GREENEST CITY FRAMEWORK Green Buildings ZERO CARBON Green Transportation ZERO Zero Waste WASTE Access to Nature HEALTHY Clean Water ECO- Local Food SYSTEMS Clean Air 3 10 high-level goal areas objectives 2
Climate and Renewables ZERO Green Buildings CARBON Green Transportation 3
CLIMATE AND RENEWABLES GOAL Eliminate Vancouver’s dependence on fossil fuels 2020 TARGET Reduce community- based greenhouse gas emissions 33% from 2007 levels CLIMATE AND RENEWABLES 4
CLIMATE AND RENEWABLES 5
RENEWABLE CITY STRATEGY LANDFILL GAS UNDERWAY CAPTURE Zero Emission EV Ecosystem 74% captured Building Strategy Strategy in 2016 Approved Approved HIGHLIGHTS CLIMATE AND RENEWABLES 6
WORLD STANDS FULL UPDATE RCS WITH PARIS ECONOMIC COMING IN AGREEMENT MODELLING SEPTEMBER recommended Vancouver will updated analysis do its part interim targets and shows significant implementation plan cost savings RENEWABLE CITY UPDATE RENEWABLE CITY UPDATE 7
GREEN BUILDINGS GOAL Lead the world in green building design and construction 2020 TARGETS Require all buildings constructed from 2020 to be carbon neutral in operations Reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions in existing buildings by 20% over 2007 levels Photo credit: Essess 8
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GREEN BUILDINGS 10
HIGHLIGHTS ZERO EMISSION REZONING THERMAL BUILDING STRATEGY POLICY UPDATE IMAGING lower energy use = cut emissions in half; pinpointing all energy types lower heating bills heat losses allowed GREEN BUILDINGS 11
GREEN TRANSPORTATION GOAL Make walking, cycling, and public transit preferred options 2020 TARGETS Majority (>50%) of trips by foot, bicycle and public transit Reduce average distance driven per resident by 20% from 2007 levels 12
GREEN TRANSPORTATION 13
GREEN TRANSPORTATION 14
MOBI ARBUTUS TRANSIT FUNDING & BIKESHARE GREENWAY IMPROVEMENTS Phase 1 funded; 1.2M + km travelled temporary path; (30x around the public consulted downtown trolley expansion world) early 2017 HIGHLIGHTS GREEN TRANSPORTATION 15
ZERO WASTE GOAL Create zero waste 2020 TARGETS Reduce total solid waste going to landfill and incinerator by 50% from 2008 levels 16
ZERO WASTE 17
HIGHLIGHTS MICRO-CLEANING TEXTILE REUSE STREET RECYCLING Upcycling workshops West End 400 city blocks, on-street pilot and businesses: 12,000 bags; textiles = valuable with 31 stations job skills and resource opportunities ZERO WASTE 18
Access to Nature HEALTHY Clean Water ECO- Local Food SYSTEMS Clean Air 19
ACCESS TO NATURE GOAL Vancouver residents enjoy incomparable access to green spaces 2020 TARGETS Ensure every person lives within a five-minute walk of a park, greenway or other natural space Plant 150,000 additional trees Restore/enhance 25ha of natural areas Increase canopy cover to 22% by 2050 20
NEW METHOD: ACCESS TO PARKS/GREENSPACE 80 % 99 % residents within 5 min residents within 10 min ACCESS TO NATURE 21
ACCESS TO NATURE 22
ACCESS TO NATURE 23
HIGHLIGHTS PINE & 5th VANPLAY EAGLES IN BEE SANCTUARY LOCARNO LAUNCH supporting urban Parks arborists built year-long consult a better nest pollinators for Master Plan ACCESS TO NATURE 24
CLEAN WATER GOAL Vancouver will have the best drinking water of any city in the world 2020 TARGETS Meet or beat the strongest of BC, Canadian and international drinking water quality standards and guidelines Reduce per capita water consumption by 33% over 2006 levels 25
