Other Greenhouse Gas Management Initiatives
Commuter Challenge
In 2007, VANOC, together with Beijing Organizing Committee for the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) and the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), committed to a Commuter Challenge as part of Clean Air Day on Wednesday, June 6, 2007. In support of a more environmentally-friendly society, the proposal addresses global warming by promoting activities on that day to help in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Management in BC
In spring 2007, the Province of British Columbia announced a series of initiatives designed to make BC a global leader in the fight against global warming. They include:
In 2007, VANOC, together with Beijing Organizing Committee for the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) and the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), committed to a Commuter Challenge as part of Clean Air Day on Wednesday, June 6, 2007. In support of a more environmentally-friendly society, the proposal addresses global warming by promoting activities on that day to help in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Management in BC
In spring 2007, the Province of British Columbia announced a series of initiatives designed to make BC a global leader in the fight against global warming. They include:
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Reducing province-wide GHG (or carbon) emissions by 33 per cent from current levels by 2020
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Setting legislated caps on industrial emissions and establishing an emissions-trading system
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Establishing a new Carbon Trust to finance British Columbia-based offset projects involving new technologies to mitigate the effects of climate change
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Making all British Columbia government agencies carbon-neutral by 2010
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Public outreach and education to enable individual citizens to be more energy efficient
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