BCSEA E-News - Can Vancouver Really Become a 100% Renewable Energy City?

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CAN VANCOUVER REALLY BECOME A 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY CITY?

By This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., BCSEA Founder and Communication Director MAY 14, 2015

http://www.bcsea.org/policy-corner/can-vancouver-really-become-100-renewable-energy-city

In March, motivated by the climate crisis, Vancouver City Council took the bold step of declaring that Vancouver would become a 100% Renewable Energy City, obtaining 100% of its energy from renewable sources, and asked its staff to get back to them by fall with a clear articulation of the date by when it might be feasible.

This is a great beginning—but what does it mean, and how soon might it be achieved? This week, the Renewable Cities Global Learning Forum is happening in Vancouver, where answers to these questions are hopefully being suggested.

  • Can it achieve 100% renewable energy for electricity?
  • Can it do it for building heat, replacing all use of oil and gas?
  • Can it do it for transportation, replacing all use of oil?
  • And how soon could it be done? By 2030? 2040? 2050?

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