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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Changes across the economy

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

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

Thank you Matt Horne phone: 778.235.1476 email: matth@pembina.org twitter: @HorneMatt