, ▁Montreal , ▁and ▁Hal if ax . ▁ ▁Current ▁professional ▁teams ▁ ▁S ust ain ability ▁ ▁The ▁City ▁of ▁V ancouver ▁has ▁taken ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁steps ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁sust ain able ▁city . ▁Electric ity ▁used ▁in ▁V ancouver ▁is ▁generated ▁using ▁sust ain able ▁resources ▁such ▁as ▁hydro elect ric ▁power . ▁The ▁city ▁benefits ▁from ▁being ▁located ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁mountains ▁as ▁hydro elect ric ▁generating ▁stations ▁provide ▁ 9 3 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁electric ity ▁by ▁using ▁falling ▁water ▁without ▁em itting ▁any ▁green house ▁g ases ▁or ▁poll uting ▁the ▁air . ▁The ▁city ▁is ▁also ▁act ively ▁working ▁towards ▁becoming ▁a ▁gre ener ▁city . ▁The ▁City ▁of ▁V ancouver ▁has ▁craft ed ▁an ▁action ▁plan ▁of ▁goals ▁it ▁has ▁set ▁to ▁meet ▁by ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁including ▁reducing ▁green house ▁gas ▁em issions , ▁encourag ing ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁green ▁jobs ▁and ▁business es , ▁requiring ▁green ▁construction , ▁and ▁reducing ▁waste . ▁ ▁The ▁Green est ▁City ▁action ▁plan ▁( GC AP ) ▁is ▁a ▁City ▁of ▁V ancouver ▁urban ▁sust ain ability ▁initi ative . ▁Its ▁primary ▁mission ▁is ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁V ancouver ▁becomes ▁the ▁green est ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁by ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁The ▁GC AP ▁origin ated ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁Green est ▁City ▁Action ▁Team , ▁a ▁committee ▁co - cha ired ▁by ▁V ancouver ▁mayor ▁Greg or ▁Robert son .