CLEAN WATER 26
HIGHLIGHTS SINGLE-PASS GOLF COURSE LEAKY TOILET SYSTEM PHASE-OUT WATER USE CAMPAIGN 4B litres through water budgets one leaky toilet = single-pass systems and knowledge- 135 litres per day sharing CLEAN WATER 27
LOCAL FOOD GOAL Vancouver will become a global leader in urban food systems 2020 TARGET Increase city-wide and neighbourhood food assets by a minimum of 50% over 2010 levels 28
LOCAL FOOD 29
HIGHLIGHTS GARDEN COMMUNITY MOBILE IMPROVEMENTS MARKETS KITCHENS small grants for using assets to their taking produce repairs and tools fullest potential to the people LOCAL FOOD 30
CLEAN AIR GOAL Breathe the cleanest air of any major city in the world 2020 TARGET Meet or beat the most stringent air quality guidelines from Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and the World Health Organization 31
CLEAN AIR 32
AN EV CHARGING CHARGERS AT “ECOSYSTEM” BUSINESSES chargers where and when activating business uptake they are needed: home, of station hosting workplace, public HIGHLIGHTS CLEAN AIR 33
ZERO ZERO HEALTHY CARBON WASTE ECO-SYSTEMS Green Economy Lighter Footprint Green Operations 34
GREEN ECONOMY GOAL Secure Vancouver’s reputation as a mecca of green enterprise 2020 TARGETS Double the number of green jobs over 2010 levels by 2020 Double the number of companies that are actively engaged in greening their operations over 2011 levels by 2020 35
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25,000 GREEN AND FLATS CLIMATE GREEN & DIGITAL LOCAL FOOD JOBS ACTION PLAN DEMONSTRATION green buildings, businesses armed Bokoeco and with innovative LoopShare early local food, materials management approaches successes HIGHLIGHTS GREEN ECONOMY 37
LIGHTER FOOTPRINT GOAL Achieve a one-planet ecological footprint 2020 TARGET Reduce Vancouver’s per-capita footprint by 33% from 2006 levels 38
LIGHTER FOOTPRINT 39
HIGHLIGHTS CITYSTUDIO PROJECT GREENEST PROJECTS GREEN BLOC CITY FUND neighbourhoods relaunched for 2017; Umbrella Taxi, Teatalk, upcycling with working to cut Food Recovery Map, eco-footprint social impact Illumilane LIGHTER FOOTPRINT 40
GREEN OPERATIONS 2020 TARGETS 50% reduction in GHGs from City operations from 2007 levels 70% waste diversion in public-facing City facilities; 90% in all other City-owned facilities Reduce water use in City operations by 33% from 2006 levels 41
HIGHLIGHTS GREEN 65 % 91 % 23 % 56 % - OPERATIONS - PROGRESS public- other GHGs water use facing City-owned waste diversion RENEWABLE ENERGY PARKS BOARD WASTE FLEET FOR CITY BUILDINGS WATER USE CONVERSION four projects Fire Hall # 17 to GHGs Passive House cut total Parks down 20% water use by 31% standard GREEN OPERATIONS 42
GREENEST CITY CHALLENGES CONTINUED GHG WATER COMMUNICATING REDUCTIONS USAGE WITH PUBLIC impact of changes tackling through improving can be long-term the Clean Water engagement and Work Program partnerships CHALLENGES 43
GREENEST CITY SUCCESSES 2020 targets achieved + 42 % + 49 % 43 % 27 % 50 % 32 % - - - new waste to mode vehicle km food green driven per building landfill and share assets jobs GHGs incinerator capita Vancouver Food Strategy First in North America Milan Pact Award Economist Global Livability Index Most Sustainable City First in North America in North America Mercer Quality of Life Survey Arcadis Sustainable Cities SUMMARY 44
QUESTIONS 45
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