Where every party stands on climate
8 of the 11 parties on the October 17 ballot have published something on climate and buildings. Here they are side by side, each with its source.
BEFORE YOU COMPARE
Who actually decides this
Vancouver has its own building bylaw under the Vancouver Charter, so Council can set energy and emissions rules for new buildings that other BC cities cannot.
Read the commitments below against that. Where a party proposes something the city cannot do on its own, the commitment carries a line naming who holds the power. That is not a criticism of the promise. A council can lobby, fund and argue, and saying so plainly is more useful than pretending the limit does not exist.
WHAT THE COMPARISON SHOWS
Reading this ballot on climate
8 of the 11 parties have published something here, and between them they have made 32 separate commitments. Independent Parks Party has published the most, with 7.
Not one of these commitments carries a dollar figure, a count or a percentage. They set a direction, which means there is nothing here to check against a budget later.
9 of the 32 commitments here depend at least partly on a government other than the city. That does not make them empty, but it does change what a council can promise about them.
SIDE BY SIDE
Every published position on climate
| Party | Published position | Commitments |
|---|---|---|
| Independent Parks Party | Not yet researched. | 7 |
| TEAM for a Livable Vancouver | TEAM would use incentives rather than mandatory rules for building retrofits, enact a moratorium on AI data centre approvals, and rejects road pricing and city-wide parking permits. | 7 |
| COPE | COPE’s published platform would expand free transit to everyone under 18, rejoin the Sue Big Oil lawsuit, restore bus routes 17 and 25, and exceed IPCC emissions targets. | 6 |
| TrueBlue Vancouver | Not yet researched. | 5 |
| Green Party of Vancouver | The Greens would keep Vancouver’s own building bylaw to allow decarbonisation measures, and partner with federal and provincial programmes to fund building retrofits. | 3 |
| Vote Vancouver | Not yet researched. | 2 |
| Bright Future Vancouver | Bright Future commits to clean water and lead-free schools under its environment heading. | 1 |
| Vancouver Liberals | Not yet researched. | 1 |
| ABC Vancouver | Nothing published. Checked September 22, 2026. | — |
| Affordable Housing | Not yet researched. | — |
| OneCity | Not yet researched. | — |
INDEPENDENT PARKS PARTY
A moratorium on tree removals, a pesticide ban, and disputes over Stanley Park's forest
- A moratorium on tree removals except imminently hazardous trees
- Ban glyphosate and similar herbicides and pesticides
- Halt replanting in Stanley Park pending a scientific inquiry
- Follow the Stanley Park federal lease and historic-site terms on the native forest
Read all 7 Independent Parks Party commitments, with sources
TEAM FOR A LIVABLE VANCOUVER
Incentives instead of mandates, and a moratorium on AI data centres
TEAM would use incentives rather than mandatory rules for building retrofits, enact a moratorium on AI data centre approvals, and rejects road pricing and city-wide parking permits.
- Moratorium on AI data centre approvals
- Incentives rather than mandates for building retrofits
- No road pricing and no city-wide parking permits
- Prioritise adaptive reuse over demolition
Read all 7 TEAM for a Livable Vancouver commitments, with sources
COPE
Free transit for under-18s and rejoining the Sue Big Oil lawsuit
COPE’s published platform would expand free transit to everyone under 18, rejoin the Sue Big Oil lawsuit, restore bus routes 17 and 25, and exceed IPCC emissions targets.
- Free transit for everyone under 18
- Rejoin the Sue Big Oil lawsuit
- Restore bus routes 17 and 25
- Block gas in new buildings
TRUEBLUE VANCOUVER
Repeal green building rules, and focus climate spending on drainage and cooling infrastructure
- Repeal green building mandates and retrofit rules
- Direct spending to drainage, dikes and seawalls
- Maintain tree canopy and green space, tied to park cleanliness
- Maintain cooling infrastructure without new heat regulations
GREEN PARTY OF VANCOUVER
Keep the building bylaw, and fund retrofits
The Greens would keep Vancouver’s own building bylaw to allow decarbonisation measures, and partner with federal and provincial programmes to fund building retrofits.
- Keep Vancouver’s own building bylaw for climate rules
- Fund retrofits through the federal and provincial accelerators
- Use mass timber and wood-frame construction
Read all 3 Green Party of Vancouver commitments, with sources
VOTE VANCOUVER
Restart emissions reporting, and keep electric heating rules for new buildings
- Restart the Energize Vancouver emissions-reporting program
- Keep the electric heating requirement for new buildings
BRIGHT FUTURE VANCOUVER
Clean water and lead-free schools
Bright Future commits to clean water and lead-free schools under its environment heading.
- Clean water and lead-free schools
VANCOUVER LIBERALS
A tree canopy strategy
- A tree canopy strategy
NOTHING PUBLISHED YET
3 parties have published nothing on this
A blank records that we looked on the date shown and found nothing on the public record. Some parties are not contesting the race that decides this subject, which is a reason to publish nothing on it.
ABC Vancouver
Nothing published on climate. Checked September 22, 2026.
Affordable Housing
Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed September 22, 2026.
OneCity
Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed September 22, 2026.