Gregor Robertson taking Vancouver’s ‘green’ message to Copenhagen

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Posted December 10, 2009 4:20 pm.

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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Vancouver has a ‘green’ message for the world. Mayor Gregor Robertson is off to Copenhagen tomorrow for a mayors’ conference on climate change, and he’s got a little bit to brag about.

Robertson’s main goal is to attract eco-friendly businesses to Vancouver, but he also says Vancouver has proven a city can ‘go green’ and cut greenhouse gas emissions while still creating jobs. He says Vancouver has reduced emissions to 1990s levels, while still seeing a 27 per cent increase in population and 18 per cent increase in jobs and employment.

Robertson says one of the biggest challenges will be getting the federal government on side with Vancouver’s push to be the ‘greenest’ city in the world in 10 years. The mayor wasn’t able to say how much money his trip to Copenhagen will cost.

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