Vancouver's Emerging Green Economy Journey

1. 2008
CONSULTATION:
35,000 citizens &
350 organizations
Greenest City
Action Team
Greenest City
Action Plan
2011 2014
Green Jobs
Report
2015
Renewable Energy
City Strategy
PROGRAM LAUNCH:
Green & Digital
Demonstration Program
2017
Flats Neighborhood
Economic Strategy
2018
Circular Economy
Strategy
PROGRAM LAUNCH:
Thriving Vancouver
Business Engagement
VANCOUVER’S EMERGING
GREEN ECONOMY JOURNEY
Zero-Waste
City Strategy
20??
CONSULTATION:
Underway

2. 27%
decrease in vehicle KM
driven per person since 2007
25% +
reduction in solid waste
sent to a landfill or
incinerator since 2008
82,000+
New trees planted
since 2010
18%
reduction in water use per capita since
2006
50%of trips in the city are
made by walking,
biking, or transit
42% increase in neighbourhood food assets since 2010
VANCOUVER’S GREEN ECONOMY
Performance at a glance
30%
with only 7% of Canada’s population
Canada’s
Cleantech
Sector
15%
reduction in community-wide
GHG emissions since 2007
GHG reduction
since 2007
26%
Increase in GDP since 2007
49%
growth in green & local food jobs
since 2010
Green Jobs
Growth since
2010