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Canada ranks second on the planet, behind the United States, in LEED (Leadership in energy and environmental design) certified buildings. British Columbia, with 299 buildings completed, ranks third in Canada | SOURCE: LEED IN MOTION:CANADA

GDP CONTRIBUTIONS BY SECTOR TO B.C.’S GREEN ECONOMY

PER CAPITA GHG EMISSIONS

$5.0

Tonnes of C02

Billions

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A one-metre rise in sea level would flood more than 4,600 hectares of farmland and more than 15,000 hectares of industrial and residential urban areas in British Columbia

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SOURCE: NATIONAL INVENTORY REPORT, GREENHOUSE GAS SOURCES AND SINKS IN CANADA, ENVIRONMENT CANADA 2011

DOUG HENSTRA AND GORDON MCBEAN |  AUTHORS, [2009] SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY, CLIMATE CHANGE AND EXTREME WEATHER: DESIGNING ADAPTATION POLICY

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