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Climate-related spending

Last updated on December 3, 2025

The B.C. Government spent an estimated $817 million on climate-related initiatives in 2024/25 and is forecast to spend $590 million in 2025/26.

Operating and capital investment tables

Operating investments are broken down by:

  • Mitigation measures by sector that support the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
  • Other supporting climate-related measures

Distribution of spending on mitigation measures by fiscal year
Operating investments
($ million)		 Actual 2024-25 Forecast 2025-26
Cleaner industry 288.72 50.38
Cleaner buildings and communities 56.40 82.68
Cleaner transportation 80.17 59.28
Cleaner government and public sector 2.71 4.35
Other climate spending 70.09 80.96
Total spending on mitigation measures 498.09 277.65

Distribution of spending on other supporting measures by fiscal year
Operating investments
($ million)		 Actual 2024-25 Forecast 2025-26
Climate preparedness and adaptation 164.67 153.93
Other tax measures 86.50 59.00
Total spending on other supporting measures 251.17 212.93

Distribution of spending on capital investments by fiscal year
Capital investments
($ million)		 Actual 2024-25 Forecast 2025-26
Clean government and public sector 55.44 92.99
Cleaner transportation 12.50 5.50
Total spending on capital investments 67.94 98.49

Notes:

  • The fiscal year for B.C. is from April 1 to March 31
  • Amounts in each year are not cumulative and totals may not add up due to rounding. Amounts are not audited. The list may not capture all climate-related spending by government and this presentation may be adjusted in subsequent reports
  • Other tax measures include PST exemption on used zero-emission vehicles, e-bikes, and heat pumps, among others. Some exemptions (for example, PST) are largely point-of-sale exemptions and can only be estimated, unlike expenditures provided through other taxes for which there is more precise data
  • Other climate spending includes other operating investments such as the 2 Billion Tree Program, First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund, Organics Infrastructure and Collection Program, and Agriculture Beneficial Management Practices Program
  • Excludes transit projects that are not direct climate investments