Clean Air | Vancouver will have
the cleanest air of any major city in the world
2020 Target
Always meet the most stringent of World Health Organization, Canada, BC or Metro Vancouver objectives for air quality.
Today
Vancouver already enjoys relatively clean air compared to most major cities, thanks to effective programs and regulations, as well as favourable weather. However, it is not possible to monitor air quality everywhere in the city, so there may be specific areas not currently monitored where air quality could be improved.
Challenges
As population and goods transportation both grow, it may be difficult to improve air quality. Many air emission sources (such as marine vessels, trucks or heavy industries) are under Federal, Provincial or Metro Vancouver authority, so successful reductions from these sources will require continued leadership from our partners. Actions that reduce emissions of one pollutant may increase emissions of another pollutant, so carefully considered tradeoffs may be required.
Your Ideas
How can we continue to improve Vancouver's air quality? The City will continue to enforce existing idling, fire and smoking bylaws. Many of our actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will have clean air benefits. We can make smart land-use decisions, enable walking, cycling, and public transit. We can also facilitate the shift towards cleaner fuels, and cleaner and more efficient vehicles. What would you do to clean our air?
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Your images
Green the City is a visual database of images and ideas submitted by you as we journey towards our goal of becoming the World's Greenest City by 2020. See the clean air images you submitted