--- title: "Where Vancouver's parties stand on climate | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/parties/issues/climate" last_updated: "2026-09-23T06:07:59.152Z" meta: description: "Every Vancouver party's position on climate and buildings for the October 17, 2026 election, side by side, each one sourced and dated." "og:description": "Every Vancouver party's position on climate and buildings for the October 17, 2026 election, side by side, each one sourced and dated." "og:title": "Where Vancouver's parties stand on climate" "twitter:description": "Every Vancouver party's position on climate and buildings for the October 17, 2026 election, side by side, each one sourced and dated." "twitter:title": "Where Vancouver's parties stand on climate" --- CITY COUNCIL · Vancouver 2026 # Where every party stands on climate 4 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. [All ten issues ](https://voche.me/parties/compare) [All parties](https://voche.me/parties) **4**Parties with a published position **17**Commitments in total 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 4 of the 11 parties have published something here, and between them they have made 17 separate commitments. TEAM for a Livable Vancouver 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. 7 of the 17 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 | | --- | --- | --- | | [TEAM for a Livable Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/team-for-a-livable-vancouver/platform/climate) | 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](https://voche.me/parties/cope/platform/climate) | 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 | | [Green Party of Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/green-party-of-vancouver/platform/climate) | 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 | | [Bright Future Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/bright-future-vancouver/platform/climate) | Bright Future commits to clean water and lead-free schools under its environment heading. | 1 | | [ABC Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/abc-vancouver/platform/climate) | *Nothing published. Checked September 22, 2026.* | — | | [Affordable Housing](https://voche.me/parties/affordable-housing/platform/climate) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [Independent Parks Party](https://voche.me/parties/independent-parks-party/platform/climate) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [OneCity](https://voche.me/parties/onecity/platform/climate) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [TrueBlue Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/trueblue-vancouver/platform/climate) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [Vancouver Liberals](https://voche.me/parties/vancouver-liberals/platform/climate) | *Not yet researched.* | — | | [Vote Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/vote-vancouver/platform/climate) | *Not yet researched.* | — | 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 ](https://voche.me/parties/team-for-a-livable-vancouver/platform/climate) 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 [Read all 6 COPE commitments, with sources ](https://voche.me/parties/cope/platform/climate) 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 ](https://voche.me/parties/green-party-of-vancouver/platform/climate) 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 [Read all 1 Bright Future Vancouver commitment, with sources ](https://voche.me/parties/bright-future-vancouver/platform/climate) NOTHING PUBLISHED YET ## 7 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](https://voche.me/parties/abc-vancouver/platform/climate) Nothing published on climate. Checked September 22, 2026. - ### [Affordable Housing](https://voche.me/parties/affordable-housing/platform/climate) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed September 22, 2026. - ### [Independent Parks Party](https://voche.me/parties/independent-parks-party/platform/climate) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed September 22, 2026. - ### [OneCity](https://voche.me/parties/onecity/platform/climate) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed September 22, 2026. - ### [TrueBlue Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/trueblue-vancouver/platform/climate) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed September 22, 2026. - ### [Vancouver Liberals](https://voche.me/parties/vancouver-liberals/platform/climate) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed September 22, 2026. - ### [Vote Vancouver](https://voche.me/parties/vote-vancouver/platform/climate) Not yet researched by voche.me. Last reviewed September 22, 2026. ## Compare another issue [Housing](https://voche.me/parties/issues/housing) [Homelessness and drugs](https://voche.me/parties/issues/homelessness) [Public safety](https://voche.me/parties/issues/public-safety) [Transport](https://voche.me/parties/issues/transport) [Parks](https://voche.me/parties/issues/parks) [Schools](https://voche.me/parties/issues/schools) [Taxes and budget](https://voche.me/parties/issues/taxes-and-budget) [Culture](https://voche.me/parties/issues/culture) [Child care](https://voche.me/parties/issues/child-care) ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/sitemap.md) for all pages.