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LOSERS
FOOD AND DRINK
REAL ESTATE/BUILDING
TRANSPORTATION
INDUSTRIAL-SCALE FOOD
AND BEVERAGE
PRODUCERS
Big brewers experienced
a 5.7% decline in sales
in 2013, while fast food
chains are seeing flat
or declining sales
(McDonald's revenue
dropped 4% in Q2 2016).
Projected
job growth
from 2013-
2020
Projected
job growth
from 2013-
2020
Projected
job growth
from 2013-
2020
Local food produced,
sold and served in B.C.
is the largest sector
in Vancouver's
green
economy
Green building design
and construction is
the 2nd-largest sector
in Vancouver's green
economy
Better walking,
biking and
transit infra-
structure could
reduce annual
vehicle
kilometres trav-
elled per car by
about
20% and
per person
by about 40%,
while reducing
per capita car
ownership by
about 15%
jobs in
Vancouver is
related to food
jobs in Metro
Vancouver is in
construction
In 2013, Vancou-
ver had 2,603
jobs in green
infrastructure,
transportation
and planning
of those jobs is a
"local food job" (food
that stays in B.C.)
of those jobs
is in green
construction
OWNERS/MANAGERS
OF OLDER BUILDINGS
Buildings not origi-
nally built to zero-
emission standards
will be encouraged
to undergo some
form of retrofit
before 2050.
NATURAL GAS SUPPLIERS
In a letter to Vancouver city council
in July 2016, FortisBC CEO Michael
Mulcahy complained that the city's
proposed zero emissions building plan
"has the potential to increase costs for
energy users in the city and stifle innova-
tion over the long term. If the suggested
policies are implemented, the City would
force all 108,000 natural gas customers
in Vancouver to transition to other energy
sources by 2050."
MAKERS AND OWNERS
OF GASOLINE-
POWERED VEHICLES
By 2050, the City of
Vancouver hopes all
vehicles will be pow-
ered by electricity,
biofuel or a combina-
tion of the two.
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87%
64%
41%
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