BC Climate Action Target:

1
1
2
BC Climate Action Target
reducing BCs GHG emissions by at least 33 below
current levels by 2020
2
3
Cabinets Committee For Climate Action

• Chaired by Premier
• Developing a climate action legislative and
  budget package
• Includes Ministries of

Environment, Finance, Energy and Mines, Community
Services, Transportation, Labour Citizens
Services, Forests Range, and Small Business
Revenue
3
4
Climate Action Team

• Blue-ribbon team of leaders
• From business, the scientific and environment
  communities, First Nations, and academia
• Recommend targets for 2012 and 2016
• Identify further actions required to meet 2020
  target
• Report due July 2008
• Will go out for public review

4
5
Climate Action Secretariat Key Activities

• Policy coordination
• Carbon neutral government operations
• Partnering with the WCI and The Climate Registry
• Sector GHG emission reduction strategies
• Overall plan for climate action
• Engagement and outreach processes

5
6
5 Key Strategies

• Regulation

2. Fiscal measures
5. Behaviour change
3. Market mechanisms
4. Support for technology
6
7
Taking Action in Every Sector

• Waste
• Landfill methane capture

• Fossil Fuel Production Industry
• Cap and trade system

• Agriculture
• Anaerobic digesters
• Improved fertilizer application
• Bioenergy

• Electricity
• New facilities zero GHG emissions
• Zero net GHG emissions from existing power plants
• Self sufficiency

• Transportation
• Tailpipe standards
• Low carbon fuel standard
• Hydrogen highway
• Transit
• Green Communities

• Residential Commercial
• Green Building Code
• Green developments
• Smart metering
• Energy retrofits
• Energy efficiency standards

7
8
Legislation
Nov 2007 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act
To follow
Supporting Energy Plan
Cap and trade mechanism
Vehicle tailpipe standard
Low carbon fuel standard
8
9
Budget 2008

• Revenue-neutral carbon tax
• 1 billion on climate action initiatives
• Climate Action Dividend

9
10
Revenue-Neutral Carbon Tax
2008/09 through 2010/11 millions
1,849
1,849
Small business corporate income tax reductions
255
Corporate income tax reductions
415
Low income climate action tax credit
395
784
Personal income tax reductions
10
Carbon tax revenues
Tax reductions
11
Revenue-Neutral Carbon Tax
/tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions
30
phased in
25
20
15
10
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
11
12
Climate Action Dividend

• 440 million
• 100 for every British Columbian
• To assist the greener lifestyle transition

12
13
Over 1 billion for Climate Action

• Incentives for individuals such as
• Energy audits and retrofits
• Provincial sales tax exemption for Energy Star
  Qualified appliances
• Provincial sales tax reduction for conventional
  fuel efficient vehicles
• Provincial Transit Plan

13
14
Over 1 billion for Climate Action

• Incentives for business such as
• Provincial Green Ports Initiative
• Biodiesel Production Incentive
• Green Lights Transportation Program
• Venture capital equity tax credit budget increased

14
15
The Climate Registry (TCR)

• International partnership of 51 states, provinces
  and tribes
• Voluntary registry
• Collect and provide emissions data
• Accepting data summer 2008

15
16
Western Climate Initiative (WCI)

• Cap Trade system
• Launched in February 2007
• Regional goal set August 2007
• Complete design of cap trade by August 2008

16
www.ainc-inac.gc.ca
17
Timeline
33 GHG reduction by 2020 Public Sector Carbon
Neutral Announced
Budget Day (February)
Carbon Trust launched
Climate Action Secretariat Announced
Spring climate action legislation introduced
Climate Action Team Announced
Climate Action Team report (July)
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act
Climate Action Plan, Phase II
Set 2012 and 2016 targets.
2007 Jan-Mar
2008 Apr-Jun
2007 Apr-Jun
2008 Jan-Mar
2008 July-Sep
2008 Oct-Dec
2007 Oct-Dec
Climate Action Team develops emissions targets
Targets up for public review
Sectoral symposiums to discuss GHG reduction
strategy.
17
18
Per Household BC GHG Emissions (2005)
BUS RAIL 2
HOME 24 APPLIANCE LIGHTING 1
WATER HEATING 8
SPACE HEATING COOLING 15
WASTES 18
AIR 12
CAR TRUCK 44
18
Total tonnes GHG per household in BC 11.1 tonnes
CO2e
19
British Columbia Climate Action Charter
Local government signatories commit to developing
strategies and taking action to achieve three
goals

• being carbon neutral in 2012
• measuring and reporting GHG emissions
• creating complete, compact, more energy efficient
  rural and urban communities.

