REQUEST FOR DECISION
DATE: June 6, 2016 Report No. DEV-16-039
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Marlene Lagoa, Community Development Coordinator
SUBJECT:
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2015 Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program Report
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That Council receive the 2015 Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program Report for information.
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RELEVANT POLICY:
BC Climate Action Charter
STRATEGIC RELEVANCE:
This request for decision does not relate directly to any of Council's Strategic Priorities.
BACKGROUND:
The Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program (CARIP) is a conditional grant program that provides funding to BC Climate Action Charter (Charter) local government signatories equivalent to 100% of the carbon taxes paid. To receive funding, signatories must report annually on their progress toward meeting their climate action goals.
Three reports were completed to meet the requirements of the 2015 reporting year:
1. Carbon Tax Form - a comparative table from 2008-2015 is attached as Schedule A;
2. CARIP Public Report - attached as Schedule B; and
3. Corporate Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Inventory - attached as Schedule C.
Also attached to this report as Schedule D are comparative tables showing the change in corporate energy use as well as GHG emissions since 2012.
ISSUES:
1. Rationale for Selected Option
To be refunded 100% of the carbon taxes paid, the Township must complete, submit to the Province, and make public the 2015 CARIP Report by June 1, 2016. The Township will also be recognized by the joint Provincial-UBCM Green Communities Committee as a "Climate Action Community" for achieving "Level 2 - Measurement" for completing the CARIP Report and measuring Corporate GHG Emissions.
The highest level of recognition would be "Level 3 - Achievement of Carbon Neutrality". This option would have required the purchase of carbon offsets prior to June 1st. In 2014 the option of purchasing carbon offsets w...
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