WWF unveils top 10 Canadian cities leading the fight against climate change with The Earth Hour List

The pandas were at Evergreen Brickworks in Toronto bright and early this morning, announcing the top 10 cities leading the battle against climate change.

March 21, 2011
Posted by Sara Falconer

The Earth Hour List, compiled in partnership with Corporate Knights, highlights positive actions being taken by municipalities to fight climate change.

City Score

Rank
Vancouver

8.1

1st
Toronto

7.2

2nd
Montreal

6.2

3rd
Victoria

5.7

4th

(tie)
Saskatoon

5.7
Edmonton

5.5

6th

(tie)
Hamilton

5.5
Halifax

5.3

8th

(tie)
Mississauga

5.3
Yellowknife

5

10th

Each city was ranked out of 10 points, based on specific, climate-change related indicators, including: greenhouse gas emission reduction, municipal greenhouse gas reduction targets, renewable energy, green building and green transportation.

Vancouver is a clear leader, with a score of 8.1 out of 10, with Toronto and Montreal close behind. While these cities are leading the fight against climate change and should provide inspiration to all Canadian municipalities, every city has room for improvement.

Earth Hour is a call for action on climate change and these cities are providing positive examples of municipal programs that help Canadians conserve energy and use it more efficiently.

Join a billion people worldwide and switch off your lights on Saturday, March 26 from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. To find out what’s happening in your city for Earth Hour, visit our events map.

(c) Kate Conrad/WWF-Canada

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3 Responses to WWF unveils top 10 Canadian cities leading the fight against climate change with The Earth Hour List

  1. Antony, Ottawa says:
    March 24, 2011 at 8:50 AM

    Sooo sad that Ottawa doesn’t do much. The news dont even push the restaurants for candlelight atmosphere for an hour. Sad sad sad…

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  3. klem says:
    March 22, 2011 at 11:50 AM

    I can’t help but wonder if the WWF ranked the cities based on how much each city’s citizens donated to the organization. It’s the WWF after all, that’s why I can’t help but think about this.

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