 Good afternoon My name is Marin Smith, and I'm a fellow at Simon Fraser University The founder of clean energy Canada and the co-chair of BC's climate solutions Council And I'd like to acknowledge that Premier Horgan and I are on the traditional territory of the Laquanguan speaking people The Songhees and the Esquimalt First Nation It's my pleasure to be here today in person with Premier Horgan With the cyclone bomb going on out there We are here in Victoria, and we're going to be joined virtually by Minister Heyman Plus my colleagues from the climate solutions Council Colleen Jiro Schmidt and Mark Jackard Plus the president of C-SPAN Marine Transportation Ian McIver Ian was going to be hosting us today, but the weather's switch things up for us and The weather has been a conversation in BC over the past year We felt the devastating impacts of climate change firsthand this summer We watched the community of Lytton burn to the ground due to climate change The heat dome killed crops and wildlife and British Columbians some of our friends and our neighbors I grew up in this province running around as a kid in the summer breathing clean air But this summer we all breathe smoke and for days some of us and for weeks others And this is really the new normal for our kids in the summers in British Columbia It's being called a climate of emergency around the world and here in BC. We're hearing we're feeling the impacts here So in order to solve this emergency every nation every province or state city or Council And community and businesses we all need to do our part So when Minister Heyman asked me to join the BC climate solutions Council I knew we had an opportunity to do the right thing here in BC To cut our carbon pollution to transition to clean energy and away from fossil fuels and to transition to a 21st century economy that was more equitable and inclusive including with indigenous nations So I'm very very pleased to be here today with the Premier and the Minister to announce BC's next phase of climate action It's my pleasure to introduce Premier Horgan Thank You Marin and Good afternoon everyone. It is great to be here on the Traditional territory of the Kong speaking people. I want to thank Marin and Colleen for their work with the climate solutions Council I want to thank Dr. Jackford for his Quite frankly lifetime of work on this very important subject and to Ian MacGyver Thank you as well for helping us today launch the clean BC road map to 2030 a Strong and ambitious climate plan to deliver on BC's commitment to reduce climate pollution Build a better cleaner economy for everyone and doing so with the enormous progress that we've made over the past couple of years With the support of clean BC companies like C-SPAN and Corvus energy have joined forces to make shipping cleaner and more affordable Not just here in British Columbia, but indeed Internationally and C-SPAN is converting a cargo ferry to fossil from fossil fuels to biofuels We would have been talking about that in more detail. I'm sure Ian will say something about that later on in the agenda But he'll talk about Corvus and homegrown batteries and all of the technological innovation that's coming out of British Columbia as we Collectively do our part to address the globe's biggest challenge Marin touched upon this past summer, but I've had the honor of being premier for four summers now and Three of those four summers were the worst fire seasons in BC history Add on to that the devastation of the heat dome this past summer And I think all British Columbia's indeed all Canadians are focused on making progress on climate change not some time in the future But right now the threat is no longer decades away It is here with us in everything that we do impacts of flooding which will likely follow the Cyclone bomb of this weekend are also ever-present for people living in British Columbia Our rivers used to be the highway for our salmon now They are potential devastation for our communities and that has to stop We need to make sure that we're regulating the carbon emissions of our largest polluters We need to make sure we're assisting people in making a transition from how they do business today To how we need to do business in the future And I believe that the progress that we've made under the leadership of Minister Heyman is Outstanding relative to our friends across the country and indeed across the continent But we can't rest on our laurels indeed now is the time when British Columbians and Canadians are focused on the imperative of Action to work with the incoming federal government to deliver on the promise of clean BC here And I believe our roadmap will do that by powering businesses and communities to make changes in how they act in changes that means using our abundance of clean electricity Electrifying those fossil fuel industries that are still out there and making sure as we put a cap on those emissions Reduce methane pollution we can do so in a way that makes a transition over time So that we meet our 2030 goals and we get to net zero by 2050 The C C span Corpus example is there and I'm sure Ian will talk about that But our province is uniquely positioned to thrive in a low-carbon economy for decades now in British Columbia successive governments have focused on this initiative and we have dialed it up since 2017 because the chance and the opportunity to build an economy that's focused on clean energy Focused on reducing emissions is exactly what British Columbians have asked us to do and we have every intention of delivering on that promise To everyone in British Columbia We have to have the same common purpose to attacking climate change that we have had to attacking COVID-19 This transcends political boundaries It transcends regions of British Columbia all of us working together with a singular focus on lifting up everyone as we put a price on carbon pollution We have to make sure that the low-income and moderate-income British Columbians do not suffer from that as we bring forward initiatives to make housing Less carbon focused and more carbon friendly We need to make sure that there are government programs in place that will stimulate the economic activity That will build the economy of the future There are challenges ahead for all of us. There is no doubt, but with challenge also comes opportunity C-Span and Corvus can speak to that, but it's not just those two companies It's companies right across British Columbia that have been focusing for the past decade on how they can take this challenge