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    Cedar LNG: Chronicles of a petro-state in the age of climate change

    A final investment decision in June 2024 by Cedar LNG highlights the challenges and contradictions of BC’s climate and energy policies. For the BC government,…

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    People in poverty need policy solutions, not a report card 

    Last week, the BC Government released the first update to the Poverty Reduction Strategy since the inaugural plan in 2019. As organizations long committed to…

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    BC’s tax system has become fairer since 2017, richest 1% paying more

    Since 2017, the vast majority of BC households are paying a smaller share of their income in provincial taxes, while the top 1% is paying more.

  • How BC’s oil and gas industry sidestepped carbon pricing

    When BC first introduced a carbon tax in 2008 the point was to apply it to all emissions causing climate change, but start at a…

  • Time to scale up non-market housing in BC

    Time to scale up: next steps for non-market housing in BC

    Despite some positive policy moves, BC is still not meeting the demands of the housing crisis. We need more non-market housing in BC now.

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