City of Vancouver passes climate change resolution

On June 26, 2007, Vancouver City Council resolved to:

1. THAT Vancouver set a target of a city-wide reduction of 33 per cent of currentGHG emissions by 2020 and an 80 per cent reduction by 2050, with carbonneutrality for all new buildings by 2030.

2. AND THAT as part of the upcoming report on the status of Vancouver'sCorporte and Community Climate Change Action Plans, staff comment onhow those existing plans will move Vancouver towards these longer rangetargets, and on what the next steps should be.

The full resolution is attached below.

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