What to Look for in the Next B.C. Climate Plan
British Columbia faces a crossroads: either we take new action to cut carbon pollution and restore B.C.’s legacy as a climate leader, or we fail to meet our commitments and forfeit our hard-won...
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Climate leadership would attract clean energy investment to B.C.
During the next few months, shipment after shipment of enormous steel tubes and fibreglass blades will snake from the port of Stewart, B.C., towards a construction site 33 kilometres north of Tumbler...
Biggest barrier for B.C.’s LNG is economic
In energy markets, a few years is a lifetime. Fast fluctuations in supply or demand, along with myriad other factors, can send oil and gas prices skyrocketing or into the cellar. And the results —...
Climate leadership lacking in British Columbia’s 2016 budget
“Climate change is a global issue, and the Premier has made it clear that B.C. will remain a climate action leader,” Minister of Finance Michael de Jong said this week in his budget speech. Just...
Could Renewables Foil B.C.’s LNG Dream?
In energy markets, a few years is a lifetime. Fast fluctuations in supply or demand—among myriad other factors—can send oil and gas prices skyrocketing, or into the cellar. And the results can be...
Can B.C. LNG Really Compete?
VANCOUVER — Merran Smith, executive director of Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the B.C. Speech from the Throne: “Today’s throne speech emphasized just how much...
B.C.’s wants input on how to solve carbon pollution problem
British Columbians have another opportunity to shape the province’s climate action priorities. The B.C. government has just released a consultation guide and is looking for feedback on it before...
B.C.’s Climate Leadership Team has the Antidote to Business Council’s Concerns
Smart policy, not the Business Council of British Columbia’s (BCBC) plan of inaction, is how B.C. can drive down carbon pollution while maintaining the competitiveness of the province’s export...
B.C. Government Receives Expert Recommendations to Lead on Climate and Economy
VICTORIA — Today the Government of British Columbia released the report and recommendations of the Climate Leadership Team, which it established in May to provide expert advice on a new climate...
Next steps on climate change could see British Columbians spending less on energy
British Columbia is considering its next steps to fight climate change, and increasing the carbon tax is one of the options on the table. B.C.’s carbon pollution is on the rise. To get back on...
DeSmog Canada: "Cutting Carbon Could Create Nearly 1 Million Jobs in B.C. by 2050: New Analysis
Now a new analysis shows that B.C.’s efforts to limit greenhouse gas emissions is compatible with growing jobs and a strong economy in coming decades. DeSmog’s Carol Linnitt covers our Clean...
Media Statement: Transit and Transportation Infrastructure Still Needs Sustainable Funding
Today Elections B.C. announced that the Metro Vancouver Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation Proposal failed to secure the necessary majority support of voters in the March plebiscite. The...