What we can learn from the world’s greenest cities — and their kitchens

<p>This was supposed to be the year that Vancouver became the world&rsquo;s &ldquo;greenest city&rdquo;, to quote the ambitious action plan adopted by its administrative council in 2011. On Monday, western Canada&rsquo;s coastal, mountain-fringed metropolis acknowledged that it wasn&rsquo;t quite there yet, when it launched a residents&rsquo; dialogue on how to &ldquo;get real&rdquo; about achieving its lofty green objective. This is a worthy topic of conversation for cities, which are home to more than half the world&rsquo;s population, consume much of the world&rsquo;s energy and generate more than two-thirds of global carbon emissions.</p> <p>I was in Vancouver as it got ready to admit the scale of the challenge it faces. It illustrated the need for realistic goal-setting, planning and execution, as cities wrest control of the fight against climate change from national governments.</p> <p><a href="https://rashmee.medium.com/what-we-can-learn-from-the-worlds-greenest-cities-and-their-kitchens-c5facf6facdc"><strong>Visit Now</strong></a></p>
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