By Rochelle Baker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer A review of BC’s climate action plan released Wednesday zeroed in on what’s working rather than what isn’t — while acknowledging the province’s LNG ambitions remain a major stumbling block for climate action. Led by independent climate policy experts Dan Woynillowicz and Merran Smith, the CleanBC review focused on “renewal rather than retreat” and “practical and actionable advice” that scales up progress made by BC’s methane regulations, electric vehicle and electric fuel pump policies and increasing supply of biofuels. The province has increased gas production since 2014 by 60 per cent, but dropped methane emissions by close to the same amount, Smith said. More electric heat pumps, which heat and cool homes while reducing emissions, were installed in 2023 than…
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