| May 4, 2010 OSOYOOS – The Province returned $13,336 in carbon tax revenue to communities in the Boundary area through the Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program (CARIP). “Our interior communities have shown they are committed to the environment by signing on to the Climate Action Charter,” says Boundary-Similkameen MLA John Slater. “Come 2012, they will be carbon neutral, which will be a boost for our province.” The following communities signed on to the Climate Action Charter and received CARIP grants:
The Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program is a conditional grant program that returns 100 per cent of carbon tax costs back to communities who have signed on to the Climate Action Charter, pledging to become carbon-neutral by 2012. The funding announced today represents carbon tax payments made from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009. The Climate Action Charter is part of the government’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 33 per cent by 2020 and 80 per cent by 2050. -30- | |
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