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Billionaire Branson launches civic carbon challenge in Vancouver

by mtippett | February 18, 2010 at 11:46 am

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Gregor Robertson, Host of the 2010 Olympics and Mayor of Vancouver, teamed up with billionaire Richard Branson to announce a city-based green initiative.

Richard Branson's Carbon War Room ramped up its climate change battle Wednesday in Vancouver with a call to civic governments to become global leaders in cutting fossil fuel emissions.

Robertson's plans for the city include taking a leadership role in defining a sustainable city. So it is no surprise that the City is keen to participate in Branson's plan. Branson had some encouraging words, saying:

Vancouver is "an obvious choice" of venue to stage the launch of the program

And later he remarked:

Vancouver has actually walked the talk -- or [in] this city should I say cycle the talk -- reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels while the population has grown 30 per cent,