At the provincial level, BC - the first jurisdiction in North America to have a 100 per cent carbon-neutral public sector - launched an aggressive Climate Action Plan to curtail carbon emissions.
We've protected more than 13.5 million hectares (33 million acres) of wilderness - more than any other province in Canada. And we generate more than 90 per cent of our electricity from no-carbon or low-carbon sources.
At the civic level, Vancouver has an outstanding record of environmental leadership.
Recent sustainability initiatives include a forward-thinking transportation plan that improves transit and cycling infrastructure; a tap water campaign to reduce plastic garbage; and an EcoDensity building strategy to create vibrant mixed-use urban communities.
The city has vowed to be "the greenest city in the world" by 2020 and in June, 2010, launched a campaign inviting the public to share ideas about how to turn that vision into reality.
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