Bc Climate Action

• Environmental group sues B.C. government over alleged ‘missing’ climate plans

  Sierra Club BC, represented by Ecojustice, claims the province has not presented plans outlining how it intends to meet its 2025, 2040 and 2050 climate targets.

  Environment

  Oct 4, 2022
  
• New $84.4M-water system in Abbotsford, B.C., aims for climate resilience

  The City of Abbotsford is getting funding help from the B.C. government to bolster its drinking water system against floods, wildfires and other climate-related disasters.

  Environment

  Sep 14, 2022
  
• Advertisement
• ‘Working as quickly as we can’: B.C. to spend over $500M on climate change strategy

  Monday's announcement from the province brings together the total funding plan to support the government's Climate Preparedness and Adaptation Strategy.

  Environment

  Jun 20, 2022
• Advertisement
• Parkland Corp. announces $600-million expansion of B.C. refinery to cut back on emissions

  The $600-million expansion project's renewable fuels will have one-eighth of the carbon intensity of convention fuels, according to Parkland Corp.

  Environment

  May 9, 2022
• B.C. lays out $2.1 billion in spending to recover from floods and fires

  From this new funding, $1.5 billion over the next three years will be targeted to response and recovery efforts.

  Economy

  Feb 24, 2022
• B.C. developing plan to protect drinking water, ecosystems

  B.C. is recovering from severe flooding and landslides last fall, which followed a summer of sweltering heat, drought and destructive wildfires.

  Environment

  Jan 25, 2022
• Plastic straws, forks, stir sticks could be phased out in 2023 under new B.C. bill

  New legislation announced Tuesday will expand the list of plastic products and packaging the B.C. government can regulate or ban.

  Politics

  Oct 26, 2021
• Vancouver city council axes city-wide parking permit plan, mayor casts deciding vote

  In a statement issued immediately after the vote, Stewart said he voted against the proposal because he felt it would unfairly affect lower-income residents.

  Politics

  Oct 6, 2021
• Advertisement
• BC Hydro, province lay out plan to move away from fossil fuels

  British Columbia's premier says the plan could reduce climate-polluting greenhouse gas emissions by about 930,000 tonnes by 2026.

  Environment

  Sep 28, 2021