And make it an opportunity create wealth and opportunity for themselves and other British Columbians That's our focus with the roadmap to 2030 I'll now pass it on to Minister Hayman. He can provide more details on how we're going to get there Thank you very much Premier I want to acknowledge that I and other speakers are joining you today from the traditional territories of the Musqueam the Squamish and the Slewa-tooth nations Today's a really important day for climate action and the clean economy in British Columbia I want to thank you Premier Horgan for your leadership I also want to thank Maren Smith, Colleen Giroux-Schmidt and Mark Jackard All of whom have played an important role in the development of this clean BC roadmap And have shown leadership in British Columbia to tackle this issue for a long time I also want to recognize the leadership of Ian McIver and the entire team at C-Span It's too bad that due to today's weather we could not be on site at C-Span today Today's announcement is the result of significant collaboration Between businesses and government, indigenous nations, all levels of government in fact And the public coming together It shows what we can accomplish when we're working together Our government has taken the advice, the independent advice of the Climate Solutions Council Made up of members who represent diverse backgrounds across British Columbia Policy experts, labour leaders, youth, business, local government, indigenous leaders and environmental organizations The science is crystal clear about our climate emergency Weather events like this weekend and today are becoming more impactful and the time to act is now This clean BC roadmap is our plan To fully meet our 2030 emissions target and build new opportunities for people across BC The roadmap includes accelerated and expanded actions across different pathways With a focus on affordability and supporting business transitions The roadmap considers the state of clean technology and solutions for each sector And works to bring down costs and increase availability It builds on and strengthens the actions that we have already taken since 2018 with clean BC And that are on track to significantly reduce emissions It also includes new ones We've had early successes But we know that much more needs to be done And that's why we've developed this roadmap to reach 100% of our 2030 target And set the foundation For future years and future targets Across British Columbia people have responded positively since we first announced our plan For example, British Columbia has the largest uptake of electric vehicles per capita on this continent We were the first jurisdiction in the world with 100% zero emission law in place And we're going to accelerate that with this roadmap BC will mandate that 90% of all new car truck sales be Clean and zero emission by 2030 and 100% by 2035 We can do this because we've seen that the auto industry and other governments saw what we were doing And decided that we need to move faster spurred on by actions that we and other sub-nationals have taken Also as part of this roadmap we're developing new medium and heavy-duty vehicle zero emission requirements Because the science is clear We need to rapidly move to clean energy and absolutely everything we do We know that the global economy is quickly moving toward a net zero emissions future There are investment opportunities for companies that have a commitment to net zero emissions That in fact is on the agenda for the upcoming UN climate conference in Glasgow And in turn companies that don't have a plan are facing stiff questioning from investors who are turning away In BC some of our largest industrial operators Accounting for 50% of our industrial emissions have already taken the first step And committed to reaching net zero emissions by 2050 Our roadmap will help BC industry thrive in this new environment So our exports are not replaced by higher carbon products from elsewhere We've already launched 22 emission reduction projects together with industry through our clean BC industry fund And these projects are expected to reduce nearly 1 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent between now and 2030 We also recently announced a range of measures with BC hydro to encourage switching to clean electricity Our plan means that BC will attract only industrial projects that are already designed to be low carbon In line with our targets and ready for a net zero emissions future This will reduce the emissions impact of any new industrial development We made our oil and gas sectoral targets clear a year ago And this roadmap includes our commitment to meet that reduction target We will work with experts industry and indigenous nations on programs and policies that will achieve this Including regulation where necessary This roadmap also includes a wide range of additional policies that will ensure Industry emissions are in line with our sectoral and provincial emission reduction targets While also maintaining healthy business environment and competitiveness The roadmap has many many more actions to transition to a cleaner future And to maintain affordability in buildings, in communities, in transportation Across British Columbia We know that the changing climate is creating uncertainty for British Columbians and everyone around the globe Risks and creativity are part of this equation But actions can fuel optimism and success Thriving in this environment takes leadership Leadership by government Leadership by communities Leadership by the economy Leadership by industry And it takes improving as we learn more Today we want to acknowledge the leadership that C-SPAN has taken to move its ferry fleet to a net zero future The combination of electrification Low carbon fuels And a re-examination of the way it operates Put C-SPAN among the first in their sector to design their net zero future This reflects a BC brand of leadership and I want to offer thanks To C-SPAN CEO Ian McIver for seeing this opportunity and for making it happen What is taking place at C-SPAN is now happening right across the province People are seeing the opportunities for change and moving to a cleaner brighter future The clean BC roadmap that our government has put together along with our accountability measures in the climate change accountability act Are very important tools in building that future Thank you very much, and I'd now like to introduce Ian McIver president of C-SPAN marine transportation to say a few words Thank you very much. Mr. Hammond