CARIP Termination

Whereas the Ministry of Municipal Affairs announced in May 2021, the cancellation of the of the Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program CARIP, a program critical to local government climate action, in the absence of consultation, and, without identifying a comparable funding program to support the development, implementation or administration of local government climate action programs; And whereas Metro Vancouver and many of its member municipalities have committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions 45 by 2030 and 100 by 2050 requiring immediate investment and development of climate action initiatives to meet these adopted targets: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM request that the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change to develop an alternative to the Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program that provides comparable, non-competitive, annual funding for critical climate action projects, in consultation with municipalities, complete with a transition plan to ensure uninterrupted annual funding is available.