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Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change (PCFCGCC) Canada's national climate strategy, was released in August 2017 by the Government of Canada.Build Smart - Canada's Buildings StrategyPan Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change.

Four main pillars

The PCFCGCC's four main interrelated pillars are "pricing carbon pollution; 2complementary measures to further reduce emissions across the economy; 3measures to adapt to the impacts of climate change and build resilience; and 4actions to accelerate innovation, support clean technology, and create jobs."

Carbon price

Main article: Carbon price (Canada)

BRACE

"Building Regional Adaptation Capacity and Expertise (BRACE) is a program that is increasing the ability of communities, organizations, small and medium-sized enterprises and practitioners to access, use, and apply knowledge and tools on climate change adaptation in their work."

Background

The "executive, mitigation and adaptation" strategies were presented by 11 provinces and the Canadian government in December 2016 for a clean economy. The "extensive document"—"The Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change (PCFCGCC)"—"lean[-ed] heavily on carbon pricing".The Canadian federal government's Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change promotes sustainable building programs.

Elements

Zero-energy building

Main article: Zero-energy building

Canada's Buildings Strategy, Build Smart, that focuses on increasing energy efficiency in buildings in pursuit of eventually attaining zero-energy buildings, is another key driver of Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change.

The federal government represented by Natural Resources Canada, the provinces and territories endorsed Build Smart: Canada's Buildings Strategy in December 2017. The Build Smart strategy commits those who sign the agreement to a "net-zero energy ready" model building code by 2030 and to development and adoption of stringent model building codes starting in 2020.

In August 2017, British Columbia joined Canada's federal government, represented by Natural Resources Canada, and other provinces and territories in endorsing the Build Smart: Canada's Buildings Strategy. The strategy commits signatories to develop and adopt increasingly stringent model building codes, starting in 2020, with the goal that provinces and territories adopt a "net-zero energy ready" model building code by 2030. In British Columbia, the BC Energy Step Code serves as a technical policy pathway for British Columbia to deliver on that goal.

Fugitive gas emissions

Main article: Fugitive gas emissions

The Framework includes plans that would reduce oil and gas sector emissions about by 40% below 2012 levels by 2025.

Nunavut

In Nunavut,

"Legislative and regulatory requirements for adaptation are one way to ensure a greater emphasis on adaptation, have been successfully used in other contexts (e.g., Jude et al. 2017), and could be used to ensure the Government of Nunavut’s strategic planning document on adaptation (Upagiaqtavut) is mainstreamed for decision making across departments. The federal role, however, will likely continue to be one of supporting provinces and territories on adaptation, as outlined in the recent 96 Climatic Change (2017) 145:85–100 Pan-Canadian Framework, involving providing information, coordination, and facilitation to draw attention to adaptation, engage public and private actors, and build support for policy objectives. Such a role has been identified as an effective approach in the context of complex, multilevel political systems like Canada’s federal system (Henstra 2017). As part of the Pan-Canadian Framework, the federal government has committed to working closely with communities and governments to create a Northern Adaptation Strategy for Canada’s Arctic territories. This represents an important development on political leadership, and combined with recent statements by Inuit organizations on the importance of adaptation (ITK 2016), portends for a more supportive institutional and governance environment.p.97-98

See also

• Technological Innovation for Climate Change Mitigation
• Built Green Canada
• BC Energy Step Code

• Energy policy of Canada
• Efficient energy use
• Passive house
• California Green Building Standards Code

References

[[Category:Building codes [[Category:Standards of Canada