19
20
Throne Speech Commitments

• Local Motion
• Towns for Tomorrow
• B.C. Spirit Squares
• Smart metering in every home by 2012
• LiveSmartBC lifestyle audits
• A new multi-year investment to revitalize
  Vancouvers Downtown Eastside.
• Brownfield to Greenfields redevelopment strategy
• New inclining block rate structure

20
21
UBCM Commitments

• GHG emission reduction strategies and targets
  made a legal requirement of all OCPs
• New authority to use development cost charges
• GVRD to be granted new authority to produce and
  sell clean hydro power
• 50 million to B.C. Transit
• Higher densities encouraged around new transit
  routes

21
22
Energy Plan Commitments

• Government will regenerate steams and other
  ecological features when re-developing

22
23
Provincial Transit Plan

• 14B to double transit ridership by 2020
• 370M this year for capital and operating
  expenses to improve and expand public
  transportation
• Evergreen Line, UBC Line, Expo Line, and Canada
  Line
• Smart-card system
• RapidBus BC
• 1,500 new clean energy buses and related
  infrastructure

23
24
BC Bioenergy Strategy

• New opportunities for rural communities
• Province seeking legislative approval for
• 25M to establish a Bioenergy Network
• 10M over 3 years for biodiesel production
• Encourage development of pilot and demonstration
  projects in key biomass resource areas

24
25
Green Building Code

• Public review of all proposals held in Fall of
  2007
• The green building code project goals are
• Remove barriers within provincial codes and
  regulations
• Propose new provisions for green buildings
  regulation
• Support implementation
• Proposed changes
• New energy efficiency requirements
• New water efficiency requirements

25
26
Citizens Conservation Council

• Education and public engagement specialists
• Advise government on creating a personal
  conservation ethic
• Empower citizens organizations and institutions
  to take effective action at home, at work and in
  their communities

26
27
Benefits

• Better health
• Reduced GHG emissions
• Lower servicing costs
• Increased productivity
• Affordable housing
• Ecological renewal
• Green jobs

27
28
Carbon Neutral Government Leading the Way
Core government
Hospitals
Schools
Health Authorities
Universities Colleges
Crown corporations
28
29
Stepping towards Carbon Neutral

• Accurately measure GHG emissions
• Aggressively reduce GHG emissions
• Use standardized carbon offsets program to offset
  what emissions cannot be reduced now

29
30
Public Sector Carbon Footprint

• Buildings,
• Fleet operations,
• Energy consumption,
• Business travel, and
• May also include other procurement and contracted
  services

30
31
Public Sector Energy Conservation Agreement

• 3 Pillars
• 20 energy reduction by 2020
• Enhanced energy audit program by 2010
• Accelerated alternative energy innovation
• BC Hydro contributes 80M for building retrofits
  (over 12 years)
• Term 2008-2020

31
32
GHG sources Local Government

• Buildings
• eg. Rec centres public works operations
• Vehicles
• Eg. Sanitations trucks and vehicles
• Procurement
• Business Travel
• Measurement
• Reporting

32
33
Buildings Opportunities

• Existing facilities
• Energy Audits/Retrofits
• New Construction
• LEED Gold or equivalent
• Plug Load
• Desktop Power Management
• Energy Star 4 Laptops
• Multifunction Devices

33
34
Vehicle / Fleet Management Opportunities

• Alternative Fuels
• Bio-diesel
• Propane
• Hybrid Vehicles
• Support vehicle replacements
• Information/Education
• E3 Fleets
• Support Anti-Idling Program
• Sound Fleet Management
• Education
• Telematics

34
35
Supply Management

• Environmental Assessment in Procurement
• Tool development
• Training
• Assessment of suppliers offsets programs
• Assess supplier carbon footprints

35
36
What is an Offset?

• A GHG offset is generated by the
• reduction
• avoidance
• or sequestration
• of GHG emissions from a specific project

36
37
Pacific Carbon Trust

• Money invested in trust will be reinvested in
  made-in-B.C. carbon offset projects
• Projects may include
• Enhanced energy efficiency,
• Clean, renewable energy
• Incremental afforestation measures
• Launched in early 2008

37
38
End
38