and uh and the premier too for this opportunity to Tell the C-SPAN story and our journey to a greener future C-SPAN marine transportation is continually evaluating our options for alternative And low carbon fuels and we're very excited to have several successful projects under our belt and others in development C-SPAN marine is invested with high C our High Slenation Joint Venture to service LNG Canada in LNG fueled escort tugs As well as full electric ship docking tugs Likewise C-SPAN ferries has LNG hybrid row-row vessels. These are ferries operating between the lower mainland and vancouver islands since 2016 And we'll soon add two more LNG hybrid vessels to that fleet by first quarter of 2022 C-SPAN has been working closely with clean BC and with the BC low carbon fuel standards In order to utilize existing legislation to lead the way in emissions reductions in the marine industry We're happy that BC has such a strong greenhouse gas reduction regulation And we look forward to continuing the development of this policy and the resulting programs As part of our emissions reduction strategy, we've found ways to bring several low emissions fuels and technologies into our fleet Biofuels C-SPAN ferries has successfully tested and operated vessels on a hundred percent biofuel Which offers significant reduction in GHGs We'll run vessels on biofuel as part of our long-term emissions Reduction strategy and we'll increase its usage across our fleets Where is the best solution to reduce emissions? With LNG C-SPAN ferries and C-SPAN marine both have vessels either in operation or in construction That consume LNG as fuel LNG already offers a sizable reduction in GHG greenhouse gases But with the introduction of carbon neutral sources of natural gas such as Renewable natural gas RNG from Fortis BC This reduction can be multiplied We successfully completed a carbon neutral RNG pilot With our supply partners Fortis BC after the recent reopening of their RNG program and will look to increase RNG's consumption as the program and volumes available move forward Propulsion battery technology C-SPAN marine through investment in battery hybrid vessels for C-SPAN ferries Or full battery powered ship docking tugs with the high sea marine Company continues to leverage battery technology for propulsion systems The use of batteries allows us to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels And to work with BC hydro to fuel our ships with clean electricity C-SPAN ferries has been operating these hybrid vessels since 2016 And we continue to invest in those vessels by installing larger battery banks And that is with our partners at Corvus Energy, so we're replacing some of the battery banks with larger ones Zero emissions vehicles, so we have vehicles running around in our terminals And we are moving towards testing and and hopefully a future investment in a whole fleet of battery electric terminal trucks They'll be fueled of course with clean electricity from BC hydro We have a very strong feeling that that's going to be a successful project moving forward Lastly From the fuel side of things we're looking at LNG as a bunker fuel This is the prime gateway here in Vancouver to Asia for Canadian commodities and trade C-SPAN will continue to leverage the clean LNG Resources here in Canada and is currently developing an LNG bunkering business with Fordis To enable foreign going vessels calling on Vancouver to have access to clean LNG and our LNG renewable LNG To power their ships The last thing we are an operating company and one of the things that I think we all need to think about is How we operate and efficiently deploy our assets and use technology and the deployment of our assets To minimize emissions across all platforms regardless of the fuel type And I think that's a big initiative that everybody should be working on So in closing 2030, it's only eight years from now And we need all the tools the government has at its disposal to support our efforts to ensure we collectively meet those 2030 and 2050 climate action goals So that's my remarks for now, and I'd like to introduce Colleen Jereau Schmidt She's the co-chair of the climate solution council and VP at Energia. So I'll introduce her right now Thank you and I'd like to start by expressing my gratitude for being here today on the Traditional lands of the Squamish the Musqueam and the Slewa tooth I'd also like to express gratitude to the premier to minister Heyman for their government's leadership in announcing the roadmap today I'd also like to share my gratitude with my colleagues from the climate solutions council. It's an incredible group of people That challenged and were able to work and push I think to Help the roadmap be what it is today And I'd also like to express gratitude to my colleagues at Energex who shared me for this last two years The council experience for me has been interwoven with becoming a parent The minister asked me to join the council and I was expecting my first son And he's been in the background for many of our meetings this year I highlight this today to underscore the sense of urgency for why we need to act These dates are not abstract 2030 my son will be 11 years old In 2035 When we have 100 zero emission vehicle rag here in bc he'll be 16 and learning to drive maybe And in 2050 he's going to be younger than I am right now So the roadmap is great, but it also is going to require a lot of work from all of us And so we need to get started this afternoon As been mentioned the scope of this challenge and opportunity is vast It's going to need cooperation and action from all levels of government It's going to need the commitment and funding from the private sector And it's going to need all of us as individuals also contributing The opportunity we have in front of us is to transform Our society our economy and our lives here in british columbia and around the world This isn't about tinkering with what we have to date This is about looking at what we need to be in 2050 and beyond And working to build that society and economy today BC has an opportunity to thrive in this And it interjects we believe in building a better world through renewable energy And we're here to contribute and see this opportunity through I want to finish by sharing the story of the hummingbird Can't see it on camera, but I've got hummingbird on my dress and on my mask Hummingbird was in a forest that was burning And all of the other animals were standing and watching their home burn Hummingbird went to the river and took a drop of