Sentences with phrase «greenest city action»

in geological engineering from the University of New Brunswick; board member of Al Gore's non-profit Climate Reality Project Canada; member of the City of Vancouver's Greenest City Action Plan advisory team; worked internationally in the energy sector

As part of its Greenest City Action Plan, the City of Vancouver seeks to eliminate dependency on fossil fuels and reduce carbon emissions by 80 per cent by 2050.

In 2011, drawing on the city's long history of taking positive climate action, the Mayor of Vancouver set up the Vancouver's Greenest City Action Plan (GCAP), a bold initiative that aims to make Vancouver the greenest city in the world by 2020.

The one day initiative fits with Vancouver's Greenest City Action Plan and with environmental goals laid out in the city's recently - released Food Strategy.

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Each session will take multiple offsite field trips to see conservation and sustainability practices in action including walking field trips to Green City Market and the lakefront as well as additional session - specific field trips.

«This city is standing up and saying, «We're going to take our own actions to protect our own people,»» de Blasio said, wearing a green necktie and sitting in front of large green sign that said «NYC: Leading the Fight Against Climate Change.»

Today Rob Astorino spoke to a «Green Cities» group, discussing his eco-friendly actions as Westchester County Executive.

«What we need is to accelerate a just transition plan to ensure workers are prepared for jobs in the new green energy economy — not a dangerous deal that puts millions of people in the greater New York City metropolitan area and Western NY at risk,» said Manna Jo Greene, environmental action director for the Hudson River advocacy group Clearwater.

The city's action plan focuses on even greater use of renewal energy, further upgrades to the existing transportation system and expansion of the city's already considerable green space, including the world - class Stanley Park, which is larger than Central Park.

In this big - screen NINJAGO adventure, the battle for NINJAGO City calls to action young Master Builder Lloyd, aka the Green Ninja, along with his friends, who are all secret ninja warriors.

And finally, a new international spot has rolled out that features some nice action shots — albeit narrated in German — of Electro's rampage through New York City and Dane DeHaan in the Green Goblin suit.

A sustainable city should have clear policies and comprehensive sanitation, waste collection and treatment, water management, with the collection, treatment, reuse and economy; transportation systems that favor mass transit quality and safety; actions that preserve and expand green areas and use of clean and renewable energy, and finally, public administration transparent and shared with civil society organizations.

It sometimes seems that all of the convincing that's done to try to get faster action on climate change has to do with the «what's in it for me» aspect of the issue — create green jobs, profit from the new green economy, stop sea level rise from overtaking your city — or on the stats of the issue.

«Following the Paris climate agreement, we must now take bold action to protect our planet for future generations,» says its president Jim Yong Kim, harping on the need to help nations transition to renewable sources of energy, produce green transport, and build livable, sustainable urban cities.

Natural Infrastructure: A Climate - Smart Solution (2013) This report explores the role that green or natural infrastructure can play in addressing cities» climate action imperatives.

With our support, 13 new countries, five regions and ten counties or cities adopted or started implementing green economy policies and sustainable consumption and production actions plans by 2017.

Examples of actions with co-benefits include (i) improved energy efficiency and cleaner energy sources, leading to reduced emissions of health - damaging climate - altering air pollutants; (ii) reduced energy and water consumption in urban areas through greening cities and recycling water; (iii) sustainable agriculture and forestry; and (iv) protection of ecosystems for carbon storage and other ecosystem services.»

NEW YORK: The iconic Empire State Building in New York City is going green on Friday September 22 to mark Climate Week NYC 2017 and demonstrate support for global action on climate change.

«Alex Steffen's piece, entitled Transition Towns or Bright Green Cities, argues that while the movement has inspired many to take action, its sights remain woefully low.

Bringing green action down to the personal lifestyle level, there were demonstrations on composting, green roofs, renewable energy, local activities in city parks, a sculpture made of 3,615 pounds of recycled clothing, and more.

SPNI's Tel Aviv Center for Environmental Action is the leader of the many green organizations in the city fighting for sustainability and environmental justice.

Matt Dillon There's something about Matt Dillon: He recently teamed up with Global Green USA and Yahoo! to announce a «Greenest City in America» challenge as part of the web engine's new «Be a Better Planet» program, which urges Americans to take action against climate change.

We've just posted our guide on How To Green Your Community, and a big part of that revolves around the creation and preservation of community gardens, city farms, and other green spaces for positive environmental acGreen Your Community, and a big part of that revolves around the creation and preservation of community gardens, city farms, and other green spaces for positive environmental acgreen spaces for positive environmental action.

Today, with diverse scientific and educational programs, environmental action, green job - building and sustainable river cities initiatives, Clearwater continues Pete Seeger's legacy as America's environmental flagship organization.