Opinion: The next phase of CleanBC can reshape the green economy

B.C. is well down the path of implementing one of North America’s strongest climate plans. And though a number of key policies continue to be developed—including the oil and gas emissions cap, an emissions cap on natural gas utilities and measures to reduce vehicle kilometres travelled by 25 per cent—many CleanBC policies are now substantially advanced. The plan is working: B.C. has seen a meaningful decline in emissions following a 2018 peak—and in spite of a growing population and economy.

At the same time, B.C. has experienced some of the best per-capita GDP growth in the country over the past decade alongside Quebec, Canada’s other climate leader. The province

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