A renewed plan for climate protection emerges in Washington state
Redoubled climate goals and a fresh blueprint revive hopes to cut emissions. But ongoing fossil fuel development in B.C. could undercut progress in Cascadia.
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InvestigateWest / January 25, 2021
Whether and how to expand the Interstate 5 bridge between Oregon and Washington is a prime example of decisions facing the governments of Cascadia to address climate change. Adding more lanes to the bridge will accelerate urban sprawl north into Washington from Oregon, baking in decades of single-user car trips that further heat the atmosphere, critics say. Yet pressure on the Washington and Oregon legislatures to expand the bridge is intense. (Troy Wayrynen/The Columbian)
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by Charlie Smith on December 16th, 2020 at 4:29 PM 1 of 3 2 of 3
The B.C. NDP government s first full year in power under John Horgan s leadership coincided with a significant increase in greenhouse gas emissions.
According to the just-released 2020 Climate Change Accountability Report, net carbon dioxide equivalents rose by 2.2 million tonnes in B.C., or three percent, from 2017 emissions.
Gross emissions reached 67.9 million tonnes. That s up a whopping 7.3 million tonnes from 2010, which went unremarked in the report.
However, after deducting one million tonnes from offset projects, the net figure was 66.9 million tonnes in 2018. That s up 3.5 million tonnes from the baseline year of 2007.
B.C. Environment and Climate Change Strategy Minister George Heyman speaks during an announcement at Burns Bog, in Delta, B.C., on Monday, June 29, 2020. File photo by The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
The British Columbia government is setting a new target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 after determining it is further from reaching its goals than previously forecasted.
The new emissions target requires greenhouse gases in B.C. to fall 16 per cent below 2007 levels by 2025.
It also provides benchmarks to reach the province s legislated emission targets for 2030, 2040 and 2050 of 40, 60 and 80 per cent below 2007 levels, respectively.
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