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How can we reach our 2020
Greenest City Targets?

Colin McCubbin

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  1. Mandatory 25¢ fee for plastic shopping bags

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    28 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Reduce waste  ·  Admin →
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    Colin McCubbin commented  · 

    Just ban them. A small backpack easily carries everyday shopping. For 'big' shops most folk are only going to load their trolley's content into a car. 'Re-usable' shopping bags have been around for several years now and anyone who hasn't yet adopted them will need some 'forcing' to alter their behaviour.

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  2. Heat pumps not electric baseboards in all new homes!

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    3 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Build carbon neutral new buildings  ·  Admin →
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  3. Variable Property Taxes based on FSR

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    2 comments  ·  GC 2020 » Build carbon neutral new buildings  ·  Admin →
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    Colin McCubbin commented  · 

    I worked in Switzerland for many years in the 1980s, they gave home tax reductions for such things as having double glazing. I actually think it was case of adding an extra % of tax if you only had single glazing, but can see no good reason why Vancouver can't give property tax discounts for several environmentally friendly features.

    LEED standards come to mind as an already existing set of 'goalposts' for new buildings that could translate to lower taxes as higher LEED ratings are achieved.

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