2021 R18 – Help Cities Lead
- Year: 2021
- AVICC Number: R18
- UBCM Number: C10
- Courtenay
Whereas building retrofits help drive deep building-sector emissions reductions, respiratory illness reductions, building operating cost reductions, and job creation, yet local governments are currently constrained with existing legislation;
And whereas Integral Group modelling has shown that when implemented together, these five actions complement each other:
Therefore be it resolved that UBCM prevail upon the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Energy Mines and Low Carbon Innovation (EMLCI), and Attorney-General and Ministry responsible for Housing to move as quickly as possible and in close consultation with local governments to develop and implement the first three measures:
• Regulating GHG emissions for new buildings;
• Home energy labelling; and
• Property assessed clean energy (PACE) enabling legislation;
And be it further resolved that the Province enable local governments to choose, when ready, to opt into the remaining two measures:
• Regulating GHG emissions for existing buildings;
• Building energy benchmarking and reporting.
- Year: 2021
- AVICC Number: R18
- Sponsor: Courtenay
- Resolution Type: Provincial
- Category: Environment
- AVICC Decision: Endorsed
- AVICC Action: Forwarded to UBCM
- AVICC Response link
- UBCM Number: C10
- Provincial Response:Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation The Province is taking action on GHG Requirements for New Buildings, Property Assessed Clean Energy PACE financing, and Home Energy Labelling commitments. The Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation EMLI is currently focused on implementing energy labelling for ground-oriented residential buildings, including developing market supports and proceeding to the required legislative amendments. We will consider options for multi-unit residential buildings and commercial buildings over the coming years. The Province is proceeding to next steps on a PACE program, including determining the scope and phasing of PACE. Additionally, the Province is currently developing carbon pollution standards for new construction for voluntary adoption by local governments. The CleanBC Roadmap to 2030 committed to new requirements to make all new buildings zero emissions by 2030 - this will be implemented through the introduction of carbon pollution standards in the base Building Code. The Roadmap to 2030 also commits to: - Increased energy efficiency requirements, including a requirement that after 2030, or earlier where feasible, all new space and water heating equipment sold and installed in B.C. will be at least 100 efficient, significantly reducing emissions compared to current combustion technology. - A greenhouse gas emissions cap that will require gas utilities to undertake activities and invest in technologies to further lower GHG emissions from the fossil natural gas used to heat homes and buildings and power some of our industries. These two commitments, along with program supports, will achieve the emission reductions required to meet 2030 and ultimately 2050 targets. They are considered alternatives to the GHG requirements for existing buildings called for in the Help Cities Lead campaign. EMLI encourages UBCM and Help Cities Lead to engage with EMLI staff to explore ways in which local governments can take early action to support market readiness for these regulations.
- UBCM Response link
The AVICC acknowledges that we are grateful to live, work, and play on the traditional territories of theCoast Salish, Nuu-Chah-Nulth and Kwak-Waka’wakw Peoples