| May 4, 2010 PROVINCE RETURNS 100 PER CENT OF CARBON TAX TO SHUSWAP SALMON ARM – The Province has returned $25,027 in carbon tax revenue to Shuswap communities through the Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program (CARIP) to reduce global warming. “Through CARIP the Province is working to reduce B.C.’s carbon footprint,” says Shuswap MLA George Abbott. “Community involvement plays an invaluable role in achieving this goal and it is great to see so many communities successfully moving this initiative forward.” The following communities have signed on to the Climate Action Charter and received CARIP grants: • Salmon Arm - $20,081 • Spallumcheen - $2,277 • Enderby - $1,335 • Sicamous - $1,334 The Climate Action Revenue Incentive Program is a conditional grant program that returns 100 per cent of carbon tax costs back to communities who have signed on to the Climate Action Charter, pledging to become carbon-neutral by 2012. The funding announced today represents carbon tax payments made from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009. The Climate Action Charter is part of the government’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 33 per cent by 2020 and 80 per cent by 2050. -30- | |
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