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Coastal Front is a Vancouver-based media company providing in-depth reporting and opinion, with a strong focus on government accountability at all levels in Canada. As part of our work, the Coastal Front podcast, hosted by Andrew Johns, features conversations on business, politics, and community, exploring the stories shaping our city, province, and country.
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Wednesday Feb 12, 2020
Wednesday Feb 12, 2020
Adriane Carr has been a leader in British Columbia’s environmental movement since 1983, and has served as a Vancouver City Councillor since 2011. Having led the BC Green Party, served as Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Canada, and won three City Council elections as a Green candidate, Carr has advocated for environmental issues at every level of Canadian government. We brought Councillor Carr in to talk about Vancouver’s declaration of a climate emergency, the state of the environmental movement, and what Vancouver is doing to become the world’s “Greenest City”.
Find in this episode:
· The state of the climate emergency
· How food production is a crucial element of sustainable planning
· Waste management in Vancouver
· Vancouver’s plans for advancing electric infrastructure
· The downside of Uber and Lyft
· Vancouver’s fight against AirBnB
The best way to tackle a massive epidemic like climate change is to think globally and act locally. Have ideas? Familiarize yourself with the city’s climate action plan and contact your local representatives.
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