The Path to Meeting Emissions Targets in BC's Transportation Sector

Emissions from the transportation sector are a major contributor to climate change, accounting for 38% of carbon emissions in BC. 

The Province of British Columbia, through their progressive CleanBC program, has set province-wide GHG emissions reduction targets of 40%, 60% and 80% for 2030, 2040, and 2050. For the transportation industry to meet these targets, it will require strategic investment in low or net zero carbon technologies, and a wide scale coordinated effort between the multiple stakeholders involved in making the decisions that shape transportation in this province.

This introductory document is meant to provide a snapshot of the roadmaps in use in the transportation sector in BC, to provide a strategic overview of the path to the targets for 2030-2050, and to identify areas where the industry would benefit from further support in order to achieve the targets.