The B.C. government is moving forward with its greenhouse gas reduction program, with new rules for carbon dioxide-intensive parts of the economy and mandatory reporting for the governmentB次元官网网址檚 own operations.

Environment Minister George Heyman introduced amendments Wednesday to impose the changes.

B次元官网网址淭he amendments mandate an interim greenhouse gas emission reduction target, and sector-specific reduction targets to help keep B.C. on track to our 2030 legislated greenhouse gas reduction target,B次元官网网址� Heyman told the legislature. B次元官网网址淭he amendments increase accountability by requiring an annual report on progress to targets, plans to manage climate change risks and expenditures to support both.B次元官网网址�

Target sectors outlined by the previous B.C. Liberal government are to be implemented over the next year and a half, Heyman said.

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B次元官网网址� Tom Fletcher (@tomfletcherbc)

B次元官网网址淭he former climate leadership team in 2015 suggested that the broad sectors were transportation, buildings and industry, but weB次元官网网址檝e committed to everyone weB次元官网网址檙e going to consult very broadly about what they should be and how they should be set,B次元官网网址� Heyman said.

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B.C. Green Party leader Andrew Weaver praised the latest step to implement B.C.B次元官网网址檚 climate action strategy, after decades of federal and international targets that resulted in little action.

B次元官网网址淐ampaign trail promises to address climate change are meaningless without concrete policy action to bring those promises to fruition,B次元官网网址� Weaver said.

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