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The Biden administration’s focus on climate change – one of four immediate priorities – has clean technology leaders excited.
“I think we’re all a little giddy,” said Jonathan Rhone, chairman of the BC Cleantech CEO Alliance and president and CEO of Axine Water Technologies. “I think the stage is set.”
Biden’s climate plan is “ambitious and high profile,” said Kathryn Harrison, a political science professor at the University of British Columbia, and, if successful, it will see the largest economy in the world rejoin the Paris Agreement, move toward net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and invest US$1.7 trillion in clean energy and decarbonization.
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B.C. sets new emissions target for 2025
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The B.C. Government has set a new target for itself in hopes of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the province to 16% below 2007 levels by 2025.
The Province said its new near-term emission target will help keep B.C. on track to reducing carbon pollution.
“Across the province, people are working every day to tackle climate change and make our economy cleaner and stronger,” said George Heyman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy. “It’s clear we still have much more to do in order to meet our CleanBC targets – and I won’t be satisfied until we see a significant and steady decline in emissions. To make sure we stay on track to build a cleaner and stronger future, we’re putting in place a new near-term emission target that is both ambitious and achievable. This is another key step on the path to reaching our climate targets for 2030 and beyond.�
B.C. sets new emissions target for 2025
SHARE ON: The B.C. Legislature in Victoria. (Supplied by Pixabay)
The B.C. Government has set a new target for itself in hopes of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the province to 16% below 2007 levels by 2025.
The Province said its new near-term emission target will help keep B.C. on track to reducing carbon pollution.
“Across the province, people are working every day to tackle climate change and make our economy cleaner and stronger,” said George Heyman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy. “It’s clear we still have much more to do in order to meet our CleanBC targets – and I won’t be satisfied until we see a significant and steady decline in emissions. To make sure we stay on track to build a cleaner and stronger future, we’re putting in place a new near-term emission target that is both ambitious and achievable. This is another key step on the path to reaching our climate targets for 2030 and beyond.�
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