GOVERNMENT SETS GHG TARGETS FOR 2012 AND 2016
Posted on | February 25, 2009 |
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GOVERNMENT SETS GHG TARGETS FOR 2012 AND 2016
VICTORIA – The B.C. Government has reviewed and accepted the recommendations of the Climate Action Team (CAT) for interim greenhouse gas reduction (GHG) targets, establishing a GHG reduction target of six per cent below 2007 levels by 2012 and 18 per cent by 2016, Environment Minister Barry Penner announced today.
“The B.C. Government made a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by one-third by 2020,” said Penner. “The 2012 and 2016 targets will be used to guide and measure our progress towards the 2020 target and build on the economic opportunities to develop clean technology and green innovation in British Columbia.”
In November 2007, the government put into law British Columbia’s target of reducing GHG emissions by at least 33 per cent below 2007 levels by 2020 and 80 per cent by 2050 with the passing of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Act. The Act also requires that realistic, economically viable interim targets for 2012 and 2016 be set by the end of 2008. The government established the Climate Action Team (CAT) to recommend the interim targets.
The final CAT report was released for public comment form August 6 through October 6, 2008. After extensive feedback from industry and independent economic modelling to ensure the targets are achievable, the government accepted the recommendations and implemented the following:
· 2012 – six per cent below 2007 levels. This target falls in the middle of the range recommended by the CAT and was achieved in 90 per cent of the model simulations.
· 2016 – 18 per cent below 2007 levels. This target is at the upper end of the range recommended by the CAT and was achieved in 95 per cent of the model simulations.
The Climate Action Plan, released in June, outlines initiatives that will take British Columbia approximately 73 per cent of the way to the 2020 target. The government is reviewing additional strategies put forward by the CAT in areas such as emissions pricing, transportation, buildings, agriculture, forestry, and energy, to fill the remaining gap.
“I was honoured to chair a team of world-leading climate scientists and business and environmental leaders who came together to offer advice to the Cabinet Committee on Climate Action,” said CAT chairperson Cheryl Slusarchuk. “The 2012 and 2016 targets chart a path of success to 2020 and establish a record of responsibility to future generations.”
The 2012 and 2016 targets will be legally mandated, through regulation, by the end of 2008.
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see also the information Posted on | February 19, 2009 | INCREASE GHG EMISSIONS proposed by School District #43
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GOVERNMENT SETS GHG TARGETS FOR 2012 AND 2016
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Village of Anmore - Anmore Mayor Hal Weinberg, Councilor John McEwen, Councilor Kerri Palmer Isaak, Councilor Mario Piamonte, Anmore Councilor Chris Sedergreen. 2697 Sunnyside Road, Anmore, BC, V3H 5G9
School District 43 – SD43 - Tom Grant Superintendant of Schools, Dan Derpak, Assistant Superintendant of Schools, Holly Butterfield School Trustee. 550 Poirier Street, Coquitlam, B.C. V3J 6A7
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