GREENEST CITY 2020 ACTION PLAN. CaGBC - June Doug Smith City of Vancouver

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1 GREENEST CITY 2020 ACTION PLAN CaGBC - June Doug Smith City of Vancouver

2 AN OVERVIEW OF VANCOUVER S GREENEST CITY ACTION PLAN PROGRESS 2

3 VANCOUVER: GREENEST CITY IN THE WORLD BY

4 STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE Consultation: public, internal and external Advisory Committees Greenest City Action Team Report: A Bright Green Future Draft: Greenest City Action Plan Public engagement Greenest City Action Plan adopted July

5 GREENEST CITY PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT 5

6 The Greenest City goals cannot be achieved by City-led action alone CITY JURISDICTION OVER GREENEST CITY GOALS 6

7 GREENEST CITY FRAMEWORK 3 HIGH-LEVEL OBJECTIVES 10 GOAL AREAS 7

8 Climate Leadership Green Transport Green Buildings Zero Waste Green Economy -33% 50% -20% -50% community GHGs trips by bike, foot, transit energy & GHGs waste to landfill 2x green jobs -20% resident distance driven carbon neutral new construction 2x green businesses 15 TARGETS ACROSS 10 GOAL AREAS 8

9 Access to Nature Clean Water Clean Air Local Food Lighter Footprint 95% % residents 5-min walk to green space water quality exceedances air quality exceedances food assets -33% ecological footprint 150k new trees -33% per-capita consumption 15 TARGETS ACROSS 10 GOAL AREAS 9

10 GREEN ECONOMY +19% growth in green jobs since 2010 Growth sectors: green buildings, green transportation, local food WHAT S NEXT Green and Digital Demonstration Platform Vancouver Innovation Hub GREEN ECONOMY 10

11 CLIMATE LEADERSHIP GHG emissions -6% since 2007, while population and economy have grown (2020 target -33%) Coastal Flood Risk Assessment: first of its kind at a city level in Canada Landfill gas capture equivalent to taking 104,000 cars off the road CLIMATE LEADERSHIP 11

12 CLIMATE ADAPTATION Completed Coastal Flood Risk Assessment Updated the Designated Flood Plain Increased Flood Construction Levels WHAT S NEXT Develop Coastal Flood Response Strategy Complete Integrated Storm Water Management Plan CLIMATE LEADERSHIP 12

13 NEIGHBOURHOOD ENERGY 13

14 GREEN TRANSPORT Expanded bike lane infrastructure Installed 103 electric vehicle charging stations Expanded car sharing WHAT S NEXT Develop Broadway Corridor Rapid Transit GREEN TRANSPORTATION 17

15 GREEN BUILDINGS Updated Vancouver Building By-Law new homes will emit half the GHGs vs. Provincial code first Canadian jurisdiction to require energy efficiency upgrades during renovations WHAT S NEXT Implement Retrofit Strategy GREEN BUILDINGS 18

16 ZERO WASTE Implemented weekly food scraps pickup Implemented extended producer responsibility for packaging and paper WHAT S NEXT Expand deconstruction regulation ZERO WASTE 19

17 ACCESS TO NATURE Passed Urban Forest Strategy Passed by-law banning healthy tree removal Planted 23,400 new trees WHAT S NEXT Complete, pass & implement Biodiversity Strategy ACCESS TO NATURE 20

18 CLEAN WATER Installed water meters on all new single family homes Run water reduction programs in businesses and apartments WHAT S NEXT Develop and implement sector-specific water reduction programs CLEAN WATER 21

19 LOCAL FOOD Installed over 1000 new community garden plots Planted 16 new community orchards Opened 3 new farmers markets WHAT S NEXT Continue to implement Vancouver s Food Strategy LOCAL FOOD 22

20 LOCAL FOOD WHAT S NEXT LOCAL FOOD 23

21 CLEAN AIR Installed electric vehicle charging infrastructure Banned coal shipments WHAT S NEXT Develop Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy for the City CLEAN AIR 24

22 LIGHTER FOOTPRINT Opened City Studio Launched Greenest City Fund Launched & Expanded Greenest City Scholars Program WHAT S NEXT Support & Develop the Sharing Economy LIGHTER FOOTPRINT 25

23 GLOBAL RECOGNITION for green building policy, electric vehicle infrastructure, and climate protection leadership 26 26

24 POSITIVE RESULTS -6% Greenhouse gas emissions -12% Waste to landfill or incinerator -18% Total water use per capita +19% Green jobs +30% Food assets +10% Trips by bike, foot, or transit MORE WORK TO DO Next step: Refresh Greenest City 4-year Short Term Priorities JOIN US! vancouver.ca/greenestcity 27

25 QUESTIONS? 28