WHEREAS the Climate Action Charter of British Columbia was initiated by the Province through Bill 27 and has been instituted province wide; AND WHEREAS in order to meet the Provinces carbon neutral goals the Province has mandated a system of carbon offset purchases by government funded authorities such as the provincial health authorities; AND WHEREAS these authorities are spending tax money to purchase carbon offsets; AND WHEREAS our communities could be better served using this money in the services that they were originally intended for; AND WHEREAS the health authorities are not eligible to apply for capital upgrade grants from the Pacific Carbon Trust: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that UBCM lobby the Province of BC to suspend the requirements for carbon offset payments by health authorities indefinitely and look for alternative methods of achieving carbon neutrality that do not impact service delivery by these health authorities.
