Awareness campaigns like the new Kids in the Park Climate Change Cards and the Eastern Ontario Parks Tree Voucher are laying the groundwork in cooperation with provincial parks in Ontario. Ontario's Partners in Air program is being expanded to include lesson plans on climate change. Partners in Air is a hands-on classroom initiative that brings together corporate sponsors, the Ministry of the Environment and high schools across Ontario to give students an opportunity to conduct air quality studies and to discuss their findings with students and scientists everywhere via the Internet. The Ministry of the Environment is partnering with Peterborough members of the Green Communities Association and local energy providers to establish a pilot program that offers homeowners rewards for improving the energy efficiency of their residence . The Ministry of Natural Resources is studying and developing policy options to make tree planting an important part of Ontario's air quality strategy.
Trees clean our air of many air pollutants, including carbon dioxide, an important greenhouse gas.
These new initiatives are in addition to a comprehensive range of air quality and climate change actions already underway.