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Established in 1997, the CCPA’s BC Office investigates key challenges facing our province through independent research, analysis and expertise. We propose real, workable solutions, and share our findings as widely as possible to advance social, economic and environmental justice – and to challenge the message that there is no alternative.
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Climate justice and BC’s political moment
The following is based on a talk at the Bring Your Boomers election forum on April 3 at the Rio Theatre in Vancouver, the fourth in a…
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BC’s Auditor highlights big differences between the Evergreen and Canada Lines
With all of the uproar over the British Columbia Auditor General’s report on the Pacific Carbon Trust in late March there was a second report…
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Powell River citizens talk forestry: democracy in action
With a provincial election just around the corner and municipal elections to follow shortly thereafter for many BC communities, this is a good time for…
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Absolving our Carbon Sins: the Case of the Pacific Carbon Trust
Last week’s report from BC’s Auditor General dealt a huge blow to the credibility of carbon offsets and claims that BC had achieved a state…
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Social housing reality check: government’s own numbers reveal modest investment in new social housing
One of the more contentious issues regarding the BC government’s record concerns the issue of social housing. To hear Minister Rich Coleman tell it, BC’s…
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Closing the Loop: Zero Waste, GHG Emissions and Green Jobs in BC
Below is the summary for our latest Climate Justice Project report, Closing the Loop: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Creating Green Jobs through Zero Waste in BC (I…
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Closing the Loop
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Creating Green Jobs Through Zero Waste in BC Attachments Closing the Loop: Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Creating Green Jobs…
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New study calls for zero waste in BC; says recycling can’t solve our pollution problems
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) British Columbians are familiar with the three R’s approach to waste management: reduce, reuse and recycle. But…
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The campaign to discredit BC Auditor General’s report on carbon neutrality
For months, vested interests in government and the private sector have known that a damning report was in the offing by BC’s outgoing Auditor General,…
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Canada’s Carbon Liabilities
The Implications of Stranded Fossil Fuel Assets for Financial Markets and Pension Funds Download 1.57 MB 58 pages This study looks at the implications of…
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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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