B.C. Premier Unveils Plan To Cut Emissions By 33% Below Current Levels By 2020 - Toronto Star

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VICTORIA – The B.C. government is planning to outrun the Terminator, announcing Tuesday what it calls an aggressive plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 33 per cent – and possibly making it greener than California. British Columbia's plans appear to go farther than those recently set by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a former movie star known for action roles such as The Terminator.

The Liberal government's green goals were outlined in a throne speech marking the start of the legislative session. "It is an aggressive target and will set a new standard," said Lt.-Gov. Iona Campagnolo, who read the 42-page speech dominated by the government's new environmental agenda.

But environmentalists said B.C.'s targets are not as tough as those in California because Schwarzenegger has set goals for 2010 as opposed to British Columbia's 2020 target. The provincial government's plan aims to reduce B.C.'s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 33 per cent below today's levels by 2020, Campagnolo said. The target will place B.C.'s greenhouse gas emissions at 10 per cent below 1990 levels by 2020. The targets recently introduced by Schwarzenegger call for regulations to reduce California's greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.

British Columbia's greenhouse gas emissions are estimated to be 35 per cent higher than in 1990, said Campagnolo.

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