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CEA Newsletter

June 2022

  • The Government of BC’s new funding support for local climate action
  • Nominations open for CEA awards
  • Northern BC’s builder education day focuses on an integrated design process
  • June events
  • Climate Leaders Institute
  • CEA helps with planning in Penticton
  • Supporting local climate action in Alberta
  • New CEA Board of Directors
  • 2021 Annual Report
  • CEA jobs
  • Inspiration from elsewhere: Kingston, ON

May 2022

  • A concierge program for retrofits
  • Leading the charge: additional EV charging in the Kootenays
  • Zeroing in on embodied emissions
  • Coming events: the Climate Leaders Institute and a webinar on youth engagement in climate action
  • Energy Step Code development in Northern BC
  • Last Chance: CEA support for CleanBC funding proposals
  • Join our team: CEA job postings
  • Inspiration from elsewhere: Montreal

April 2022

  • It's Time to Act: News from Canada and the IPCC
  • Committing to Collaboration on the Coast
  • Columbia Valley capacity-building
  • Step Up to the Step Code
  • "Throw your heart into it": marketing high-performance homes
  • Yes, Minister(s): an update from BCMCLC
  • Climate Leaders Meet-up
  • Welcome to CEA: new members
  • Inspiration from Elsewhere: Solar on the Amazon

Past Newsletters

March 2022

CEA News

Nominate Your Community for a Climate & Energy Action Award!

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Is your community doing great things at the local level to lower greenhouse gas emissions or advance initiatives related to resilience and adaptation? Here’s your chance to get recognition and...
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New Local Climate Action Funding

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May 17 2022 The Government of BC announced yesterday that every local government around the province will soon be getting more funding to support climate action initiatives, and the increase...
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CEA and Northern BC Homebuilders join forces to host “Step Up to Step Code” Week

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March 16, 2022  New homes in British Columbia are about to get more energy-efficient thanks to changes that are coming to the BC Building Code. These changes are outlined in...
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Budget 2022 Boosts Funding for Local Climate Action

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February 23, 2022 Climate action was a dominant theme in the Government of British Columbia’s 2022 budget,  revealed yesterday, and one of the initiatives signifies a major shift in how...
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CEA Team

We’re Hiring! CEA is looking for a Junior Community Energy Planner

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CEA is looking for a Junior Community Energy Planner to support the delivery of our projects for local governments and First Nations across British Columbia (and elsewhere in Canada). This...
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Accelerating E-bike adoption for climate and equity

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There are many good reasons for local governments to enable and encourage electric bike adoption that extend well beyond the climate. Certainly supporting residents and businesses to move a significant...
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