vancouver green city action plan
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Vancouver Green City Action Plan
Raymond LouieCouncillor, City of VancouverFCM Second Vice-President
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In early 2009, the Mayor formed
the Greenest City Action Team
(GCAT) with a mandate to make
recommendations on how
Vancouver can become the
World’s Greenest City by 2020
THE CHALLENGE
METRO
Population
2,313,328
Size
2,877 km2
Average Income$56,577
English as a 2nd Language44%
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Population
2,116,581
Size
2,877 km2
Average Income
$56,577
English as a 2nd
Language
42%
CITY
Population
603,502
Size
114 km2
Average Income$58,805
English as a 2nd Language50%
MORE FAST FACTS…
Population 603,502Employed 415,000Low Income (29%) 175,015Children and Youth under 20 years of age 100,181Renter (52%) 131,535
Residents + Workers + Students + Tourists
1 MILLION PER DAY
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“Why green? Because in the highly competitive, highly mobile modern world, the elements that make a community healthy also make it wealthy. Functionally, a compact, efficient city with a light environmental footprint is cheaper to run and easier to maintain.”
MAYOR GREGOR ROBERTSON
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1. CLIMATEReduce GHGs by 33%
2. BUILDINGSa. All new construction carbon neutralb. 20% reduction in GHGs in existing building stock
3. TRANSPORTATIONa. > 50% of all trips walk-bike-transitb. Reduce distance driven per resident by 20%
ZERO CARBON (benchmarked from 2007 levels)
4. WASTEReduce total solid waste going to landfill or incinerator by 50%
ZERO WASTE
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5. ACCESS TO NATUREa. Every resident lives within a 5 minute walk of a green or blue spaceb. Plant 150,000 additional trees
6. WATERReduce water consumption by 33% per capita
7. AIRMeet or beat the most stringent international air quality standards
8. FOODIncrease neighbourhood food assets by a minimum of 50% over 2010 levels.
HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS
9. GREEN ECONOMYa. Double the # of green jobsb. Double the number of companies that are greening their operations
10. LIGHTER FOOTPRINTReduce Vancouver’s per capita footprint by 33%
OVERARCHING GOALS
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ACTIONS SPEAKLOUDERTHANWORDS
GREENEST CITY ACTIONS COMPLETED BY JULY 2011
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Photo by Thomas Quine
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Our buildings will be carbon neutral by 2020
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Making smart and sustainable transportation choices
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PREPARING FOR THE NEXT BIG THING
Vancouver is a world leader in
greenhouse gas emission reductions
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We’re setting new standards
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EMPOWER ACTION AND LEADERSHIP THROUGH:
PARTNERSHIPS
Internal Engagement
Stakeholder Engagement
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Zero Waste
Green Economy
Green Buildings
Climate Leadership
Green Mobility
Access to
NatureLighter Footprint
Clean Water
Clean Air
Local Food
Public input/dialogue
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CAN YOU SAY PECHA KUCHA?2,000+ residents come out to kick off talkgreentous.ca
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CAN VANCOUVER BE THE GREENEST CITY?
www.vancouver.ca/greenestcity@andreareimer