water in her beak and went and dropped it on the flames And she did this again and again The other animals asked hummingbird, what are you doing? And she responded, what I can We all need to be hummingbird now going forward So that in 2050 my son is not having this conversation Again, and he's living in that better world Thank you, and I'd now like to introduce my colleague from the Climate Solutions Council, Mark Jackard Thank you Thanks, Colleen That's tough to follow. That was fantastic I've been involved in climate policy for 30 years And I know from this experience that achieving effective climate policy is an extremely difficult task Effective climate policy nudges people to use slightly different technologies and do things slightly differently Like charging the battery in their electric car or installing an electric heat pump in their home The reality is that some vocal people won't want to do this Even though the change is small and the extra costs small or even zero Politicians know that the media will focus on and amplify these complaints And this is difficult because politicians instinctively want to please everyone Isn't that right, George? Thus, for success with the climate challenge, we need politicians to show leadership We need politicians who are willing to do the right thing and face the consequences In 2018, the NDP government of John Horgan showed North American leadership with its clean BC climate plan It showed that it was willing to implement the difficult but essential policies A rising carbon price and tightening regulations that together reduce the burning of coal Gasoline diesel and natural gas Without these policies climate targets promised by politicians are not sincere Today with its 2021 roadmap, this government is demonstrating yet again And with greater effect climate leadership And myself as a lead author on climate policy with the intergovernmental panel on climate change I can say that this leadership shown today is of global significance Now however comes the hard part The government must quickly implement the key policies of this roadmap The carbon price must keep rising and the regulations must meet or exceed the stated levels Including a zero-emission electricity requirement The zero-emission vehicle mandate The cap on natural gas emissions and declining cap on oil and gas production emissions Bioenergy requirements and a more ambitious low carbon fuel standard as well as support To indigenous peoples low-income households and others who may need help With this climate saving transition I am honored and proud to have contributed to this policy design As a member of the climate solutions council But I especially believe that it is this government that should be extremely proud today Of its global climate leadership I now hand it back to maren smith. I believe who's the mc. Thank you Thank you Ian and Colleen and mark for participating in this event today Special thanks to mark and Colleen and all of the climate solutions council For the many hours that they've put in in advising the government I really want to thank the premier here today and the minister in Vancouver For their bold and courageous steps forward with this roadmap to 2021 As mark has mentioned, this is really a significant world leading and continent leading plan And I'm proud of bc for moving forward with this. So thank you But this is a roadmap for a journey that we have to take together And what matters today is not what gets said What matters is not what gets said today But what gets done and that's what will be judged by our peers our kids and their kids So with 2030 approaching as has been said, there's simply no time to waste and the next six months are going to be crucial What's exciting is that the world is transitioning to a clean energy economy And that our global trading partners have shown that a good climate plan is also a good economic strategy And so with the release of today's roadmap BC has a once in a generation opportunity to link its economic and its climate goals and that's exciting But if we're going to follow this roadmap and get to our destination by 2030 It's going to take the best of all of us of industry the clean tech sector indigenous peoples cities And academia NGOs it's going to take the best of all of us working together It's easy to criticize. It's easy to point fingers at somebody else, but we need to pull together And pull our best selves forward if we're going to succeed and beat the climate emergency that we're in And we need to do this for our kids And so I'll now turn this over to Lindsay so we can take questions from the media Great. Thank you. Marin as a reminder to everybody on the phone line. Please press star one to enter the queue You're limited to one question in one follow-up First question today is from justine hunter global mail. Thank you. Um, my question to the premier There's a new un report out today that says greenhouse gas concentrations hit a record high last year And the world is way off track in capping rising temperatures. So here in bc We spent 14 years trying to cut emissions and the result is it seems like ever growing gh g And i'm wondering when are we going to actually see in concrete measures? Well, thank you justine for the question and uh, I agree with you that despite the extraordinary efforts by british columbians regular folks business labor Everyone the continuum of people here in bc to try our best to reduce our emissions To be leaders in the country and in the continent We see all around us challenges and and that's why COP26 is so important and i'm very proud that minister hayman will be representing british columbia in glasgo as we talk to industry international leaders Subnational governments as well as national governments about how we need to up our game and the roadmap as dr Jackard said is our way through that that means that we need to ensure that the regulations that we put in place to make this real Uh happen as quickly as possible and they're in place With backstops for a business to ensure that we can keep them competitive as they make these transitions as well as of course families as we Increase costs to them We have to make sure that we have programs in place for low and middle income families and also opportunities for them to Reduce their emissions through changing the transportation habits Changing how they heat their home all of those initiatives are within our grasp and again It's been an awful lot of hard work by a great number of people and despite that effort You're quite