What is the CEAP?
The Climate Emergency Action Plan (CEAP) is a city-wide project by the Vancouver City Council that seeks to tackle the pressing issue of climate change. The CEAP sets Vancouver on track to reduce carbon emissions by 50% by 2030.
The Climate Emergency Action Plan (CEAP) is a city-wide project by the Vancouver City Council that seeks to tackle the pressing issue of climate change. The CEAP sets Vancouver on track to reduce carbon emissions by 50% by 2030.
• Have 90% of people living within an easy walk or roll of their daily needs
• Ensure two-thirds of trips in Vancouver to be by active transportation and transit
• Cut our carbon pollution from buildings in half by 2030, compared to what we had in 2007
• Reduce embodied emissions from new buildings and construction projects by 40% compared to 2018
• Restore regional forest and coastal ecosystems by 2030 to remove one million tonnes of carbon pollution anually by 2060
• Increased savings from using electricity rather than fossil fuels
• Improved health from reduced carbon pollution
• Reduced climate change impacts and inevitably the costs to weather them
• Lead more active lifestyles from walking, running, and cycling
• Rising sea levels
• Coral Bleaching
• Arctic sea ice melting
• Extreme heat waves
• Flooding risks
• Reduced wildlife
• Walk or roll (bicycles, scooters, skateboards, etc.) as much as possible
• Bus or carpool if needed
• Invest in an electric vehicle
• Switch to electric heating
• Only 7% of Vancouverites know what Vancouvers' biggest carbon impact actually is
• The world is on track for warming by 3-4 celsius by the end of the century.
• Over 3 quarters of carbon emission from building operations can be eliminated by switching electric.
• Vancouver has reduced its carbon pollution by 9% from 2007 to 2019.