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VICTORIA – The BC Climate Exchange, a program that provides information on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, will receive $60,000 in provincial funding, Water, Land and Air Protection Minister Bill Barisoff announced today.
Designed, operated and maintained by the Fraser Basin Council with strategic guidance from a diverse advisory committee, the BC Climate Exchange connects people to education and training programs, resources and tools that provide solutions to climate change. About to begin its fourth year of operation, the BC Climate Exchange is supported by the ministry, the FBC, the federal One Tonne Challenge and the Canadian Institute for Climate Studies.
“The Fraser Basin Council has created a very important resource that helps British Columbians find ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a major contributor to climate change,” Barisoff said. “The BC Climate Exchange provides a wealth of information that allows governments, business and the public to not only learn about climate change but also about ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.”
In recognizing the critical role of the FBC, the ministry earlier provided a $15,000 grant to assist it in development of the Greenhouse Gas Action Guide. Launched in November, the guide provides local governments and First Nations with ideas, actions and information on how to form community programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
“We are very proud of the Greenhouse Gas Action Guide as it contains many actions, some of them inexpensive and easy to implement, that local governments can take,” FBC executive director David Marshall said. “We are pleased to work with the provincial and federal governments and other partners to provide information, education and tools that allow all British Columbians to have a role in addressing this issue.”
In congratulating the Fraser Basin Council for its leadership and hard work, Barisoff notes the web initiatives complement actions already undertaken by the Province through Weather, Climate and the Future: B.C.’s Plan.
“Our government is committed to taking action on climate change and initiatives like the BC Climate Exchange fit well with B.C.’s plan,” Barisoff said. “Already, we have made significant progress in implementing the majority of 40 priority actions. As the province continues to act on climate change, it will also continue to further partnerships like that with the Fraser Basin Council.”
For more information on the Fraser Basin Council, visit www.fraserbasin.bc.ca
For more information on climate change, visit www.bcclimateexchange.ca and www.ghgactionguide.ca
To view Weather, Climate and the Future: B.C.’s Plan, visit www.gov.bc.ca/wlap and look under Popular Topics.
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Communications Director Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection 250 387-9973 |
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