limate change matters pertaining to
emissions and sustainable sources of
energy are high in the public conscious-
ness. Energy generation measures such as solar
panels and wind turbines serve as symbols of
energy that are more sustainable because they
reduce emissions at large, with an emissions
strategy often functioning as the vanguard for
sustainable outcomes. Chun Liang is Energy
Management Supervisor at the City of Brampton,
Ontario, and is responsible for the energy and
emissions strategy of City owned buildings.
He credits the urgency of global warming as
inspiring his entry into the field. “Right before I got
into energy performance contracting, the Kyoto
Protocol came into effect and said two things:
global warming is happening and human activity is
contributing to it. Warming is related to emissions
which are generated by the energy that we use,
especially the burning of fossil fuels, so I thought
to myself, ‘this is a great time to get into energyC
CHUN LIANG, SUPERVISOR,
ENERGY MANAGEMENT AT
THE CITY OF BRAMPTON,
ONTARIO, DISCUSSES THE
ROLE SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
HAS TO PLAY IN MEETING
EMISSIONS TARGETS270
AUGUST 2019CITY OF BRAMPTON