The government of British Columbia (Canada) has outlined the CleanBC plan, a new climate action programme paving the way for the province to achieve its legislated climate targets of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 40% by 2030, compared to 2007 levels, corresponding to a 18.9 MtCO2e emission reductions spread between the transports, industry and buildings sectors.
More specifically, the programme forecasts:
- every car sold in the province will have to be a zero-emission vehicle by 2040, which should save 1.3 MtCO2e of GHG emissions by 2030. Incentive measures will be elaborated by then in order to reduce carbon pollution in the sector.
- the carbon intensity of transportation fuels will be decreased as the province will switch to cleaner ones (saving of 4.0 MtCO2e by 2030).
- every new building constructed in the province will have to be “net-zero energy ready” by 2032, which is expected to save 2 MtCO2e by 2030. Special funds for renovations and energy retrofits to existing homes and offices will be developed by the government.
- to reduce residential and industrial organic waste - including systems to capture landfill gas - and to turn it into a clean source of energy (saving of 0.7 MtCO2e by 2030).
- the government will develop incentive for industry to lower its emissions and reduce its pollution (saving of 8.4 MtCO2e by 2030).
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