Searching for the Good Life in a Carbon Neutral BC

Meeting BC's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets with Fairness and Equity Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives BC program mix(Vancouver) In the wake of a Premier's meeting dominated by concerns about climate change policies, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives released a discussion paper today about ways British Columbia can reconcile economic and social needs with its ambitious emissions reduction targets. "The provincial government's commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least one third by 2020 and 80% by 2050 is an important step in the right direction," says Marc Lee, senior economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. "But we are starting from a point of growing inequality - in terms of individual incomes and wealth, carbon footprints, and regional disparities. We need to make sure our policy choices for tackling climate change also tackle these inequalities." Continue reading on the Gaianicity page and then return and post a comment.