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Imagining a Green Sustainable
Comox Valley, 2034
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Earth Week 2014
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Liquefied Natural Gas - also a Fossil Fuel
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As we burn the fossil fuels…
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CO2 CO2
CO2
CO2
CO2 CO2
100 million tonnes a day
= 4 million tonnes an hour
= 67,000 tonnes a minute
= 1,000 tonnes a second
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And this…
And this…
39. The power
of our vision
must be stronger than
the power
of our fears
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“The future belongs to those who believe
in the beauty of their dreams.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt
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So what is our vision of
a beautiful, desirable future
for the Comox Valley?
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46. Ten Themes
1: The New Green Economy
2: Poverty and Inequality
3. Transportation without Fossil Fuels
4: The Return of Nature
5: Food and Farming
6: The Streets Where We Live
7: Suburban Life in 2034
8: Affordable Housing
9: Energy without Fossil Fuels
10: How Do We Make It Happen?
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Moving from a
CAPITALIST
to a
COOPERATIVE
Economy
1: A New Green Economy
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A COOPERATIVE
Economy
Businesses flourishing in harmony with
other businesses, workers,
community, nature and the world.
52. Emilia Romagna, Italy
• Population 4.4 million
• $$$, top ten European regions
• 32% self-employed
• 76% work in small
• Business with 4-5 workers
• Italy’s 4th largest exporter
• 400,000 enterprises
• 15,000 cooperatives
• Strong tradition of reciprocity,
regional economy mutual
support system, financed by
a 0.4% levy on sales
• High density of banks
• Regional credit system with
close ties to local enterprises
• Lowest unemployment
• Highest rate of citizen
satisfaction in Italy
53. Emilia Romagna, Italy
There are half a million businesses and coops in
the region, which pay a 0.4% levy on sales to
local inter-business organizations.
In return, they receive support with financing,
training, research, development strategies and
export efforts.
54. In 2034, Comox Valley communities have set
up Village Business Networks
Businesses pay a 0.4% levy on sales to financial
mutual support and cooperation.
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Cooperatives have set up their own
Mutual Support Network
and pay 3% of their profits into a
Cooperatives Development Fund
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Most businesses have Women
Directors on the Board
“Companies with more Women Board Directors
experience higher financial performance,
according to latest Catalyst Bottom Line Report.”
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All businesses are incentivized
to acquire
Green Business Certification
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There are many community gardens and Farmer’s Markets
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All local banks and credit unions have
embraced Values-Based Banking
The banks in the Global Alliance for Banking on Values have
assets that exceed $60 billion, and touch the lives of
10 million people in 25 countries.
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All banks and credit unions offer
Debt Circles
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Many people have joined an
interest-free JAK Bank
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Community Currencies are flourishing
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Time-banking is flourishing
VANCOUVER
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Micro-Lending is flourishing
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WIR Inter-Business Banking is giving
businesses credit when they need it
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There is a publicly-owned
State Bank of BC
Creates new credit
Holds public taxes and fees
Targets strategic investments
Clearing bank for other banks
Profits recycled, public benefit
Modeled on
The Bank of North Dakota
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Basic Income for all
has been established
A Basic Income is an income unconditionally
guaranteed to all on an individual basis,
without means test or work requirement.
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Financed by:
•Reallocation of pensions, unemployment benefit,
social security and welfare
•Direct taxation
•Indirect taxation on consumption (GST)
•Financial Transactions Tax
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Student Debt has been eliminated
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In 2034 there are long-distance safe bike
routes and trails throughout the Comox Valley
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121. Free transit, paid in city taxes
From 1996-2006 ridership increased
from 1,000 to 12,600 riders a day
Payment is now $1 per ride.
Hasselt, Belgium
145. 10,000 km = 1,500 kWh
1,500 kwh @ 10 cents = $13 a month
Gas 10 litres @ $1.30 litre = $130 a month
The Cost of Power for Electric Cars
EV Bargain!!
10 times cheaper
to run!
