1. B.C.’s Forthcoming Climate Leadership Plan
Applying a public health lens
Matt Horne
Pembina Institute
July 11, 2016

2. B.C.’s climate challenge in context
Adapted from Sawyer, D. and C. Bataille. Still Minding the Gap: An Assessment of Canada’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Obligations. April 2016.

3. B.C. climate policy history
Climate Action Plan in 2008
Carbon tax
Clean energy requirements
Low carbon fuel standard
Energy efficiency requirements in Building Code
LiveSmart program
Climate Action Charter
Carbon Neutral Public Sector
Green Communities Act

4. B.C. Climate Plan 2.0 process
May 2015
Oct 2015
Nov 2015
Dec 2015
April 2016
June 2016
Climate Leadership Team announced
First public consultation period concludes
Climate Leadership Team provides advice to government
Draft Climate Leadership Plan
Second public consultation period concludes
Final Climate Leadership Plan

5. Climate Leadership Team mandate
Provide consensus recommendations that:
Achieve B.C.’s climate targets
Maintain a strong economy
Mitigate impacts on vulnerable populations

6. Reasons to move forward
Carbon emissions currently projected to increase, but that would change with an effective climate plan
Source: B.C. Climate Leadership Team Recommendations, 2015

7. Reasons to move forward
Recommendations largely achieve mandate:
Puts province on track for 2030 and 2050 targets
Strong economic results (2.1% annual growth in GDP)
Broad-based and targeted tools to maintain affordability
Strong consensus:
Consensus on 31 of 32 recommendations
All but one team member agreed on the 32nd

8. Policy highlights from CLT rec’s
Increase and expand the carbon tax
Increase protection for low-income and northern/rural households
Minimize impact on emissions intensive trade exposed industries
Reduce methane by 40% within 5 years
Strengthen the building code and equipment standards
Implement zero emission vehicle standard and strengthen the low carbon fuel standard
Prepare for climate change impacts

9. Changes across the economy

10. Public health co-benefits
Within the scope of the climate plan
Reduced diesel and gasoline use in communities
Improved indoor air quality in buildings
More active communities*
Outside the scope of the climate plan
Coal and oil export proposals
International shipping
Health impacts of shale gas extraction

11. Engaging going forward
Federal
Pan-Canadian climate process
Pacific NorthWest LNG decision
Kinder Morgan decision
Provincial
Climate Leadership Plan (July/August)
Provincial election
Local

12. Thank you
Matt Horne
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