By making small changes in our homes and on the road, we can do our part to protect the climate.
CLIMATE LEADERSHIP
-Learn about how Vancouver is planning to reduce community-based GHGs by 33% from 2007 levels.
FIND OUT how you can receive rebates for you home energy improvements.
Community Leaders: people who are making a difference
Building a Better City:
every aspect of how we build our city is changing. Find out how.
Greenest City Action Plan
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"It's up to everyone to do their part, to rethink, re-evaluate and re-imagine the way Vancouver works and how we lead our lives".
HELP

Home Energy Loan Program (HELP): Oct 24 - HELP offers loans at a low, fixed interest rate to support home energy efficiency upgrades for single family or duplex homes. Energy savings from these upgrades could offset the majority of the upgrade costs.  The program also qualifies you for over $9,000 in rebates from both the federal and provincial government.  

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Deconstruction news: Jul 26 - Council approved the deconstruction policy report. The report proposed that the City encourage deconstruction as a method of demolition that diverts waste, promotes reuse of building materials, and creates new "green jobs." The proposed by-law changes will be presented at a public hearing on September 19th.

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Greenest City:
Jul 14 - City Council approved the Greenest City Action Plan.  Thank you to the internal working groups, external advisory groups and all of you who participated in Talk Green for imagining and deciding how to best create our green future.  Read the plan that will make Vancouver the greenest city in the world by 2020.