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Canadian fossil fuel exports threaten climate
A new CCPA report finds that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions embodied in Canadian exports of fossil fuels in 2009 were 15% greater than the emissions from all fossil fuel combustion within Canada,...
November 29, 2011 | National Office
Carbon footprints increase with income
A new CCPA report finds household carbon footprints increase with income. In fact, the richest 20% of Canadian households are responsible for almost double the greenhouse gas emissions of those in...
November 15, 2011 | National Office
Fracking for shale gas in BC
Today we released a report on "fracking" In northeastern BC: a controversial process that gas companies are using to extract natural gas from deeply buried shale formations. The provincial...
November 9, 2011 | BC Office
BC energy policies need a retrofit to conserve electricity without increasing inequality
A new study from the BC Office calls for a more fair and effective approach to residential energy efficiency in BC as part of an aggressive climate action framework. We recommend protecting low-...
September 27, 2011 | BC Office
Transforming transportation will reduce GHGs and improve everyone's quality of life
Today we co-published a study with the Wilderness Committee that sets out key strategies for urban, suburban and rural areas that will improve transportation and quality of life at the same time...
April 18, 2011 | BC Office
Carbon pricing explained, in words and images
Today the CCPA-BC published a new study on carbon pricing, and we created a "zooming presentation" to go with it, using a web-based software called Prezi. Watch the presentation below and share...
February 23, 2011 | BC Office
Water Matters: watch Ben Parfitt on Voice of BC
CCPA-BC Resource Policy Analyst Ben Parfitt has been researching issues related to water and natural gas for years, and he's a dynamic and passionate speaker on the topic. He recently appeared on...
December 6, 2010 | BC Office
BC's food system could use some climate justice attention
Check out our latest Climate Justice Project discussion paper in which authors Marc Lee, Herb Barbolet, Tegan Adams and Matt Thomson recommend the BC government take a serious look at our food...
November 2, 2010 | BC Office
Green jobs key to climate strategy and equality
Today the CCPA released a new report by Marc Lee and Ken Carlaw that looks at industrial and employment strategies the BC government can use to transition to a sustainable economy and create a...
September 30, 2010 | BC Office
Carbon footprint from fossil fuel exports at odds with BC’s climate action policy
The CCPA-BC office released another Climate Justice Project brief today, this one finding that greenhouse gas emissions from exported coal and natural gas generate more than double the emissions...
July 16, 2010 | BC Office

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