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80% below 2007 carbon emmison levels
Non-Trivia Quiz:
Read the Cookit background to answer questions 1-4. Walk around your block and search for answers online for questions 5 & 6.
The questions below are just examples - feel free to come up with your own that match the interests and issues in your own community. Hold a trivia quiz activity at someone’s home or a community event, and share answers. Once complete, discuss the answers with the group.
Building heating
The average carbon footprint of residents in BC is 10-14 tonnes per person.
The municipal government has a stated goal of planting 150,000 new trees by 2020 to densify Vancouver’s urban forest canopy.
Answers may differ.
Some of the trees that are native to Costal BC are: Amabalis fir, Arbutus, Black Cottonwood, Douglas-fir, Mountain hemlock, Sitka spruce, Western hemlock, Western red-cedar. However, answers may differ depending on where you live.