GREENEST CITY ACTION PLAN Past, Present, and Future / / June 23, 2015
OBJECTIVE Update Council on: Past Present Future Progress Draft Short-Term 2050 Priorities implementing the Actions to 2020 Greenest City Action Plan since 2011 2
GREENEST CITY 3 10 GOAL HIGH-LEVEL FRAMEWORK OBJECTIVES AREAS Climate Leadership ZERO Green Transportation CARBON Green Buildings ZERO Zero Waste WASTE Access to Nature Clean Water HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS Local Food Clean Air 3
PAST AND PRESENT: SHORT-TERM ACTIONS Adopted First set of three-year We are now identifying SHORT-TERM our next set of ACTIONS SHORT-TERM ACTIONS 2020 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 4
2020 AND BEYOND In March 2015, City Council renewed its commitment beyond 2020 to a renewable future . RENEWABLE CITY 2050 2010 2020 2030 2040 5
CONSULTATION Consultation on our SHORT-TERM ACTIONS for the next four years runs from Sept 2014 to Sept 2015 . Greenest City External Revised Greenest City Advisory Advisory Strategy to Committees Public Council Group Fall/Winter Spring Summer Fall 2014 2015 6
GREENEST CITY PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT 7
RESULTS TO DATE AND FUTURE STRATEGIES Climate Leadership ZERO Green Transportation CARBON Green Buildings ZERO Zero Waste WASTE Access to Nature Clean Water HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS Local Food Clean Air 8
CLIMATE LEADERSHIP GOAL: Eliminate Vancouver’s dependence on fossil fuels 2020 TARGET Reduce community-based greenhouse gas emissions 33 per cent from 2007 levels 9
TONNES OF COMMUNITY CO 2 e EMISSIONS 2014: -7% 2014 RESULTS AND RESULTS T TO O DAT ATE AND AND PROJECTIONS TO 2020 PROJ OJECTIONS ONS T TO 2020 CLIMATE LEADERSHIP 10
CLIMATE LEADERSHIP GOAL: Eliminate Vancouver’s dependence on fossil fuels Reduce community-based Derive 100% of the energy used greenhouse gas emissions 80 in Vancouver from renewable per cent from 2007 levels sources 2050 TARGETS 11
OUR PATH TO A RENEWABLE CITY 31% of Vancouver’s energy is already renewable. We will be taking action to: 1. Reduce overall demand so that 100 % of Vancouver’s 2. Increase use of renewables energy is renewable 3. Increase supply of renewables before 2050. RENEWABLE CITY 12
CARBON NEUTRAL CITIES ALLIANCE RENEWABLE CITY 13
As with Greenest Green City, Renewable Buildings Climate City goals will Leadership rely on collaboration with business, government and CITY-LED the public. POLICY, PROGRAMS, REGULATIONS and FINANCIAL CITY INFLUENCE OVER CAPACITY RENEWABLE CITY Green Zero Transport Waste RENEWABLE CITY 14
GREENEST CITY FRAMEWORK REVISED Green Buildings ZERO CARBON Green Transportation ZERO Zero Waste WASTE Access to Nature Clean Water HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS Local Food Clean Air RENEWABLE CITY 15
GREEN BUILDINGS GOAL: Lead the world in green building design and construction 2020 TARGETS Reduce energy use and Require all buildings greenhouse gas emissions in constructed from 2020 to be existing buildings by 20% over carbon neutral in operations 2007 levels 16
TONNES OF COMMUNITY BUILDING CO 2 e EMISSIONS 2014: -5% 2014 RESULTS AND RESULTS T TO O DAT ATE AND AND PROJECTIONS TO 2020 PROJ OJECTIONS ONS T TO 2020 GREEN BUILDINGS 17
OUR PATH TO GREEN BUILDINGS A RENEWABLE CITY We will be taking action to: Reduce overall demand reduce energy demand from new buildings by ~70% retrofit existing buildings Increase use of renewables Increase supply of renewables establish and increase on-site expand renewable renewable energy neighbourhood generation energy systems 18 GREEN BUILDINGS
GREEN TRANSPORTATION GOAL: Make walking, cycling, and public transit preferred options 2020 TARGETS Reduce average distance Majority (>50%) of trips by driven per resident by 20% foot, bicycle and public transit from 2007 levels 19
PLANNED 2015-2020 ACTIONS % MODE SHARE BY WALK, BIKE, TRANSIT Initiate extension of 1 Millennium Line SkyTrain under Broadway to Arbutus Improve walking and 2 2014: 50% cycling infrastructure on False Creek bridges (e.g., Burrard-Pacific intersection) Implement a Bike 3 Sharing Program 2014 RESULTS AND PROJECTIONS TO 2020 20 GREEN TRANSPORTATION
TOTAL VEHICLE KILOMETRES DRIVEN PER PERSON 2014: -21% 2014 RESULTS AND PROJECTIONS TO 2020 GREEN TRANSPORTATION 21
