B.C. expands heat-pump program, despite loss of carbon tax revenue [Video]

British Columbia Energy Minister Adrian Dix says the province will have to “make choices” on programs within its CleanBC initiative given the repeal of the consumer carbon tax.

Dix told a news conference related to heat pumps that the New Democrat government is working with the provincial Greens to look at CleanBC, under an agreement between the two parties, on top of a budgetary review of the initiative.

But Dix also said the repeal of the consumer carbon levy earlier this month does not take away from the province’s commitment to fight climate change.

“Carbon tax was a big part of a particular response to climate action from 2008 on in B.C.,” Dix told the news conference in Victoria on Wednesday. “Obviously, it’s no longer with us. But the issues around climate change are still with us, and we have to continue to have aggressive action in the community and …