Resources

This chapter has provided a broad overview of the current and historical policy and practice initiatives for climate mitigation and adaptation. Find external links below to learn more about global, national, and regional strategies discussed in this chapter:

United Nations Framework on Climate Change

• UN Environment Program
• UN Climate Change

The Paris Agreement

• What is the Paris Agreement?
• Global Climate Agreements: Successes and Failures

OECD Policy Instrument for the Environment

• How does it work?
• Policy Instrument Database

OECD Green Recovery in the Time of COVID-19

• Green Recovery Database
• Assessing the Impact

Canadian Energy Sector & Climate Change

• Canadian Climate Action Tracker
• The Cost of Climate Change for Canada
• Climate Change and the Oil and Gas Industry

BC Carbon Tax

• Information on BC’s Carbon Tax Initative
• UNCC Report on Revenue-Neutral Carbon Tax in BC
• Has it Worked?

Nova Scotia Cap and Trade Program

• Information on Nova Scotia’s Cap and Trade Program
• Update: New Output-Based Pricing System

Manitoba Hydro Power

• Hydroelectricity in Manitoba
• Manitoba Hydro’s 2022/23 Enterprise Plan 

Healthy Communities BC Initiatives

• BC Government-Run Programs
• BC Healthy Communities Program website
• Planh
• BC Climate Action Charter

Pan Canadian Framework on Clean Growth & Climate Change

• Framework Summary
• Progress Reports

2008 Federal Sustainable Development Act

• The 2008 Act
• Update: 2022/2023 Federal Sustainable Development Strategy

BC Climate Change Accountability Act

• The 2007 Act
• Climate Change Accountability Reports – Canada