Government Action on Climate Change
April 27, 2012
Environment Minister Terry Lake Invites Your Carbon Tax Ideas on Twitter
Update: Thank-you to the over 100 tweeters that took part in our first #BCco2 chat! Together our conversation reached about 42,000 twitter users receiving nearly a quarter-million impressions... Stay tuned to LiveSmart BC for future social media engagement opportunities, and please continue tweeting the hashtag!
Join the conversation on Twitter: #BCCO2 - a chat about BC’s Carbon policies
Join Environment Minister Terry Lake on May 1st, 2012 between 3:00pm and 4:00pm to discuss the question: “What should BC's Carbon Tax look like in the future?”
The Hashtag for this chat is #BCCO2.
Learn More about the B.C. Carbon Tax at:
LiveSmartBC.ca/government/carbon_tax.html.
Also refer to the following attachment:
• BC Carbon Tax - Key Facts & Stats (PDF/320KB)
Minister of Environment, Terry Lake will be on hand to get your thoughts on the carbon tax and to answer questions about our current policy.
How to Participate...
June 30, 2011
B.C. Government Announces Carbon Neutrality
UPDATE: April 5, 2012
NEW Moving Forward with Carbon Neutral Government: Engagement Report
NEW Carbon Neutral Government Overview (April Bulletin)
We did it! British Columbia has just become the first provincial/state jurisdiction in North America to achieve carbon neutrality in public sector operations. Kudos and congratulations!
As of June 30, 2011, all public sector organizations in the province have offset carbon emissions from 2010 operations. Read the News Release & Backgrounder.
To fully appreciate the achievement, read Carbon Neutral B.C. - Transforming B.C.’s Public Sector.
LiveSmart BC is also proud to host a series of web pages and features that tell the story of how every school, hospital, university, Crown corporation, and government office found innovative and inspiring ways to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, cut energy costs, and demonstrate greener leadership in their sectors.
Celebrate and become more familiar with the details surrounding this incredible climate action success story: Review highlights from your community, watch slideshows, view reports, learn about successful projects, understand more about reductions and offsets... and discover new ways for you and your organization to reduce your own carbon footprint... (continue reading)
Government Action Highlights
Community Energy and Emissions Inventory
The Province has released the Community Energy and Emissions Inventory (CEEI) reports for all B.C. local governments to assist them in creating community-wide GHG emissions baselines for their Official Community Plans. read more >> |
Preparing for Climate Change: British Columbia’s Adaptation Strategy
As B.C. continues to implement the Climate Action Plan, it is also moving ahead with coordinated actions to help the province adapt to climate change. The Adaptation Strategy will help B.C. prepare for unavoidable impacts to our resources, communities and businesses. read more >> |
Climate Action in the 21st Century
The Climate Action Plan is B.C.’s roadmap to a new, prosperous, green economy for the province. It outlines strategies and initiatives to take B.C. approximately 73 per cent towards meeting the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 33 per cent by 2020. read more >> |
