An energy expert lays out the risks and fallacies as Canada and the world fail to face the climate crisis.
Lo and behold, Prime Minister Mark Carney, a global banker, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, a petro-populist à la Donald Trump, have big energy plans for Canadians.
Independent reviewers Merran Smith and Dan Woynillowicz said it's time to set more realistic climate targets for 2030 and beyond
B.C. needs to “recalibrate” its approach to climate action and have a serious conversation about how expanding liquefied natural gas fits into the province’s goals of reducing emissions, according to an independent review of the government’s CleanBC plan.
The newly released independent CleanBC Review shows how implementing the existing CleanBC plan would improve affordability, health, and safety.
“Protecting children and future generations from climate disasters can make life better and more affordable now,” said Eric Doherty, BC Climate Emergency Campaign transportation working group lead. “The Review points out that improving public transit, walking, rolling and cycling makes life more affordable, while also reducing carbon pollution.”
The province’s plan to reduce emissions can be salvaged. But expansion of gas exports needs scrutiny, reviewers say.
B.C.’s road map to lower carbon emissions and reduce global warming is working, but it needs adjusting to account for economic shifts, the affordability crisis and regional differences, says a team tasked with reviewing B.C.’s CleanBC climate plan.
A forthcoming deal between the federal government and Alberta for a new oil pipeline, reportedly set to be announced Thursday, promises to ignite a political firestorm.
Premier David Eby is calling “Look West,” the British Columbia government’s new economic strategy, a plan to attract $20 billion in investment from the federal government and private sector.