right. We have a long way to go But we can't we can't wait any longer We can't continue to kick the can down the road and that's what the roadmap is about and that's what What we want to see not just in canada, but internationally coming out of glasgo Justine do you have a follow-up? Justine are you there? Okay, we will come back if she rejoins next question is from bender sergeant ctv Um, hi premier. I just wanted to follow up on something that you spoke about immediate action There are those who say that to banning or severely limiting old growth Logging and doing always the l and g industry would be the kind of urgent actions That's required right now to tackle climate change So how can you say your government is serious about tackling climate change and doing everything possible? Uh, given your position on these issues Well, first of all our position on these issues is to make progress. Uh, that's what we set out to do in 2017 We put in place uh guidelines for l and g canada making it the cleanest l and g in the world We want to as uh ian said about how do we deal with the marine industry? Emissions that are not toted up to canada or british columbia But are affecting the challenges that we all face l and g bunkering in the port of vancouver will mean Uh, that we can reduce emissions in the marine fleets of countries around the world in my discussions with the Crew ship industry the notion of l and g bunkering is very appealing to them We already in our ports electrify so that when vessels Come to port we can plug them in rather than having them continue to burn diesel or bunker fuel While they're in port so these are initiatives and steps We've taken using the tools at our disposal to reduce emissions across the board We will be having more to say about old growth strategies in the weeks ahead We have been working on that diligently a challenge again at the intro in the international sphere and perhaps Mark jackard might want to touch upon this but how we towed up our our carbon sinks our forests as assets To us in this undertaking are not Internationally recognized And we need to make sure that we can do more to ensure that we can provide opportunities For the ranching sector for the forest sector to see other ways for our forests to be toted up not just as as timber but as a carbon sink as Assisting us with biodiversity and all of the other things that our forests present to us Historically governments have looked us at forests as timber and timber as revenue We are changing that and we'll have more to say we've got legislation before the house right now more to come follow up bender Yes, I just want to also ask you about carbon pricing and I know the goal is to either meet or beat federal targets Um, so how confident are you that within this plan that bc can still remain competitive? if this happens Well, we don't want to just leave it to the federal government We want to make sure that the programs that we put in place over time To reduce the impact of carbon pricing on low and moderate income families remain in place And in fact, we want to beef those up as carbon prices rise over the decade And I want to just put people at rest that Carbon pricing will be a collaborative effort between the two orders of government And it will be done in a way that ensures That we have got programs in place to protect the most vulnerable But we do need to change how we move around and and a key part of that is putting in place other initiatives like Public transit the sky train initiatives that we've launched whether it be out to ubc Or from surrey to langley and then improvements To allow people to get into low emission vehicles in a more cost effective way All of these programs are designed to meet our targets 10 years out and then of course net zero by 2050 There's no magic wand here Dr. Jackard's been 30 years at this. I know maren and callin have been working on these issues tirelessly for a long long time If there was a magic solution, we'd all be adopting it. It takes hard work It takes collaboration and i'm grateful to have allies like governor j inslee and kate brown in oregon as well as Gavin Newsom in california the the corridor the cascadia corridor is a key part of the changes that we want to make here in British columbia working with our neighbors to the south and encouraging other canadians other provinces to follow our lead minister hayman over to you Thank you. As we've seen The carbon tax go up in british columbia. We've Raised the low and middle income climate action tax credit accordingly. We are currently working to Figure out how we can design a very effective Climate action tax credit system that works for low and moderate income people with a rising carbon price as has been Indicated as coming from the federal government We're also working with industry to ensure that our clean bc programs for industry Continue to help them both reduce emissions and remain viable We've seen many industries in in british columbia Apply for joint funding with the british columbia government through our program for for industry to invest in Often made in bc technologies that reduce emissions that that make the industry more productive and keep them going We know the climate is changing Worldwide and not just the the climate we think of but also the investment climate people are expecting Companies and governments to provide some certainty about where we're going and that's exactly what we're trying to do And what I can assure british columbians is That we have not just the rebate system But we have a range of of supports whether it's in public transportation Whether it's in zero emission vehicles Whether it's in energy efficient homes that will help you at whatever income level you are make the changes That we want to see and those in turn will make life more affordable for everyone Next question is from richard this one global news Uh, pretty to change the topic for a moment here. We've reached the deadline Where those in long-term care must be fully immunized to work after somewhere put on Unpaid leave for two weeks. We're also hitting the deadline for the health care system to be fully immunized for workers Um, can you assure british columbians that the service they receive through long-term care or through our health care sector Will not be disrupted by workers either losing their jobs or being put on leave Well, thank you for the question and and of course, uh, if Unvaccinated workers Become ill that has an impact on the system if those Unvaccinated workers become