146. 1.5 kW solar PV
$6,000
5% 25 year mortgage on $6,000 = $35 a month
Gas 10 litres @ $1.30 litre = $130 a month
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No fossil fuel pollution = clear skies
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4: The Return of Nature
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Semiahmoo Transit Station
Surrey, BC, Canada
Bringing greenery
into our towns and cities…
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School playing grounds…
awaiting transformation
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Brooklyn Public School 216 Arturo Toscanini,
New York
Turning concrete schoolyards…
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into Green Schoolyards
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Schools Growing Their Own Food
203. Using small-scale intensive organic
horticulture, farmers can earn to earn up to
$25,000 an acre, grossing up to
$80,000 a year profit per small farm.
207. By 2034, on any farm of more than (eg) 40
hectares, 1 hectare may be rezoned as a
Community Farm Village
and additional acreage may be leased or sold
for farming purposes.
208. Community Farmland Zone
Allows development of a clustered Farm
Village with controls to ensure the land is
farmed:
A: Community Farmland Zone Bylaw
B: Farming Covenant registered with land
C: Strata Farm Fees – if land is not farmed
D: Registered Housing Agreement
restricting residential units to farmers and
their families.
213. 100 Hectare Farm
Anywhere, BC Farm Village
Cost of land:
$100,000?
Shared by 5
families =
$20,000 each
Cost per small
starter
self-built house:
$150,000
214. 100 Hectare Farm
Anywhere, BC Farm Village
Cost of land:
$100,000?
Shared by 5
families =
$20,000 each
Cost per small
starter
self-built house:
$150,000
Leased
or
purchased
Leased
or
purchased
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Affordability Initiatives
Inclusionary Zoning: all new
developments must include 20% (eg)
affordable and 15% low income units
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Affordability Initiatives
Secondary Suites…
But with a “no cars” covenant
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Car-Free Laneway Housing
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Rooftop Housing
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Communal Renting allowed
by more than five people
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Communal ownership
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A Community Land Trust
buys land for affordable housing
Hannah Wittman/Michelle Colussi
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$$ for the Community Land Trust
•Progressively increasing tax on real estate
sales over $2 million
•15% sales tax on properties bought through
offshore companies
•Annual levy on properties registered offshore
for tax reasons
•Escalating tax on empty properties to stop
developers from sitting on them
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Micro-homes
502 Alexander St
Vancouver
280 sq ft
12 units, base cost
$85,000 each
CMHC
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8: Energy without Fossil Fuels
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Victoria, BC www.bernhardtpassive.com
The Passive House
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Construction costs:
4.3% more per square foot
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Monthly net energy savings
more than the increased mortgage
307. 2014: 4 kW PV = $16,000
4,400 kWh year
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308. 2034: 4 kW PV = $6,000
4,400 kWh year
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Will save $30,000 - $60,000 over
the 30 year life of the panels
309. 100 GW
in 2012
Solar PV 7000% increase
since 2000
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134 GW
in 2013
9000%
increase
since 2000
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Kagoshima Nanatsujima 70 MW solar plant
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London’s new solar bridge
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A billion years
The Sun will not begin to turn
into a Red Giant for more than a billion years.
That’s 100,000 periods of 10,000 years
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A billion years
The Sun does not begin to turn
into a Red Giant for more than a billion years.
And with every passing year,
solar technology will improve
and get cheaper.
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A Happy, Resilient Future
More walking, biking, bus, carsharing Lower transport costs
More urban food gardens Cheaper and healthier eating
Innovative affordable housing Lower housing costs
Stronger neighbourhoods More friends, more real community
More urban greenery More inner space, and peace
Stronger community economy More financial security
Green, energy-efficient homes Lower energy costs
No more fossil fuels Clean air, clear sky, quiet city
More civic engagement Healthier political realm
Basic Income Less poverty, fear and homelessness
More arts, music and neighbourhood
celebration
More friends, more happiness,
more love
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9: How Do We
Make It Happen?
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Engaging Young People
www.leadingchangenetwork.com
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Electronic ballots
Voting aged reduced to 16
Transferable Voting for City Hall
$100 tax credit for voting
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Design the Future
Community Meetings
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A Green, Sustainable Future
is not an ‘Option’
It is an Urgent Necessity
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CITY
of the
FUTURE
A Journey to the Year 2032
GUY DAUNCEY
Summer
2014