

Our goal: Breathe the cleanest air of any major city in the world
As the city grows, we will continue to generate even more pollution. We are working in partnership with businesses, residents, and other levels of government to achieve our clean air target.
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Our target: Meet or beat the most stringent air quality guidelines from Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and the World Health Organization
Progress we've made so far
To learn more about this metric, see the 'How We Measure Success' section below.
Our successes
Read about our successes in the 2019-2020 Implementation Update Dashboard PDF file (531 KB)
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Initiatives that are helping us reach our goal and targets
Electric vehicles
Find where you can charge your electric vehicle and learn how we're supporting people and businesses in Vancouver to use electric vehicles.
Neighbourhood Energy Strategy
The Neighbourhood Energy Strategy will help develop additional neighbourhood energy systems throughout Vancouver.