ill and they're asymptomatic they can bring kovat 19 into their workforce, which will further disrupt services to those citizens whether they be in long-term care or acute care facilities across british columbia I'm confident that with the time that's been made available to health authorities working with dr. Henry and minister dicks That our health authorities are in a position to ensure that we can continue to provide World-class quality care to british columbians in every setting possible But we need to make sure that people understand that the safest way to protect all that we care about All of the things that we hold so dear most importantly our loved ones is to ensure that those that interact with them are Vaccinated that's been the thrust of our initiatives and we've done Remarkably well compared to other jurisdictions in the world our our success rates on the immunization program is Absolutely stellar and i'm confident that we'll continue to see people Getting vaccinated and as we see vaccinations or immunization programs being approved by the federal government for Five to 11 year olds we'll see that coming into the school system and that'll be more protection For people in the weeks and months ahead Follow up richard Yeah, we saw this a number of cases connected to a blue grotto concert in cam loops last week The operator of that venue is saying that this is an example that we should not be lifting The capacity restrictions that we see Getting lifted here. Are you worried about even in places where we've seen proof of immunization that we could have spread Of the virus and continue to set bc back in our fight against cova 19 Well, we've been working diligently as you know on these issues. Dr. Henry minister dicks myself And public officials across government and within our health authorities We have of course in different parts of the province an unevenness of immunization in the interior and in the north We have more work to do We believe that the capacity limits that That will be lifted in the days at well now Are appropriate and we'll continue to monitor the situation and and see where we go from here But we're confident that the vast majority of british columbians understand and respect that not only do we need to Ensure that we're vaccinated, but we also have to continue to to wear masks when it's appropriate to do so to Be as distant as we can be in the interest of public safety and of course Washing the hands making sure we're taking steps to to avoid Unnecessary contact and those are issues that dr. Henry and minister dicks will be talking about tomorrow in their media availability Lisa euston news 1130 Hi there premier Um, I wanted to ask about i'm asking about health as well But with the school staff mandate it was very quiet on friday that The province at the end of the day did like the friday dump of putting it out to the province What the guidelines are and it feels to many like the province is pushing the responsibility To the districts because they're just you know, it's sort of a way of buying time And one of the big ones is pushing the legal responsibility of this to the School districts instead of the province being able to take that on Is this just a way to kick it down the line and it feels a little bit like the province is by some accounts is abdicating the responsibility with Helping people get vaccine mandates for staff at schools Well, we have been working with stakeholders in the k-12 system for a year and a half To try and make sure we put in place the best practices based on the information available to us based on The availability of vaccines, which of course were not readily available until the spring of this year But at the end of the day and i've been saying this now for some weeks The relationship between employees and employer is not one with the province. It's with locally elected school boards and there was some talk when we made these revelations to the public that certainly school boards trustees and their staff are well aware of that And they have every access to decision makers here in victoria whether it be the minister whether it be dr Henry and minister dicks to get whatever information they need About why they should move in this direction our focus has always been to increase the number of people that are immunized To increase of course protection across the board We're doing what i believe is appropriate allowing the Responsible entity in this case trustees to make decisions about their staff and we stand ready with the Provincial guidelines that were released on friday to assist in any way possible Lisa do you have a follow-up? Yes, and with the health care worker mandate looking at what's happened in ontario that there's a few of them that have managed to get a temporary injunction i'm just wondering How the province might deal with that if you're concerned about that and ultimately at the end of the day What will be success for you? What will be considered success with the vaccine mandate? Well more people getting immunized and protecting Vulnerable populations whether they be in long-term care Whether they're in assisted living or whether they're accessing our acute care system for emergency or For surgeries that's the objective here and and if there are challenges down the road as with everything it seems since Since we came to government. We'll deal with it as it arises I can't predict what others will do. I do know that the overwhelming Majority of health care workers are immunized and are science-based in their approach to life And I they're oftentimes perplexed at why people wouldn't follow good solid science and Follow the lead of dr. Henry and and the immunization team and get those vaccinations We stand ready to immunize anyone all comers and that's the message coming out of this initiative and i'm hopeful that the small number of Of workers who are still resistant to that will get the information they need They'll be comfortable with their choices and we can continue on to provide quality service for british columbians Next question is from lisa kordesco vancouver sun. Thank you Critics have said that the lng canada project will make it difficult if not impossible to meet Deadlines and targets. What is in your plan that ensures that this project will not Prevent bc from reaching its 23 goals Well, we have sectoral targets. I'll push this off to george lisa, but we have sectoral targets for the oil and gas industry other Heavy emitters as well as other sectors of the economy and people's lives We know