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This CCPA BC project aims to develop policy solutions that will enable B.C. to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change, in a way that is fair and that benefits all members of society. It is a partnership between the CCPA and the University of British Columbia.
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Fossil fuel divestment necessary in order to avoid “carbon bubble”: study
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Canada’s economy is experiencing a “carbon bubble” that could have significant consequences for Canada’s financial markets and pension…
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BC in 2040: A Story by Marc Lee
BYB#3_BC in 2040: A Story by Marc Lee
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Industry gets credits, schoolyards get stumps
Picture a savvy land developer who has just purchased 1,000 acres of forestland on a city’s outskirts. He plans to cut most of the trees…
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Open letter calls on BC political parties to recommit to BC’s GHG reduction laws; platforms must spell out climate actions
SEE A 2-MINUTE VIDEO ABOUT BC’S NATURAL GAS STRATEGY. Vancouver—Leading environmental organizations, unions and a wide range of other groups are calling on the government…
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Don’t Frack the Law!
The Enbridge pipeline isn’t BC’s only major environmental threat. Find out how the provincial Natural Gas Strategy (including fracking) makes it impossible for us to…
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What’s next for BC’s carbon tax?
Climate change forced its way onto the political agenda in 2012, as Hurricane Sandy ripped through the northeast United Stages just days before the election.…
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Lax regulation of industry, underpricing jeopardize BC’s water and hydroelectricity resources: Study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. (Vancouver) A new study warns that BC’s water and hydroelectric resources are at risk of being depleted by industrial users,…
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BC must get serious about its water supply
In 2010 BC’s South Peace Region, downstream from the massive W.A.C. Bennett Dam, was so arid that the province ordered natural gas companies to temporarily…
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From Stream to Steam
Emerging Challenges for BC’s Interlinked Water and Energy Resources Attachments From Stream to Steam: SUMMARY
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BC’s Natural Gas Strategy is bad economics and bad for the climate
BC’s quest to substantially boost natural gas development seems like a real winner at first glance: heaps of new jobs in the Liquified Natural Gas…
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BC’s move to escalate natural gas production is contrary to government’s own GHG legislation: report
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – Just five years ago the BC government legislated targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), but the province’s…
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BC’s Legislated Greenhouse Gas Targets vs Natural Gas Development
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly Download 593.1 KB12 pages
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