changing, and impacts on the planet could be huge. But we can combat climate change by taking simple actions at home and on the road. Try the One Less Tonne tool! MORE

CLIMATE AND CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate and weather are not the same thing. Weather is what happens every day. Climate is a summary of a region’s weather conditions–temperatures, rainfall, winds, and so on–collected and averaged over a number of years.

Climate change is a shift in these long-term average weather conditions. This can include temperature changes (both warming and cooling) and altered rainfall patterns, as well as more frequent occurrences of hazardous weather events like heavy spring rains and heat waves.