that the lng canada project fits into the plan that we laid out in 2018 It was fundamental that we work with the bc business council and other large emitters to fully understand The consequences of lng canada to their Emission profile and what steps they could take to reduce their emissions in the short term and of course now With the roadmap in the immediate term leading to a net zero by 2050 But we we moved forward with lng canada because we were confident it would fit within the plan We're still confident of that and perhaps george may have some more detail He could add to that question Mr. Mr. Heyman over to you Thank you very much Yes, lng canada phase one is definitely modeled in the clean bc plan It continues to be modeled in in the roadmap in addition to that We have a sectoral target of reducing Emissions from the oil and gas sector overall by 33 to 38 percent That's clearly part of the emission reductions projected in the roadmap We've we've made it very clear We expect to bring down emissions to at least nine megatons in this sector by 2030 We're need to work with indigenous nations with the industry with experts to determine how to do that And we'll use regulation where necessary as well as policies and different programs and different forms of emission reduction Thank you. Do you have a follow-up lisa? Yes, can you tell me what tangible differences will british columbian see in their lives and how they Go about their daily lives by 2030 Well, i'm hopeful they're going to have Their air to breathe they're going to be fewer fires They're going to have access to different transportation options that are either zero emitting or heading in that direction I believe that all british columbians have been moved profoundly by the events of this past summer whether it be Another horrific fire season or the devastating consequences of record breaking breaking heat 50 degrees in june in litten The town disappeared disappeared in 15 minutes because of the intensity of the fire and the heat of the atmosphere We have serious problems Not just in british columbia, but globally and i know that british columbians are seized of that probably more so than most british columbians if opinion research is to be believed british columbians want to see action But we also have to acknowledge and i've said this numerous times that we are 5.2 million souls in a sea of 7 billion people and we are going to need to have extraordinary efforts by national governments around the globe If we're going to be successful and i believe british columbians want us to be pushing the rest of the world To the place that we know we all want to get to and in fact we must get to by 2030 and then by 2050 There will be changes in people's lifestyle We're going to do what we can to ease that burden whether it be on Offsetting carbon price increases with respect to low and medium income individuals and for those who have more income giving them the tools to transition from fossil fuel transportation to EVs Making sure that public transit is not just available, but desirable to get from place to place These are the initiatives that british columbians want us to push and that's where the roadmap will take us Using smart regulation to reduce emissions working with the industry working with communities Working with first nations so that we can all collaborate as we have on so many other issues in the past number of years We need to do this together and the plan will help us do that Peter fairly investigate west Thank you Premier the iea said earlier this year that there should be no new fossil fuel infrastructure from today And specified that lng investments made today are at risk of being stranded This brings the world bank Evaluated maritime fuels and found that lng bunkering is a dead-end policy Warning governments not to add policy sports for it. Is there a reason why bc can play by different rules? Well the alternative to the the marine industry is continuing with diesel and bunker fuel and and i don't believe that's an appropriate option It's always been viewed as a transition fuel I believe in the transition between where we are today and where we need to get to it can continue to play a role We had uh, and peter i know i don't know if you were Following the the cruise ship debate here at the legislature But it became the issue of the day for the official opposition and when i spoke with industry about the prospect of reducing their emissions They praised the port of vancouver and And victoria for giving electric options well import We need to make sure we're doing everything we can to reduce those emissions We don't get credit for them, but it doesn't really matter at this stage if we can reduce international emissions by giving international maritime Industries whether it be moving important goods and services food And and people in the case of the cruise ship industry. I think it's appropriate that we do that minister Heyman over to you One of the features of our roadmap to 2030 is we know that technologies are changing rapidly as well as the availability of Of different fuels. We we hear what the iea is saying We have clear targets for emission reduction both in In use of fossil fuels and transportation in buildings as well as a clear sectoral target for the The oil and gas sector. We're also promoting the development of clean hydrogen in industry in british columbia as well as Moving toward 100 electrification one of the important features of our roadmap to 2030 is our reporting every year On how we're doing as well as new measures We plan to take we plan to evaluate what we're doing and ensure that we're current with the latest technologies Of the latest sources of energy and that we're moving accordingly But as the premier said we need to do that globally not just in british columbia Do you have a follow-up peter? Do I get a follow-up? Thank you For the premier and for mark Jackard, please BC is eliminating incentives for fossil fuel heating in buildings now Is it time to eliminate subsidies for fossil fuel production? And if not, why should british columbians have any confidence that this government will stop the ongoing growth of carbon emissions as reported by your government today? Let alone slash Slash emissions by 2030 Well, as george said, we have comprehensive sectoral targets for emissions and they're real and emissions must come down in all of these sectors, particularly oil and gas We're just conducting a royalty review. We had two eminent academics do a review on On the credit system as