Tell Premier Horgan: Power Up BC’s Clean Energy Economy

How much money are you spending to subsidize the fossil fuel industry?

A lot, it turns out! Federal subsidies to oil and gas corporations have been pegged at $3.3 billion per year. Yes, you read that right. And the BC government offers provincial subsidies to oil and gas corporations to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars per year, in the form of royalty reductions.

What else could we do with that money? How about building the infrastructure to move away from fossil fuels altogether, and supporting communities through this transition?

The new BC government promised to make climate solutions a priority. Now’s the time for action to end massive handouts in subsidies to the oil and gas industry, and invest in the clean energy economy instead.

Please call on Premier Horgan and BC’s environment and energy ministers to keep their promise to move BC toward a green economy with well-paying jobs across the province.

Tell Premier Horgan: Power up BC's clean energy economy

Your Letter
Dear Premier Horgan, Minister Heyman and Minister Mungall, With the PowerBC Plan, your government promised to establish British Columbia as a world leader in the clean energy economy. To scale up this new economy, we need to be investing in the solutions to climate change—not the causes of it. I am calling on you to keep your promise and move BC toward a strong clean energy economy by: • Shifting BC subsidies away from oil and gas and investing instead in wind, solar, geothermal, small-scale hydro and other emerging renewable energy technologies in partnership with First Nations • Saving taxpayers money with energy efficiency retrofits to public buildings like schools and hospitals • Promoting energy conservation programs for homes and commercial buildings • Providing the funding communities need to establish strong public transit infrastructure and an expanded network of electric vehicle charging stations • Providing protection to workers and a just transition to a green economy with apprenticeship and training programs that lead to long term, well-paying jobs in communities across BC • Ensuring that BC’s energy transition is based in justice for Indigenous communities and in line with BC’s commitments to reconciliation and upholding the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Taking meaningful climate action can make BC’s economy stronger if we do it right. Please act now to ensure a genuinely green future for this province. Thank you.
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Tell Premier Horgan: Power Up BC’s Clean Energy Economy

How much money are you spending to subsidize the fossil fuel industry?

Tell Premier Horgan: Power up BC's clean energy economy

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