Environment
Should effects on the climate be taken into account in every decision city council makes?
Context:
While climate resilience is one of the four strategic goals in ConnectEdmonton, the city's strategic plan for 2019-28, most of the city's decisions do not take climate change into account directly. The Community Energy Transition Strategy includes an action for the city to monitor and report on the carbon budget and to integrate a carbon accounting framework into all operating and capital budgeting decisions and priority setting by 2022.
Candidate responses
A total of 67 candidates have responded to the survey. Here's how they answered this question:
a) Yes, every decision has climate implications
Candidates that selected this response:

Gino Akbari Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min

Ahmed 'Knowmadic' Ali Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak

Haruun Ali Councillor
Candidate in
papastew

Moe Banga Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi

Cody Bondarchuk Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak

James Cameron Councillor
Candidate in
papastew

Abdulhakim Dalel Councillor
Candidate in
Métis

Jon Dziadyk Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak

Susan Field Councillor
Candidate in
papastew

Giselle General Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak

Jasbir Singh Gill Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi

Kirsten Goa Councillor
Candidate in
papastew

Brian (Breezy) Gregg Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide

Andy Andrzej Gudanowski Councillor
Candidate in
Dene

Naima Haile Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min

Scott Hayes Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak

Michael Janz Councillor
Candidate in
papastew

Liz John-West Councillor
Candidate in
Métis

Harman Singh Kandola Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi

Andrew Knack Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga

James Kosowan Councillor
Candidate in
Métis

Glynnis Andrea Lieb Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi

Cori Longo Councillor
Candidate in
Métis

Caroline Matthews Councillor
Candidate in
Métis

Jon Morgan Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi

Aaron Paquette Councillor
Candidate in
Dene

Guiscela Perez Arellano Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin

Erin Rutherford Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq

Ashley Salvador Councillor
Candidate in
Métis

Rashpal Sehmby Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi

Amarjeet Sohi Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide

Diana Steele Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide

Anne Stevenson Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min

Keren Tang Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio

Steven Townsend Councillor
Candidate in
Métis

Shamair Turner Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio

Byron Vass Councillor
Candidate in
papastew

Joshua Wolchansky Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min

Jo-Anne Wright Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
b) Yes for some decisions but not all
Candidates that selected this response:

Gabrielle Battiste Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min

Adrian Bruff Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min

Jason Carter Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi

Tim Cartmell Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin

Tony Caterina Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min

Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide

Mark Davies Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq

Bev Esslinger Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq

Sarah Hamilton Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak

Daniel Heikkinen Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak

Derek Hlady Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak

Rhiannon Hoyle Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi

Scott Johnston Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi

Kim Krushell Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide

Mukesh Makwana Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi

Sanjay Malhotra Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi

Salar Melli Councillor
Candidate in
Métis

Mohammed Migdaddy Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min

Michael Oshry Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide

Lana Palmer Councillor
Candidate in
Dene

Jennifer Rice Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi

Charan Saggu Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio

Tarcy Schindelka Councillor
Candidate in
papastew

Tricia Velthuizen Councillor
Candidate in
Dene

Cheryll Watson Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide

Steve Weston Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
c) No, most decisions don't have climate implications
Candidates that selected this response:

Rick Comrie Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
d) I don't have a position on this issue
No candidates selected this response
Voter responses
Based on more than 16,000 responses received as of Oct. 14, here's how voters answered this question: