B.C. is taking action

We’re introducing new measures so we can meet our emissions targets by 2030 and reach net-zero by 2050

We have accomplished a lot with our CleanBC plan. But the scale of the climate emergency we are living through demands that we act with even greater urgency. That’s why we are scaling up measures that are working and introducing new ideas so we can meet our ambitious climate targets.

B.C. Government’s role

The Province’s main role is to develop programs and set policies. We also give funding and provide support to our partners.

We partner with:

CleanBC strategies

B.C. is a leader in taking strong action to protect and preserve our environment. We continue to set ambitious targets and introduce new ideas to address climate change. We’ve gotten input on our approach from people throughout the province, including Indigenous leaders and climate experts.

We used that feedback to set two strategies:

The B.C. government publishes a report each year outlining progress on climate action. Review B.C.’s latest Climate Change Accountability report [8.47MB PDF].

B.C. Government’s actions

We’re working to slow climate change and address its impacts in many parts of life.

  • Indigenous and government collaboration

    We’re working together to reduce pollution and help B.C. adapt to a changing climate.

    A person wearing a hat woven from wood bark and a vest with Indigenous artwork on the back looks out at a field of solar panels.

    We’re working together to reduce pollution and help B.C. adapt to a changing climate.

  • Preparing ecosystems

    We’re protecting ecosystems and making it easier to reduce and reuse waste. We’re helping farms and forestry use clean energy and prepare for climate change.

    A bear swimming through gently rippling water with a bright orange salmon in its mouth

    We’re protecting ecosystems and making it easier to reduce and reuse waste. We’re helping farms and forestry use clean energy and prepare for climate change.

  • Buildings and communities

    Energy keeps our society running. Right now, we rely on fossil fuels for most of our energy needs.

    looking up at a tall beige building with a crane on top, framed against a blue sky

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  • Economy, energy and industry

    We’re helping people and companies move to clean energy options.

    A small car ferry cuts through flat, dark water

    We’re helping people and companies move to clean energy options.

  • Transportation

    We’re supporting cleaner ways to get around and getting roads and railways ready for climate change.

    A white electric car plug in charging station

    We’re supporting cleaner ways to get around and getting roads and railways ready for climate change.

Buildings and communities


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Categories: Buildings and communities + Current actions

There are 2 Project(s) in these categories.

CleanBC Better Homes and Better Buildings

Making heating, ventilation, insulation and other energy efficiency upgrades more affordable for homeowners and businesses.

Education, Incentives

Clean Coast, Clean Waters Initiative Fund

Funding the largest shoreline debris clean-up in B.C. history and removing abandoned or wrecked boats in coastal communities.

Funding, Waste

CleanBC Plastics Action Fund

Funding innovation that reuses and recycles plastic waste and reduces the creation of new plastic.

Funding, Waste

CleanBC Communities Fund

Funding for local governments and Indigenous communities to invest in clean and renewable energy, clean transportation and improving energy efficiency of buildings.

Funding

Wood First Initiative

Encouraging industry, researchers and designers to explore new ways of using wood products in buildings and infrastructure.

Education, Infrastructure, Strategy

Organics Infrastructure Program

Funding projects that help B.C. process more organic waste and keep it out of landfills.

Infrastructure, Waste

BC Energy Step Code (Net Zero Energy Ready by 2032)

Making incremental changes to the energy efficiency rules in B.C.’s building code, with a goal of all new buildings being net-zero energy ready by 2032.

Standards

Energy Retrofits for Social Housing

Funding through BC Hydro and Fortis for social housing providers to improve the seismic safety, energy efficiency and condition of units.

Partnership

CleanBC Building Innovation Fund

Funding for the B.C. building industry to develop innovative and cost-effective low-carbon building solutions.

Funding

Mobilizing Building Adaptation and Resilience (MBAR)

Helping the construction industry reduce the impacts of climate change on buildings and neighbourhoods.

Partnership, Research, Standards

Low Carbon Resilient Public Sector Buildings

Making public buildings, like hospitals and schools, safer with new climate resilient design standards and guidance.

Standards

Economy, energy and industry


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Please choose at least one Action + Project category combination

Categories: Economy, energy and industry + Current actions

There are 2 Project(s) in these categories.

Passenger Electric Vehicle Rebates – Go Electric BC

Making it more affordable for people and businesses in B.C. to own electric passenger vehicles.

Extreme Weather Preparedness and Water Infrastructure for Agriculture

Working with farmers and ranchers to help assess risks and reduce their vulnerabilities, especially around water infrastructure.

Funding, Partnership, Preparing, Research

Hydrogen Fleets Program – Go Electric BC

Funding to help fleet owners to switch to hydrogen-powered vehicles. 

Funding

Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Supply Standard

Requires automakers to gradually increase the number of passenger ZEVs sold and leased to 90% by 2030 and 100% by 2035.

Funding

Speciality Use Vehicle Incentive (SUVI) Program for Businesses – Go Electric BC

Making cargo e-bikes, buses, medium- and heavy-duty trucks, and other vehicles more affordable for B.C. businesses.  

Specialty Use Vehicle Incentive (SUVI) Program for Individuals – Go Electric BC

Making electric motorcycles and scooters more affordable for British Columbians. 

Incentives

Public EV Charger Program – Go Electric BC

Funding to help businesses, utilities, governments and Indigenous communities install public EV fast-charging stations.  

Net-Zero for New Industry by 2050

Requiring all new large industrial facilities to submit plans showing how they plan to reduce their emissions to zero by 2050.

Regulations

Commercial Vehicle Pilots Program – Go Electric BC

Helping companies fund pilot projects for all types of zero-emission vehicles and charging infrastructure.

Clean Coast, Clean Waters Initiative Fund

Funding the largest shoreline debris clean-up in B.C. history and removing abandoned or wrecked boats in coastal communities.

Funding, Waste

CleanBC Plastics Action Fund

Funding innovation that reuses and recycles plastic waste and reduces the creation of new plastic.

Funding, Waste

CleanBC Communities Fund

Funding for local governments and Indigenous communities to invest in clean and renewable energy, clean transportation and improving energy efficiency of buildings.

Funding

Home and Workplace EV Charger Rebates – Go Electric BC

Making it more affordable to purchase an EV charger for homes, apartments and condos, and workplaces.

Forest Landscape Planning

Using climate information to set goals for resource management and increase the resiliency of our forests.

Preparing, Research

Advanced Research and Commercialization (ARC) Program – Go Electric BC

Supporting research and development of zero-emission vehicle technology, services and products.

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

Making producers of more products responsible for collecting and recycling their products and packaging.

Waste

B.C. Air Access Program (BCAAP)

Funding to help airports, heliports and water aerodromes improve infrastructure and reduce environmental impacts.

Funding

Adaptation Skills for Professionals

Helping professionals develop skills to respond to climate change by partnering with Adaptation Learning Network to create education, training and resources.

Funding, Partnership

Orphan Site Reclamation Fund

Using oil and gas industry permit fees to cover the costs of cleaning up inactive oil and gas wells, pipelines and facilities.

Partnership

Responding to Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia

Creating an action plan that will increase our knowledge and establish long-term goals.

Strategy

Reducing Methane in Natural Gas Production

Requiring natural gas producers to cut methane emissions by 75% by 2030.

Partnership

Using Waste Wood

Funding for projects that use waste wood for pulp, wood pellets, electricity and compost instead of burning it.

Funding, Waste

Climate Resilient Resource Roads

Making roads used for transporting natural resources more reliable with increased assessment and new standards and codes.

Infrastructure, Regulations

Updating the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS)

Making stricter emissions standards and penalties and expanding legislation to include marine and aviation fuels and new compliance options.

Regulations

B.C. Centre for Agritech Innovation

Researching and developing new agricultural technology to help us grow more food here in B.C.

Partnership, Research

CleanBC Industrial Electrification Rates and Fund

Discounting electricity for clean industries and facilities that use electricity instead of fossil fuels.

Partnership

CleanBC Industry Fund

Using carbon tax revenue to fund cleaner industrial operations.

Funding

Wood First Initiative

Encouraging industry, researchers and designers to explore new ways of using wood products in buildings and infrastructure.

Education, Infrastructure, Strategy

Organics Infrastructure Program

Funding projects that help B.C. process more organic waste and keep it out of landfills.

Infrastructure, Waste

Agritech action agreement with the Netherlands

Furthering agriculture technology (agritech) collaboration between the government, science, academia and companies in B.C. and the Netherlands.

Partnership, Research

BC Energy Step Code (Net Zero Energy Ready by 2032)

Making incremental changes to the energy efficiency rules in B.C.’s building code, with a goal of all new buildings being net-zero energy ready by 2032.

Standards

Energy Retrofits for Social Housing

Funding through BC Hydro and Fortis for social housing providers to improve the seismic safety, energy efficiency and condition of units.

Partnership

CleanBC Building Innovation Fund

Funding for the B.C. building industry to develop innovative and cost-effective low-carbon building solutions.

Funding

Lower Mainland Freight Trucks and Port Operations

Helping fund the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s pilot of zero-emission vehicles and low-carbon fuels. 

Funding, Partnership

Hydrogen Fuelling Program

Expanding the hydrogen-fuelling network in B.C. so it’s easier to use hydrogen vehicles. 

Go Electric, Infrastructure

Forest Carbon Initiative

Keeping B.C.’s forests healthy by planting trees, fertilizing nutrient-deficient forests, and using excess wood to produce bioenergy or create wood products.

Funding

Agricultural Weather Monitoring Network

Creating a tool with agricultural producers and experts to support more efficient water use, and expanding the agricultural weather station network in priorities areas.

Funding, Partnership, Research

Indigenous and government collaboration


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Categories: Indigenous and government collaboration + Current actions

There are 2 Project(s) in these categories.

Protecting Our Coasts

Working with coastal First Nations to create a marine strategy to take care of our coasts.

Partnership, Strategy

Climate Change Guidance for Land Use Planning

Supporting land use planning by partnering with Indigenous Nations to create a guide that is based on both Indigenous and Western science-based worldviews to support decisions that are resilient and low impact.

Partnership, Strategy

Wildfire Risk Reduction and Cultural and Prescribed Burning

Reducing wildfire risks through partnerships and by expanding cultural and prescribed burning.

Partnership, Preparing

Local Government Climate Action

Giving stable and predictable funding to local and Indigenous governments for projects that reduce emissions and help prepare for the impacts of climate change.

Funding, Partnership

Climate Change Resilience Partnerships

Working with Indigenous Nations and organizations to collaboratively integrate Indigenous knowledge and perspective into government climate action.

Partnership

Indigenous Climate Engagement

Engaging with Indigenous Peoples in a more coordinated way to help us respond to climate change together.

Partnership, Preparing

Community Emergency Preparedness Fund

Increasing funding to help communities and support regional collaboration in responding to emergencies.

Funding

Indigenous Climate Resilience Capacity-Building Pilot Project

Working with Indigenous communities to build skills and capacity for managing risks and finding planning and funding for climate projects through a 1-year pilot project.

Preparing, Research

Community Resiliency Investment Program

Funding partnerships and community-led work, such as FireSmart, that will reduce wildfire risks.

Funding

Public EV Charger Program – Go Electric BC

Funding to help businesses, utilities, governments and Indigenous communities install public EV fast-charging stations.  

Community Climate Funding Guide

Funding for Indigenous communities and local governments to take on climate action projects.

Funding, Partnership

CleanBC Communities Fund

Funding for local governments and Indigenous communities to invest in clean and renewable energy, clean transportation and improving energy efficiency of buildings.

Funding

Provincial Climate Risk Assessment

Reporting on climate risks and helping communities and regions with a more complete and detailed risk assessment process.

Partnership

Floodplain Mapping

Increasing research and mapping of floodplains to provide communities with more information to support planning for and responding to floods.

Research

Forecasting and Real-Time Information on Flood and Drought

Improving the response to flood hazards by increasing funding of the River Forecast Centre so it can collect more data and make better predictions.

Research

Hydroclimatological Program Expansion

Coordinating more weather and water data collection to learn more about current conditions and predict extreme weather events.

Research

Modernizing Land Use Planning

Zoning land with climate change in mind, and supporting local governments with data, tools and guidance.

Partnership, Regulations

Provincial Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability Assessment

Helping communities assessment and understand climate risks so they can prepare and respond.

Monitoring, Partnership, Preparing, Research

Agritech action agreement with the Netherlands

Furthering agriculture technology (agritech) collaboration between the government, science, academia and companies in B.C. and the Netherlands.

Partnership, Research

Low Carbon Resilient Public Sector Buildings

Making public buildings, like hospitals and schools, safer with new climate resilient design standards and guidance.

Standards

Preparing ecosystems


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Please choose at least one Action + Project category combination

Categories: Preparing ecosystems + Current actions

There are 2 Project(s) in these categories.

Protecting Our Coasts

Working with coastal First Nations to create a marine strategy to take care of our coasts.

Partnership, Strategy

Climate Change Guidance for Land Use Planning

Supporting land use planning by partnering with Indigenous Nations to create a guide that is based on both Indigenous and Western science-based worldviews to support decisions that are resilient and low impact.

Partnership, Strategy

Wildfire Risk Reduction and Cultural and Prescribed Burning

Reducing wildfire risks through partnerships and by expanding cultural and prescribed burning.

Partnership, Preparing

Local Government Climate Action

Giving stable and predictable funding to local and Indigenous governments for projects that reduce emissions and help prepare for the impacts of climate change.

Funding, Partnership

Community Emergency Preparedness Fund

Increasing funding to help communities and support regional collaboration in responding to emergencies.

Funding

Extreme Weather Preparedness and Water Infrastructure for Agriculture

Working with farmers and ranchers to help assess risks and reduce their vulnerabilities, especially around water infrastructure.

Funding, Partnership, Preparing, Research

Healthy Watersheds Initiative

Funding for the Healthy Watershed Initiative to support organizations that protect and manage our watersheds.

Funding

Community Resiliency Investment Program

Funding partnerships and community-led work, such as FireSmart, that will reduce wildfire risks.

Funding

Canada-BC Agri-Innovation Program

Helping industry, academia, food processors, retailers and others access funding to innovate in B.C.’s agriculture and food industries.

Funding, Partnership, Research

Forest Landscape Planning

Using climate information to set goals for resource management and increase the resiliency of our forests.

Preparing, Research

Orphan Site Reclamation Fund

Using oil and gas industry permit fees to cover the costs of cleaning up inactive oil and gas wells, pipelines and facilities.

Partnership

Provincial Climate Risk Assessment

Reporting on climate risks and helping communities and regions with a more complete and detailed risk assessment process.

Partnership

Responding to Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia

Creating an action plan that will increase our knowledge and establish long-term goals.

Strategy

Using Waste Wood

Funding for projects that use waste wood for pulp, wood pellets, electricity and compost instead of burning it.

Funding, Waste

Floodplain Mapping

Increasing research and mapping of floodplains to provide communities with more information to support planning for and responding to floods.

Research

Food Security

Ensuring we have resilient food systems by developing a food security policy framework to guide planning and action.

Strategy

Forecasting and Real-Time Information on Flood and Drought

Improving the response to flood hazards by increasing funding of the River Forecast Centre so it can collect more data and make better predictions.

Research

Ecosystem Forecast Centre

Increasing our understanding of how climate change impacts ecosystems now and in the future with a new Ecosystem Forecast Centre to be launched in 2022.

Research

Hydroclimatological Program Expansion

Coordinating more weather and water data collection to learn more about current conditions and predict extreme weather events.

Research

Low Carbon Climate Resilient Health System

Investing in our capacity to predict, prevent, prepare for and manage climate-related health risks.

Funding, Preparing

B.C. Centre for Agritech Innovation

Researching and developing new agricultural technology to help us grow more food here in B.C.

Partnership, Research

Ministers Advisory Group on Regenerative Agriculture and Agritech

Bringing together seventeen British Columbians with diverse backgrounds and expertise in food production to help farmers access new technology, create more resilient farms and increase sustainability.

Partnership

Cross-Sector Climate Services

Increasing funding of the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium so it can expand to meet the growing needs of B.C to understand climate risks and how to prepare for climate change.

Partnership, Research

Provincial Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability Assessment

Helping communities assessment and understand climate risks so they can prepare and respond.

Monitoring, Partnership, Preparing, Research

Extreme Heat Preparedness Guide

Helping people prepare their residences for extreme heat and providing advice about how to stay safe when temperatures rise.

Strategy

Climatex Project

Developing easy-to-use tools for long-term data and projections to better understand how climate change is impacting our landscapes.

Research

Climate Awareness for Educators, Students and Communities

Helping everyone learn about climate change with improved curriculums and new resources for teachers and students, and a public awareness campaign.

Funding

Addressing Climate Change in B.C. Parks

Monitoring changes in the climate and protecting natural spaces in B.C’s parks.

Monitoring, Partnership, Research, Strategy

Forest Carbon Initiative

Keeping B.C.’s forests healthy by planting trees, fertilizing nutrient-deficient forests, and using excess wood to produce bioenergy or create wood products.

Funding

Agricultural Weather Monitoring Network

Creating a tool with agricultural producers and experts to support more efficient water use, and expanding the agricultural weather station network in priorities areas.

Funding, Partnership, Research

Transportation


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Categories: Transportation + Current actions

There are 2 Project(s) in these categories.

Passenger Electric Vehicle Rebates – Go Electric BC

Making it more affordable for people and businesses in B.C. to own electric passenger vehicles.

Hydrogen Fleets Program – Go Electric BC

Funding to help fleet owners to switch to hydrogen-powered vehicles. 

Funding

B.C.’s Electric Highway

Installing 10,000 public electric vehicle charging stations across BC’s highways by 2030.

Infrastructure

Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Supply Standard

Requires automakers to gradually increase the number of passenger ZEVs sold and leased to 90% by 2030 and 100% by 2035.

Funding

Speciality Use Vehicle Incentive (SUVI) Program for Businesses – Go Electric BC

Making cargo e-bikes, buses, medium- and heavy-duty trucks, and other vehicles more affordable for B.C. businesses.  

Specialty Use Vehicle Incentive (SUVI) Program for Individuals – Go Electric BC

Making electric motorcycles and scooters more affordable for British Columbians. 

Incentives

EV Chargers at Rest Areas

Adding four new charging stations at highway rest areas by fall 2021.

Infrastructure

Public EV Charger Program – Go Electric BC

Funding to help businesses, utilities, governments and Indigenous communities install public EV fast-charging stations.  

Commercial Vehicle Pilots Program – Go Electric BC

Helping companies fund pilot projects for all types of zero-emission vehicles and charging infrastructure.

Home and Workplace EV Charger Rebates – Go Electric BC

Making it more affordable to purchase an EV charger for homes, apartments and condos, and workplaces.

Advanced Research and Commercialization (ARC) Program – Go Electric BC

Supporting research and development of zero-emission vehicle technology, services and products.

B.C. Air Access Program (BCAAP)

Funding to help airports, heliports and water aerodromes improve infrastructure and reduce environmental impacts.

Funding

Right-to-Charge Legislation

Making it law for condo stratas, apartment owners and developers to provide electric vehicle charging stations.

Regulations

Highway Infrastructure Climate Adaptation Program

Making highways safer by making them more resilient and prepared for changing climate conditions like flooding or extreme weather.

Infrastructure, Preparing

Climate Resilient Resource Roads

Making roads used for transporting natural resources more reliable with increased assessment and new standards and codes.

Infrastructure, Regulations

Updating the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS)

Making stricter emissions standards and penalties and expanding legislation to include marine and aviation fuels and new compliance options.

Regulations

School Bus Program – Go Electric BC

Helping school districts purchase and finance zero-emission buses. 

Partnership

Lower Mainland Freight Trucks and Port Operations

Helping fund the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s pilot of zero-emission vehicles and low-carbon fuels. 

Funding, Partnership

Hydrogen Fuelling Program

Expanding the hydrogen-fuelling network in B.C. so it’s easier to use hydrogen vehicles. 

Go Electric, Infrastructure

Buildings and communities


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Categories: Buildings and communities + Future actions

There are 2 Project(s) in these categories.

Zero Carbon Buildings by 2030

Requiring all buildings started after 2030 to be zero-carbon.

Regulations, Standards

Alterations Code for Existing Buildings

Setting new standards for renovations and energy efficiency of existing buildings. Set to launch in 2024.

Partnership, Standards

CleanBC Government Buildings Program

Updating core government buildings so they use less energy, with a 2050 goal of using 80% less emissions than in 2010.

Standards

Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Financing

Enabling property owners to finance the up-front costs of energy efficiency upgrades.

Incentives

Economy, energy and industry


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Please choose at least one Action + Project category combination

Categories: Economy, energy and industry + Future actions

There are 2 Project(s) in these categories.

Indigenous Clean Energy Opportunities Review

Partnering with First Nations on policy, legislation and program support for Indigenous people and groups to take part in clean energy projects.

Funding, Regulations

CleanBC Program for Industry

Changing to help meet infrastructure needs by improving the energy grid and access to low-carbon fuels. 

Infrastructure, Strategy

Greenhouse Gas Reduction Standard

Setting a limit on pollution by natural gas utilities for 2030.

Regulations

B.C. Indigenous Clean Energy Initiative (BCICEI)

Supporting clean energy and energy-efficiency projects in Indigenous communities.

Funding

Zero Carbon Buildings by 2030

Requiring all buildings started after 2030 to be zero-carbon.

Regulations, Standards

Increasing BC’s Supply of Cleaner Fuels

Producing 1.3 billion litres of renewable fuel per year by 2030 and supporting new ways of making renewable fuels.

Funding, Research

Using Biomaterials in Manufacturing

Exploring new policies requiring biomaterials such as wood fibre to be used when making packaging, consumer goods and biochemicals.

Research

Agricultural Carbon Sequestration

Supporting carbon storage projects and research, as well as regenerative agriculture processes and technology.

Research

Eliminating Methane Emissions

Eliminating methane emissions from oil and gas, mining, forestry and industrial wood waste by 2035.

Regulations, Standards

Alterations Code for Existing Buildings

Setting new standards for renovations and energy efficiency of existing buildings. Set to launch in 2024.

Partnership, Standards

CleanBC Government Buildings Program

Updating core government buildings so they use less energy, with a 2050 goal of using 80% less emissions than in 2010.

Standards

BC Hydro’s 100% Clean Electricity Delivery Standard

Going from 98% to 100% clean energy before 2030 by producing or buying clean energy and phasing out gas-fired facilities.

Partnership

Building Energy Labelling Project

Giving buyers and renters useful information about their home’s energy efficiency. 

Education

Carbon Capture and Storage regulations

Updating and clarifying the regulations about storing carbon dioxide underground, to help industry begin projects.

Regulations

Indigenous and government collaboration


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Categories: Indigenous and government collaboration + Future actions

There are 2 Project(s) in these categories.

B.C. Forest Carbon Offset Protocol

Making it easier to use Crown lands as carbon offsets, and for Indigenous communities and forestry companies to plant trees and manage forests.

Regulations

Indigenous Clean Energy Opportunities Review

Partnering with First Nations on policy, legislation and program support for Indigenous people and groups to take part in clean energy projects.

Funding, Regulations

B.C. Indigenous Clean Energy Initiative (BCICEI)

Supporting clean energy and energy-efficiency projects in Indigenous communities.

Funding

Integrating Bioproducts into Pulp and Pellet Manufacturing

Updating regulations and creating new investment opportunities to allow companies to reduce costs by manufacturing high-value wood fibre products at pulp mills.

Regulations

Updating the Community Energy Emissions Database

Improving energy emissions data to make it easier to measure the impact of climate action policies, programs and investments.

Monitoring

Alterations Code for Existing Buildings

Setting new standards for renovations and energy efficiency of existing buildings. Set to launch in 2024.

Partnership, Standards

CleanBC Government Buildings Program

Updating core government buildings so they use less energy, with a 2050 goal of using 80% less emissions than in 2010.

Standards

Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Financing

Enabling property owners to finance the up-front costs of energy efficiency upgrades.

Incentives

Preparing ecosystems


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Please choose at least one Action + Project category combination

Categories: Preparing ecosystems + Future actions

There are 2 Project(s) in these categories.

B.C. Forest Carbon Offset Protocol

Making it easier to use Crown lands as carbon offsets, and for Indigenous communities and forestry companies to plant trees and manage forests.

Regulations

Integrating Bioproducts into Pulp and Pellet Manufacturing

Updating regulations and creating new investment opportunities to allow companies to reduce costs by manufacturing high-value wood fibre products at pulp mills.

Regulations

Using Biomaterials in Manufacturing

Exploring new policies requiring biomaterials such as wood fibre to be used when making packaging, consumer goods and biochemicals.

Research

Agricultural Carbon Sequestration

Supporting carbon storage projects and research, as well as regenerative agriculture processes and technology.

Research

Transportation


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Please choose at least one Action + Project category combination

Categories: Transportation + Future actions

There are 2 Project(s) in these categories.

CleanBC Program for Industry

Changing to help meet infrastructure needs by improving the energy grid and access to low-carbon fuels. 

Infrastructure, Strategy

Increasing BC’s Supply of Cleaner Fuels

Producing 1.3 billion litres of renewable fuel per year by 2030 and supporting new ways of making renewable fuels.

Funding, Research

Renewably Powered Translink Vehicles

Helping fund a fully renewably-powered TransLink fleet by 2050.

Funding, Partnership

Buildings and communities


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Please choose at least one Action + Project category combination

Categories: Buildings and communities + Plans and strategies

There are 2 Project(s) in these categories.

Mass Timber Action Plan

Supporting the industry that makes load-bearing laminated wood products through regulation, education and a prepared workforce.

Regulations, Strategy

Waste Reductions and Circular Economy Strategy

Helping manufacturers and industries reduce, reuse, recycle and safely dispose of their products.

Circular economy, Waste

CleanBC Remote Community Energy Strategy (RCES)

Reducing use of diesel for electricity by 80% through generating clean electricity, upgrading buildings, and support for planning and rolling out clean energy projects.

Funding

Economy, energy and industry


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Please choose at least one Action + Project category combination

Categories: Economy, energy and industry + Plans and strategies

There are 2 Project(s) in these categories.

Old Growth Strategy

Partnering with First Nations to protect at-risk old growth forests and improve how we manage forests sustainably.

Research, Strategy

Mass Timber Action Plan

Supporting the industry that makes load-bearing laminated wood products through regulation, education and a prepared workforce.

Regulations, Strategy

BC Hydro Electrification Plan

Funding programs, incentives, studies and energy-management initiatives to encourage people and businesses to switch to electricity.

Funding

Waste Reductions and Circular Economy Strategy

Helping manufacturers and industries reduce, reuse, recycle and safely dispose of their products.

Circular economy, Waste

Researching, Developing and Deploying Zero-Emissions Technology

Assessing how the province can encourage research and investment in new ways to capture, use and store carbon.

Research

Evaluating Zero-Emissions Technology

Deciding how B.C. will evaluate new zero-emissions technology to make sure our investments have an impact.

Research, Strategy

Reducing Emissions from Oil and Gas

Making new policies and programs that will help reduce oil and gas emissions below 2007 levels.

Standards, Strategy

CleanBC Remote Community Energy Strategy (RCES)

Reducing use of diesel for electricity by 80% through generating clean electricity, upgrading buildings, and support for planning and rolling out clean energy projects.

Funding

Strategic Framework for Tourism

Rebuilding and revitalizing tourism in the face of climate impacts. To be launched in 2024.

Partnership

Hydrogen Strategy

Increasing the use of clean energy in B.C. by making and using more low-carbon hydrogen and supporting new hydrogen projects.

Funding, Partnership, Strategy

Regional Bio-Hubs

Exploring if regional access to wood fibre processing plants could help ensure province-wide access to high-paying forestry jobs.  

Research, Strategy

Reducing Emissions from Agriculture

Supporting new technologies like electric tractors, manure and nutrient management, and local and sustainable food production.

Education, Strategy

Indigenous and government collaboration


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Please choose at least one Action + Project category combination

Categories: Indigenous and government collaboration + Plans and strategies

There are 2 Project(s) in these categories.

Old Growth Strategy

Partnering with First Nations to protect at-risk old growth forests and improve how we manage forests sustainably.

Research, Strategy

B.C. Flood Strategy and Resilience Plan

Collaborating with local, federal and Indigenous governments to prepare for and respond to the growing risk of flood. Plan released in 2023 and launched in 2025.

Partnership, Strategy

CleanBC Remote Community Energy Strategy (RCES)

Reducing use of diesel for electricity by 80% through generating clean electricity, upgrading buildings, and support for planning and rolling out clean energy projects.

Funding

Adaptation and Resilience Strategies

Developing regionally-specific strategies for adapting to and reducing the impacts of climate change, and supporting access to necessary data.

Partnership, Preparing

Preparing ecosystems


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Please choose at least one Action + Project category combination

Categories: Preparing ecosystems + Plans and strategies

There are 2 Project(s) in these categories.

Mass Timber Action Plan

Supporting the industry that makes load-bearing laminated wood products through regulation, education and a prepared workforce.

Regulations, Strategy

B.C. Flood Strategy and Resilience Plan

Collaborating with local, federal and Indigenous governments to prepare for and respond to the growing risk of flood. Plan released in 2023 and launched in 2025.

Partnership, Strategy

Regional Bio-Hubs

Exploring if regional access to wood fibre processing plants could help ensure province-wide access to high-paying forestry jobs.  

Research, Strategy

Reducing Emissions from Agriculture

Supporting new technologies like electric tractors, manure and nutrient management, and local and sustainable food production.

Education, Strategy

Natural Asset Infrastructure

Supporting climate resilience through strategies for monitoring, maintaining and rehabilitating aquifers, forests, wetlands and shores.

Partnership

Watershed Security Strategy and Fund

Ensuring our water and watersheds are protected by building on efforts inside and outside of government. To be launched in 2023.

Funding, Strategy

Adaptation and Resilience Strategies

Developing regionally-specific strategies for adapting to and reducing the impacts of climate change, and supporting access to necessary data.

Partnership, Preparing

Transportation


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Please choose at least one Action + Project category combination

Categories: Transportation + Plans and strategies

There are 2 Project(s) in these categories.

Active Transportation Strategy

Making it easier to get around by foot or wheel by improving paths, sidewalks, transit stops and lighting. Launched in 2019. 

Infrastructure, Partnership, Strategy

Clean Transportation Action Plan

Working with communities and industry to find more efficient ways to reduce transportation emissions. Started in 2022.

Partnership, Strategy

Hydrogen Strategy

Increasing the use of clean energy in B.C. by making and using more low-carbon hydrogen and supporting new hydrogen projects.

Funding, Partnership, Strategy

Buildings and communities


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Economy, energy and industry


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Reviewing the Oil and Gas Royalty System

Funding climate action by making oil and gas producers pay more royalties. Ending B.C.’s biggest oil and gas subsidy program.

Regulations

Amending Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Clean Energy Reduction)

Making it easier for utilities and private companies to invest in public EV charging stations. Completed July 2020. 

Regulations

Conservation Economic Stimulus Initiative

Giving $10 million in funding for conservation projects to keep local ecosystems healthy, vibrant and resilient.

Funding

Indigenous and government collaboration


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Preparing ecosystems


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Conservation Economic Stimulus Initiative

Giving $10 million in funding for conservation projects to keep local ecosystems healthy, vibrant and resilient.

Funding

B.C. Heat Alert and Response System (BC HARS)

Creating an emergency response system for heat warnings and heat emergencies.

Preparing

Transportation


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Removing PST from E-bikes

Making electric bicycles and tricycles more affordable by removing the PST from sales, leases, parts, service and conversion kits. 

Incentives

Amending Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Clean Energy Reduction)

Making it easier for utilities and private companies to invest in public EV charging stations. Completed July 2020. 

Regulations
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