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Wildfire and Smoke 

- City of Calgary. Climate and Environment Dashboard: Smoke Hours. https://climate-and-environment-dashboard-thecityofcalgary.hub.arcgis.com/pages/people-smoke-hours 

- Hanes CC, et al. 2025. Fire regime changes in Canada. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full/10.1139/cjfr-2025-0209 

 

GHG Emissions 

- Cumulative per capita emissions 1850-2021. Carbon Brief. https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-which-countries-are-historically-responsible-for-climate-change/ 

- Crippa M, et al. 2025. GHG emissions of all world countries - 2025 Report. Publications Office of the European Union. https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2760/9816914 

- Town of Canmore. Canmore Climate Emergency Action Plan, Annual Status Update 2024. https://www.canmore.ca/public/display/web/314210 

 

Transportation mode shift 

- Lee J. 2025. More people walking, biking and using transit in Canmore. Rocky Mountain Outlook. https://www.rmoutlook.com/canmore/more-people-walking-biking-and-using-transit-in-canmore-11634414 

- Eckel SP, et al. 2026. Zero-emissions vehicle adoption and satellite-measured NO2 air pollution in California, USA, from 2019 to 2023: a longitudinal observational study. The Lancet Planetary Health. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(25)00257-8/fulltext 

- Smith E, et al. 2025. Greenhouse Gas Reductions Driven by Vehicle Electrification across Powertrains, Classes, Locations, and Use Patterns. Environmental Science & Technology. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.5c05406 

- Friel C, et al. 2024. Health benefits of pedestrian and cyclist commuting: evidence from the Scottish Longitudinal Study. BMJ Public Health. https://bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/2/1/e001295 

- Garrido-Cumbrera M, et al. 2023. Can the mode, time, and expense of commuting to work affect our mental health?. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590198223000970 

- Hu Y, et al. 2023. Estimating road traffic impacts of commute mode shifts. PLoS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279738 

- Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2026. Congestion Relief Zone Tolling First Evaluation Report. https://www.mta.info/document/195631 

- Fraser T, et al. 2025. A first look into congestion pricing in the United States: PM2.5 impacts after six months of New York City cordon pricing. npj Clean Air. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44407-025-00037-2 

 

Commuting in the Bow Valley 

- Roam Transit. 2026. 2025 Year in Review. https://roamtransit.com/2025-year-in-review/ 

- Statistics Canada. 2021 Census of Population. Canmore, Town. Commuting. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/as-sa/fogs-spg/page.cfm?topic=13&lang=E&dguid=2021A00054815023 

- Statistics Canada. 2021 Census of Population. Canmore, Town. Commuting.  https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/as-sa/fogs-spg/page.cfm?topic=13&lang=E&dguid=2021A00054815035 

 

Mode shifts in Amsterdam, Paris, Montreal, Oulu 

- van der Zee R. 2015. How Amsterdam became the bicycle capital of the world. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/may/05/amsterdam-bicycle-capital-world-transport-cycling-kindermoord 

- Lanvin A, et al. 2025. How to create a sustainable growth in bicycle traffic? The case of Paris. Journal of Cycling and Micromobility Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmr.2025.100081 

- Romm D, et al. 2025. The cars are going to be alright: Examining micromobility infrastructure space allocation and potential improvement scenarios in Montréal. Journal of Cycling and Micromobility Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmr.2025.100071 

- Ives L. 2023. How Oulu became the winter cycling capital of the world. BBC. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20231220-why-oulu-finland-is-the-winter-cycling-capital-of-the-world 

 

Public opinion about Climate Change 

- United Nations Development Programme. People's Climate Vote 2024. https://www.undp.org/publications/peoples-climate-vote-2024 

- Ipsos. 2006. Canadians Concerned About Climate Change. https://www.ipsos.com/en-ca/canadians-concerned-about-climate-change 

- Re.Climate. 2025. What do Canadians really think about climate change? https://reclimate.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Re.Climate-Public-Opinion-Summary-2025-Report.pdf 

 

Renewable Energy 

- “Data Page: Solar photovoltaic module price”, part of the following publication: Hannah Ritchie, Pablo Rosado, and Max Roser (2023) - “Energy”. Data adapted from IRENA, Nemet, Farmer and Lafond. Retrieved from https://archive.ourworldindata.org/20260129-184331/grapher/solar-pv-prices.html [online resource] (archived on January 29, 2026). 

- Schumacher N, et al. 2020. Cheap renewables have arrived. Energy & Environmental Policy Trends, The School of Public Policy, University of Calgary. https://www.policyschool.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Energy-Trends-Renewables-Nov.pdf 

- McKerracher C. 2025. New record lows for battery prices. BloombergNEF. https://about.bnef.com/insights/clean-transport/new-record-lows-for-battery-prices/ 

- Fulghum N & Mishra R. 2025. Highlights of the global energy transition in 2025. Ember Energy. https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/highlights-of-the-global-energy-transition-in-2025/ 

- International Energy Agency. World energy outlook 2010. https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/1b090169-1c58-4f5d-9451-ee838f6f00e5/weo2010.pdf 

- International Energy Agency. Trends in PV Applications 2025. https://iea-pvps.org/trends_reports/trends-2025/ 

- International Energy Agency. Breakthrough agenda report 2025. https://www.iea.org/reports/breakthrough-agenda-report-2025 

 

Heat Pumps 

- Natural Resources Canada. 2025. Heating and cooling with a heat pump. https://natural-resources.canada.ca/energy-efficiency/energy-star/heating-cooling-heat-pump 

 

Alberta Electricity - GHG Intensity 

- Market Surveillance Administrator. Wholesale market report: Q3 2025. https://www.albertamsa.ca/assets/Documents/Wholesale-Market-Report-Q3-2025.pdf 

 

Housing 

- Banff Canmore Foundation. 2024. Bow valley vital signs: housing. https://banffcanmorefoundation.org/housing-bow-valley-vital-signs/ 

- US Energy Information Administration. 2013. Apartments in buildings with 5 or more units use less energy than other home types. https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=11731 

- WSP Canada & Town of Banff. 2025. High performance buildings in mountain communities. https://www.enbix.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Higher-Performance-Buildings-in-Mountain-Communities-Final-Report-_Issued_R2.pdf 

 

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