Climate Change

What is Climate Change?

Climate change (sometimes referred to as global warming) is the variation in the Earth’s global climate over a time period that ranges from decades to centuries. The term refers to both natural (changes in solar output, changes in the Earth’s orbit, and the natural greenhouse effect) and human-induced changes (enhancing the greenhouse effect, land use changes, and atmospheric aerosols).

For more information visit Environment Canada's The Green Lane.

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Articles and Documents

• An Analysis of Resource Recovery Opportunities in Canada and the Projection of Greenhouse Gas Emission Implications. NRCan, May 2006
• B.C. Government Operations Greenhouse Gas Progress Report 2001-2004. Ministry of Environment, May 2006
• Canada - United States Air Quality Agreement
• Progress Report - 2006. Environment Canada
• Climate Change- Temperature Rising Poster. The Greater Vancouver Regional District
• Determination of the Impact of Waste Management Activities on Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 2005 Update. Environment Canada, October 2005.
• Weather, Climate and the Future: B.C.'s Plan. Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection, December 2004
• Indicators of Climate Change for British Columbia. Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection, March 2002
• Measuring Energy Savings and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission Reductions Benefits Resulting From Recycling in Canada. Recycling Council of Ontario, 2000.

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Related Links

• Air Quality Department, Greater Vancouver Regional District
• B.C. Climate Exchange, Promoting Learning About Climate Change
• B.C. Weather, Environment Canada
• Clean Air, