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Climate Action

Vancouver is taking urgent action to ensure the safety, security, and stability of our growing community in the face of climate change. How we respond can create opportunities for a healthier, safer, and more equitable community.

As a regional climate leader, the City is developing a wide range of new policies and programs directed by our Climate Action Framework to achieve our community’s climate goals, strengthen our ability to manage impacts that are already here, and make wise investments for the future. Sign up for our Climate Action Updates to receive climate news from the City and information on ways that you can take action.

Climate Action Framework

On Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, after extensive community and stakeholder engagement, City Council approved a resolution to adopt the City’s Climate Action Framework, a roadmap to support a just and equitable transition to community-wide carbon neutrality by 2040 and to build the City’s resilience to the impacts of climate change.

The following greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals guide our work:

Community Emissions 2023

Community Emissions 2023: Transport and Travel 50%, Building and Energy 37%, Other 13%.

Municipal Emissions 2023

Municipal Emissions 2023: Water and Wastewater Treatment 47%, Building and Facilities 23%, Fleet 11%, Street Lights 5%, Employee Commute 7%, Solid Waste 5%, Process and Fugitive Emissions 2%

The Framework provides strategies and specific actions to cut carbon emissions and build community resilience across six focus areas:

Every four years, City staff will work with the community to assess the greenhouse gas reductions that have been achieved and refine the strategies and actions to reflect new policies, technologies, and best available science. The next update of the Climate Action Framework will take place in 2026.

Major Climate Initiatives Underway

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Contact us

Rebecca Small, Senior Policy Analyst and Climate Action Lead
360-839-6128
rebecca.small@cityofvancouver.us

Stacey Dalgaard, Associate Climate Project Coordinator
360-947-6503
stacey.dalgaard@cityofvancouver.us