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The Local Government Climate Action Program (LGCAP) distributes funds and facilitates data and knowledge transfer between Modern Treaty Nations, local governments and the provincial government in support of cost-effective, impactful, locally implemented climate action.
Annual LGCAP reporting enables the Province to track progress, highlight climate leadership and advance climate action. The Province shares findings from reporting in the annual LGCAP Summary Report and the LGCAP data visualization.
Before the reporting period opens, the primary contact for each local government and Modern Treaty Nation will receive an email from the LGCAP team with instructions on how to:
The Province will support local governments and Modern Treaty Nations with completing reporting requirements. Please contact us for assistance.
Reporting information is outlined in the online survey. When reporting, participants must:
1. Report on projects linked to one or more objectives from the CleanBC Roadmap to 2030 (PDF, 9MB) and/or the Climate Preparedness and Adaptation Strategy (PDF, 7MB), both corporately and at a community level, including, but not limited to:
2. Measure and report traditional services GHG emissions
Local governments and Modern Treaty Nations can adhere to the scope, boundaries and GHG quantification methodologies prescribed for LGCAP or to another established reporting framework such as the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).
Reporting on traditional services GHG emissions includes those from contracted services. This includes contracts that are:
Program participants only need to track and report emissions from fossil fuel use in vehicles, equipment and machinery, not from buildings. These include, but are not limited to, gasoline, diesel, natural gas, propane and bio-fossil fuel blends.
While local governments and Modern Treaty Nations are encouraged to work with their contractors to get actual emissions data, it is recognized that in some cases this may not be possible. If this is the case, participants may choose to use one of the estimation methodologies provided in Appendix B of the Contracted Services Guidance (PDF, 1.5MB). A Contracted Services Calculator (XLSX, 73KB) is also available for estimating emissions from contracted services.
While traditional services carbon neutrality is not a component of this program, we continue to support the use of tools and resources such as the Becoming Carbon Neutral Guidebook (PDF, 2.4MB).
Reporting tools
Use the reporting guidance tools to help with measuring and reporting on traditional services GHG emissions.
There are options for GHG accounting tools on the market and participants can use any tool that meets the needs of their community. Local governments and Modern Treaty Nations can also create their own measurement tools. If you need help finding an appropriate fit, please contact us.
3. Complete the annual LGCAP survey and attestation form
4. Post the completed LGCAP survey and attestation form publicly by September 30
Information collected enables the Province to: