Promises
Promises and the votes behind them
Each promise is quoted word for word from the party's or candidate's own published platform. Its status is calculated from reviewed links to recorded votes.
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Promises
Each promise is quoted word for word from the party's or candidate's own published platform. Its status is calculated from reviewed links to recorded votes.
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Jurisdiction: Jurisdiction: Vancouver City Council. Topic: Climate and environmentClear filters
“A Solar-Powered City – OneCity will launch a Public Rooftop Solar and Community Energy”
“Bring back Vancouver’s slashed climate programs.”
“Building for a Changing Climate: Restore sustainability work for cleaner, greener buildings.”
“Capital Planning for Climate Change: Build for future heat, flooding, drought, and sea-level rise.”
“Climate-Resilient Buildings: Build to gold standards and minimize carbon emissions.”
“Decarbonizing New Builds: Limit fossil gas in new construction and restore emissions reporting.”
“Fix the ways that the bureaucracy is broken, by reviewing service and systems performance, patron experience, staff climate, and bringing more voices to the table to transform the City.”
“Grow the Canopy, Cool the City – We’ll bring urban heat down by updating the Urban Forest Strategy with an ambitious goal: tree canopy covering at least 40% of the city by 2050 or sooner.”
“In addition to restoring the ban on gas in new buildings, we’ll restore the zero-emissions heating requirement for new low-rise buildings that was in place from January 2022 until ABC rolled it back.”
“Introduce Water Meters – We’ll introduce water meters to measure water use and show which areas need more infrastructure.”
“Making Waterhogs Pay – We'll introduce water meters to lower utility costs for average Vancouverites and make big users of water, like mansion owners, pay their fair share.”
“Move to Remove Invasive Species: Ban invasive plant sales and help gardeners remove them.”
“Naturalized Fountains: Convert historic fountains to circulating or low-volume water features.”
“OneCity will also build a sustainable city that’s resilient to the increasingly volatile climate and energy sector by making it easier to choose green energy and protecting vulnerable residents from extreme weather.”
“OneCity will create a citywide plan to monitor water and stormwater use.”
“OneCity will introduce a flat, low-cost, streamlined heat pump permitting pathway for homeowners, so choosing clean energy never costs more than sticking with gas.”
“OneCity will require resource-intensive land users and major energy users to disclose and then mitigate their impacts on public infrastructure.”
“Restore a standalone Sustainability and Climate Office at City Hall”
“Sustainability and Climate Office: Return a standalone climate office to City Hall.”
“Trades and Clean Energy Pathways: Build apprenticeship links and career pathways in key sectors.”