well as royalties that's now Out in the public and we have expect to make significant changes in the new year going into budget So we are working on these issues We have been since we came to government and it's coming to a conclusion now and i'm confident that The industry fully understands Where we're going and as as minister heyman said Tremendous hydrogen opportunities here in british columbia because of our abundant Electricity we can do a whole host of things that other jurisdictions can't and i'm confident that the Targets that we've got in place and the reporting relationships that we've put in place with the legislature will be held accountable for those Rather than just putting them out one day and forgetting them about them the next That's not the plan here quite the quite the opposite and that's why we put the roadmap out today So that when minister heyman is in glasgo, we can say to the world that we need to take these steps Here's a practical achievable outcome that british columbia has put in place and we invite the world to follow minister heyman I think it was to mark mark Hi, yeah mark jackard here I just want to say that First of all the roadmap is to achieve the 2030 target that was promised by this government So we on the climate solutions council insisted on independent modeling and it's the kind of modeling that has verified of verified Policy that will achieve targets in the past and verified when governments would not achieve their targets So that's the key thing someone asked about lifestyle Actually, no change in lifestyle. I know that's hard to explain, but it in for for consumers for households It's the car you drive and it's how your home is heated Dominates and you won't notice it people don't even know right now how their homes are heated You asked about natural gas production So there's an important issue there that the international energy agency talks about it talks about whether total natural gas Production over what time frame will go down or up So natural gas production in some cases and in some regions can go up But you need to make sure those production emissions are going down And that's why we focused on that with the climate solutions council And we were very happy to see that the government adopted the policies that are needed or say they will adopt And is on a path to adopt the policies that are needed for that to happen And finally with respect to fossil fuel subsidies, it's a very contentious issue Fossil fuel subsidies are finally declining They are largest in developing countries where governments subsidize the final price of gasoline and diesel And the subsidies that happened in north america were mostly for new production in oil and gas But yes, we need governments including this one to make sure there any subsidies are declining over time And that will be a good test Question today comes from less lane times colonist Oh, thanks Give me the background briefing this morning. They said the the ghc inventory is coming out today. I haven't quite seen it yet But he said it's up in bc one percent For the 2019 count over 2018 Can you just confirm that on the record and also what's your kind of response to that? Uh less, I think I'm going to ask george to respond to that because I haven't seen the report you're referring to Minister heyman, can you answer less his comment? Thank you premier and thank you. Thank you less. We have had in place the clean bc Program since the end of december We spent a couple of years Implementing beginning to implement The policies that are going to ultimately reduce emissions We always knew they wouldn't go down in year one Certainly, they weren't going to go down in 2018 before we'd even developed the program We also know that the federal government changed the way they account For emissions and we rely on their accounting program. So They added new emissions from waste and land use and that drove Our emissions up that made us have to work harder To develop a credible roadmap to 2030 we expect emissions Uh That are being reported today and in the next year to uh to plateau and then to begin to head down But as uh mark jackard said this has been modeled. There's no surprise here If people expect that you can develop a program and fully implemented in in a year and see Significant reductions in emissions and we're talking about 2019 now the year after we introduced clean bc in december It's not going to happen quite that quickly What we need to do is ensure we incent the technologies that change emissions that we provide the opportunity For people particularly low and middle income people to change The way they their transportation works and the emissions from that as well as Home heating and cooling that we work with industry to bring down their emissions. That's exactly what we've been doing since december 2018 last Yeah, thank you. Apart from clean bc that we've been at this for 14 years now in bc fighting climate change and setting targets and imposing strict new concepts to reduce emissions and that Accounting for all the different ways they're counting it. I've never seen them go down much and you know, obviously that bc missed the 2020 target by a country mile. Well, why is this big disconnect between these huge plans to cut emissions and the lack of any obvious progress in the ghg count George Thank you very much You know the problem with setting a target and not having a plan and a range of specific measures to meet that target is As you pointed out, you don't meet the target and that's exactly what happened under the previous government I I give credit to gordon cambell for introducing a carbon tax in british columbia It did begin to make a difference But then we saw a six-year period where there were no programs or policies to effectively drive down emissions The difference between that and 2018 and 2021 is we have comprehensive programs and pathways with a range of options initiatives across all sectors of the economy and community ways to help Average people do what they want to do which is lower their carbon footprint ways to help industry Do what they know they have to do which is reduce emissions and therefore be viable in a carbon constrained world Those are the measures that we've put in place in this roadmap. There's a multitude of them We have the climate change accountability act that makes us responsible for reporting on our success Or failure annually and we intend to succeed along with all british columbians That's what the time we have for today. Thank you for joining us