British Columbia is the first province in Canada to set greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for major sectors of the provincial economy, including the oil and gas industry, says the environment and climate change minister. George Heyman said Friday that setting emission reduction targets are good for both the environment and the economy. will miss yet another in a long string of unmet climate targets," he said. Heyman said setting emission reduction targets for sectors of the economy helps to position B.C. 's emission reduction targets were set in December to be 16 per cent below 2007 levels by 2025.

Source: CBC News March 27, 2021 01:32 UTC