Clean electricity, conservation and climate justice in BC

The opinions and recommendations in this report, and any errors, are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publishers or funders of this report. [...] On the other hand, MW is a measure of the instantaneous ability of the electricity system to generate this energy, like the size of a car’s engine. [...] CLEAN ELECTRICITY, CONSERVATION AND CLIMATE JUSTICE IN BC: Meeting Our Energy Needs in a Zero-Carbon Future 15 P A R T. 2 Clean Energy Demand from Dirty Industries The key drivers of the 2010 Load Forecast are the anticipated growth and potential load in the oil and gas sector in BC’s Northeast and the mining sector in the Northwest. [...] The carbon content of this gas, if combusted, amounts to approximately 112 Mt of CO2, almost double all of the emissions in BC’s total inventory of GHGs.25 The first of the two phases of the Kitimat LNG facility is planned to be in operation by 2015. [...] The BC Jobs Plan asserts that by 2015, eight new mines will be operational and nine of BC, up to a existing mines will have completed major upgrades.30 According to the Mining Association of BC, dozen new mines up to a dozen new mines may be developed in the vicinity of the new Northwest Transmission may be developed line alone, once the line is completed.31 All of these, once in production, will