#ottghg canadian cities' climate plans

Toronto - Climate Change, Clean Air and Sustainable Energy Action Plan Torontos reduction targets for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, from the 1990 levels of approximately 22 million tonnes per year for the Toronto urban area, are: a) 6% by 2012; b) 30% by 2020; and c) 80% by 2050.
LINK: http://www.toronto.ca/changeisintheair/

Sixth highest GDP growth out of Canada's major cities.1

Vancouver - Greenest City Action Plan Vancouvers Greenest City Action Plan sets out a bold vision: to become the greenest city in the world by 2020. The city deliberately chose a superlative to describe the action plan it adopted in July, 2011. The plan's 2020 target is to reduce GHGs 33% from 2007 levels.
LINK: http://vancouver.ca/green-vancouver/greenest-city-2020-action-plan.aspx

Fourth highest GDP growth out of Canada's major cities.

Victoria - Climate Action Program Victoria's Climate Action Program is comprised of a Community Climate and Energy Resiliency Plan (Community Plan) and Corporate Carbon Neutral Plan (Corporate Plan). The Community Plan provides a roadmap for achieving a 2020 community GHG emissions reduction target of 33% and the Corporate Plan provides a roadmap to achieve carbon neutrality in municipal operations by 2012.
LINK: http://bit.ly/Uw3JRC

11th highest GDP growth out of Canada's major cities.

Calgary - Climate Change Action Plan Calgary's Climate Change Action Plan has set emission reduction targets are set at two long-term intervals: 1) 20% below the 2005 level by 2020; and 2) 50% below the 2005 level by 2050.
LINK: http://www.calgary.ca/UEP/ESM/Pages/Climate-change/Climate-change.aspx

Second highest GDP growth out of Canada's major cities.

Edmonton - CO2RE Carbon Dioxide Reduction Edmonton (CO2RE) Edmonton's community-wide climate initiative is developed by the community, for the community. Its aim is to permanently reduce local GHG emissions. The goal is to reduce GHG emissions in Edmonton from 1990 levels by up to 20% by the year 2020.
LINK: http://www.edmonton.ca/environmental/programs/About_CO2RE.aspx

Highest GDP growth out of Canada's major cities.

Conference Board of Canada, Metropolitan Outlook 1: Economic Insights in 13 Canadian Metropolitan Economies: Autumn 2012. For more information see: http://bit.ly/UOFWyK.

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#ottghg canadian cities' climate plans

Saskatoon - Energy and Greenhouse Gas Management Plan Saskatoon's City Council adopted targets to reduce GHG emissions by 6 % below 1990 levels by 2013 for the community of Saskatoon, and 10% below 1990 levels by 2013 for the Citys corporate operations.
LINK: http://bit.ly/TW5O8W

Seventh highest GDP growth out of Canada's major cities.

Montral - Sustainable Development Plan Montral made a commitment to reduce GHG emissions by 30% by 2020 during the fourth Municipal Leaders Summit on Climate Change, held in December 2005 in Montral. As a first step in this direction, in 2007, Montral adopted a plan to reduce its own GHG emissions by 20% by 2012.
LINK: http://bit.ly/UOwsDE

12th highest GDP growth out of Canada's major cities.

Halifax - Climate Sustainable Mitigation and Adaptation Risk Toolkit The Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) has a Corporate Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Plan that targets a 20% reduction from 2002 GHG levels by 2012. New targets and commitments are being developed for 2020 and 2050. HRM is also working to reduce GHGs generated by residents, commuters, businesses and industry by 20% below 2002 levels by 2012.
LINK: http://www.halifax.ca/climate/

Tenth highest GDP growth out of Canada's major cities.

Hamilton - Air Quality and Climate Change Action Plan Hamilton has developed a Corporate Air Quality and Climate Change Action Plan that provides a framework to help the City achieve the 20% target in its municipal operations by 2020. In 2008, the City released Phase 2 of the Corporate Air Quality and Climate Change Strategic Plan and in 2009 undertook an emissions inventory of Hamilton (corporate and community).
LINK: http://bit.ly/TO2lMB

Fifth highest GDP growth out of Canada's major cities.

Qubec - No plan could be found. Ninth highest GDP growth out of Canada's major cities. Winnipeg - No plan could be found. Eighth highest GDP growth out of Canada's major cities. Regina - No plan could be found. Third highest GDP growth out of Canada's major cities.

Ottawa - No plan. And lowest economic growth out of Canada's major cities.

For more information contact: Martin Canning | 613-316-3929 | @MartinGCanning | canning.martin@gmail.com

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