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LEED BUILDINGS IN CANADA YT
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299
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AB
215
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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
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Tonnes of C02
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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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