OUR PATH TO GREEN TRANSPORTATION A RENEWABLE CITY We will be taking action to: Reduce overall demand prioritize efficient land use increase walking/cycling improve transit Increase use of renewables ensure personal and commercial transport is powered through renewable resources 22 GREEN BUILDINGS
RESULTS TO DATE AND FUTURE STRATEGIES Climate Leadership ZERO Green Transportation CARBON Green Buildings ZERO Zero Waste WASTE Access to Nature Clean Water HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS Local Food Clean Air 23
ZERO WASTE GOAL: Create zero waste 2020 TARGET Reduce total solid waste going to landfill or incinerator by 50% from 2008 levels 24
TONNES OF WASTE TO LANDFILL/INCINERATOR 2013: -18% LATEST RESULTS AND RESULTS T TO O DAT ATE AND AND PROJECTIONS TO 2020 PROJ OJECTIONS ONS T TO 2020 ZERO WASTE 25
OUR PATH TO ZERO WASTE A RENEWABLE CITY We will be taking action to: Reduce overall demand Increase use of renewables ensure reuse/repurposing, ensure transport vehicles to minimize energy used use renewable energy for processing Increase supply of renewables capture and use biomethane 26 GREEN BUILDINGS
RESULTS TO DATE AND FUTURE STRATEGIES Climate Leadership ZERO Green Transportation CARBON Green Buildings ZERO Zero Waste WASTE Access to Nature Clean Water HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS Local Food Clean Air 27
ACCESS TO NATURE GOAL: Vancouver residents enjoy incomparable access to green spaces 2020 TARGETS Ensure every Vancouver resident lives within Plant 150,000 a five-minute walk of additional trees in the city a park, beach, greenway between 2010 and 2020 or other natural space 28
PLANNED 2015-2020 ACTIONS TOTAL NEW TREES PLANTED Strategically expand 1 tree planting 2 New inventory system for trees on City land 2014: +37,000 Update tree 3 management plans, planting standards and best practices Develop policies to 4 retain more healthy, mature trees 2014 RESULTS AND PROJECTIONS TO 2020 ACCESS TO NATURE 29
% OF CITY’S LAND BASE WITHIN 5 MIN WALK TO GREEN SPACE 2014: 92.7% 2014 RESULTS AND PROJECTIONS TO 2020 ACCESS TO NATURE 30
TOTAL WATER CONSUMPTION CLEAN WATER PER CAPITA GOAL Vancouver will have 2014: -16% the best drinking water of any city in the world 2020 TARGET Reduce per capita water consumption by 33% over 2006 levels 2014 RESULTS AND PROJECTIONS TO 2020 CLEAN WATER 31
NUMBER OF LOCAL FOOD NEIGHBOURHOOD FOOD ASSETS GOAL Vancouver will become a global leader in urban food systems 2014: +36% 2020 TARGET Increase city-wide and neighbourhood food assets by a minimum of 50% over 2010 levels 2014 RESULTS AND PROJECTIONS TO 2020 LOCAL FOOD 32
PLANNED 2015-2020 ACTIONS CLEAN AIR 1 Develop 2 Investigate 3 Ensure air GOAL electric labeling quality data Breathe the cleanest vehicle gas pumps and infrastructure for air information air of any major city in strategy quality is available the world impacts 2020 TARGET TOTAL EXCEEDANCES OF Meet or beat the most AIR QUALITY GUIDELINES stringent air quality guidelines from Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and the World Health Organization 2014: 0 instances 2014 RESULTS CLEAN AIR 33
RESULTS TO DATE AND FUTURE STRATEGIES Climate Leadership ZERO Green Transportation CARBON Green Buildings ZERO Zero Waste WASTE Access to Nature Clean Water HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS Local Food Clean Air 34
NUMBER OF GREEN/LOCAL FOOD JOBS GREEN ECONOMY GOAL Secure Vancouver’s reputation as a mecca of green enterprise 2013: +19% 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 LATEST RESULTS AND PROJECTIONS TO 2020 GREEN ECONOMY 35
NUMBER OF PEOPLE EMPOWERED BY LIGHTER CITY-LED OR SUPPORTED PROJECT FOOTPRINT GOAL Achieve a one-planet ecological footprint 2020 TARGET Reduce Vancouver’s per-capita footprint by 33% 2014: +10,100 from 2006 levels 2014 RESULTS AND PROJECTIONS TO 2020 LIGHTER FOOTPRINT 36
POSITIVE RESULTS SINCE 2011 2020 targets achieved + 36 % + 19 % - 21 % - 7 % 18 % 50 % - Vehicle km GHGs Waste to Mode Food Green landfill or driven per share assets jobs capita incinerator Two-time winner of Continuing areas of focus: Earth Hour City Challenge: accelerating GHG reductions Global Capital 2013 Canadian Capital 2015 reducing water consumption greening businesses SUMMARY 37
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT June to for GCAP and Renewable City, October online and in person GREENEST CITY STRATEGY Fall 2015 to Council RENEWABLE CITY STRATEGY Fall 2015 to Council SUMMARY 38
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