Notwithstanding this support, the views expressed are the personal views of the author(s), and the Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities accept no responsibility for them. [...] The Climate-Friendly City The City of Vancouver recognizes the importance of building a city that works not only for today but also for the future, and is committed to becoming more sustainable in all of its operations. [...] Buildings that the City owns but does not occupy are not included in the corporate emission profile because these represent a small percentage of the energy consumed by the corporate stock and because the City does not have access to the utility information of its tenants. [...] CIVIC FACILITIES: Corporate Climate Change Action Plan 7 City of Vancouver Interdepartmental Energy Committee To ensure that departmental and employee needs are satisfied in the retrofit process, it is important to form a multi-stakeholder committee early on to understand these needs and to incorporate them into the terms of the energy performance contract. [...] The City has the opportunity to play a lead role in transforming the diesel fuel market in the Lower Mainland by creating the initial local demand for biodiesel.
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