Vancouverites may love the city’s green image, but are residents doing their part to actually live green lifestyles? Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson wants citizens to pledge to do just that with a new climate action pledge released Thursday, days before the mayor flies to Paris for the 2015 United Nations Conference on Climate Change. The pledge asks residents to support stronger action on climate change and to reduce their …
Vancouver mayor calls on residents to take climate pledge
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