Forestry

BC made small gains on emissions — but the province is scrapping policies

05/01/26

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Rochelle Baker

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BC latest climate accountability report showed modest reductions of carbon pollution in 2023, the latest year data is available, but doesn't clarify how it will reduce the massive emissions expected as more LNG projects come on line. File photo submitted

British Columbia’s modest climate gains are at risk after a wave of policy clawbacks this past year.

According to the province’s recent accountability report — which reflects BC’s climate data on a two-year lag — carbon pollution declined by four per cent in 2023, meaning emissions are now 9 per cent below the 2007 baseline.

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How the renewed push for critical minerals puts Canadian waters at risk

05/01/26

Author:

Danielle Beurteaux

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National Observer

Remediation workers walk the shoreline of Hazeltine Creek near the town of Likely, BC in 2020. The creek was one of several bodies of water contaminated with tailings from the Mount Polley gold and copper mine when its tailings dam breached in 2014. File photo courtesy Mount Polley/Flickr

Jan. 5, 2026

The Bloom Lake iron mine is expanding. The Quebec mine, which started in 2018, has plans to more than double annual production next year. The estimated 572 million cubic metres (more than nine million shipping containers) of tailings waste created by this mine will end up in eight lakes and 37 rivers, where it will remain forever.

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

Massive New Port in Peru Threatens Amazon

07/12/25

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Inside Climate News

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Georgina Gustin

The cranes of a new megaport tower behind the town of Chancay, Peru. Credit: Cris Bouroncle/AFP via Getty Images

Dec. 1, 2025

A Massive, Chinese-Backed Port in Peru Could Push the Amazon Rainforest Over the Edge

The ultra-sophisticated port north of Lima will revolutionize global trade, but it’s already sparking destructive new routes through the world’s most climate-critical ecosystem.

Eleventh in a series about how Beijing’s trillion-dollar development plan is reshaping the globe—and the natural world.

CHANCAY, Peru—The elevator doors leading to the fifth-floor control center open like stage curtains onto a theater-sized screen.

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The Crofton Mill Closure Highlights Multiple Government Failures

06/12/25

Author:

Ben Parfitt

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The Tyee

Premier David Eby visited the Crofton pulp mill in 2023 to announce government funding to help the facility. The company returned the money after it curtailed paper production. Photo via BC government.

Dec. 5, 2025

Raw log exports, capital flight and shuttered mills signal the fall of BC’s forestry sector.

The provincial Conservatives wasted no time calling for Forests Minister Ravi Parmar’s head this week after Domtar announced it would soon shutter its Crofton pulp mill.

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COP 30: it’s no joke

23/11/25

Author:

Michael Roberts

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Michael Roberts Blog

Nov.23, 2025

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'Alternative' energy and less energy

“Insane” forest math hastens collapse - Leaked report claims B.C. timber harvest is vastly overestimated

21/11/25

Author:

Stefan Labbé

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Business Intelligence for BC

The independent review found B.C.'s logging models for the Mackenzie timber supply region used wildly unrealistic assumptions, and ignored real-world risks like increased wildfire, drought and disease in a pattern likely playing out across the province.Rob Kruyt/BIV

Nov. 19, 2025

An undisclosed report obtained by BIV estimates the province is likely approving twice as much logging as can be sustainably harvested

A leaked technical review prepared for a group of First Nations claims British Columbia is greatly overestimating how much timber it can sustainably harvest in a push for short-term economic gains.

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