Article content A new three-year rebate incentive will allow about 1,200 Edmonton residents to retrofit their homes with energy-efficient upgrades. Launched by the City of Edmonton Wednesday morning, the $1.8-million Home Energy Retrofit Accelerator (HERA) program will offer residents the chance to upgrade insulation, air sealing, windows, water heating and space heating to reduce the carbon footprint of their homes. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Edmonton launches three-year rebate program for residential energy-efficient upgrades to reduce carbon emissions Back to video Mayor Don Iveson said Edmonton’s residential sector accounts for 19 per cent of the city’s greenhouse gas emissions and this program is intended to start a downward trend. In declaring a state of climate emergency in the summer of 2019, the city plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from 19 tonnes per person to three tonnes per person by 2030.