Transitioning to a Low-Carbon Economy: New Brunswick's Climate Change Action Plan

Building from New Brunswick's 2007 Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP), the 2014-2020 CCAP establishes provincial GHG reduction goals for 2020 and 2050:

• 2020 - 10% below 1990 levels
• 2050 - 75-85% below 1990 levels

Furthermore, the CCAP lays out key incremental goals to be achieved between 2014-2020: 

Goal 1: Enhance Resilience to the Impacts of Climate Change

Key Action Areas:

• Data collection and research into climate change
• Risk and opportunity assessments
• mainstreaming adaptation

Goal 2: Reduce GHG Emissions with Sustained Economic Growth:

Key Action Areas:

• Increasing energy efficiency
• Increasing renewables and low carbon energy
• Reducing industrial emissions
• Reduced emissions from transportation
• Reduced emissions from other sectors
• Planning for smart growth
• Research and innovation
• Biological sequestering of carbon

Goal 3: Demonstrated Leadership by the Provincial Government

Key Action Areas:

• Public buildings
• Vehicle fleet and employee travel
• Low carbon procurement
• Inter-jurisdictional partnerships 

Goal 4: Measured and Reported Progress

Key Action Areas: 

• Energy use and emissions inventory
• Reporting progress

 Highlights include: expanded energy efficiency, phase-out of coal as a source of electricity, smart grid development, renewable electricity, pricing carbon, and caps on GHG emissions