Source: British Columbia Climate Action Plan
British Columbia has identified several key pillars to their strategy for reducing their contribution to global climate change. Each pillar is identified below:
- Legislation
- Key GHG reduction milestones are commitments in the law.
- Partnerships
- Join the Climate Registry
- Pacific Coast Collaborative
- Western Climate Initiative
- International Carbon Action Partnership
- Tax Cuts, Funded by Revenue-Neutral Carbon Tax
- Carbon Trading
- Carbon Neutral Public Sector
- Report
- Reduce
- Offset
British Columbia has further identified more detailed actions for each key sector that they have identified as requiring attention to reach GHG emission reduction goals.
- Transportation
- Tailpipe emission standards
- Expand vehicle scrapping program (pre 1995 vehicles)
- Hybrid vehicle government
- Waive sales tax on hybrid and fuel-efficient vehicles
- Cleaner buses and trucks
- Low-carbon fuel standard
- Support hydrogen and fuel cell R&D
- $14B provincial transit plan
- Reduce emissions from heavy-duty commercial vehicles and ports
- Truck stop electrification
- Port electrification
- Anti-idling regulations
- Buildings
- New energy efficiency buildings strategy
- Green communities – supporting and encouraging compact communities
- Energy efficiency program
- Install solar on 100,000 roofs by 2020
- Give incentives to sustainable land-use planning
- All new government builds must be LEED certified
- Waste
- Keep organic waste out of landfills
- Turn waste into energy
- Clean up landfills
- Stop waste at the source (manufacturer)
- Agriculture
- Expand biomass research
- Support biogas digestion/electricity generation projects
- Develop green city farms to reduce transportation
- Encourage local purchases of ag products
- Industry
- Cap and trade
- Encourage technology improvements
- Energy
- Be electrically self-sufficient by 2016
- New electricity projects will have zero net GHG emissions
- Clean/renewable energy to account for 90% of total generation
- Enhance energy conservation
- Support alternative energy development
- Support local government energy efficiency
- Invest in solar energy
- Install smart meters
- Forestry
- Net-zero deforestation
- Accelerate forest growth
- Cellulosic ethanol
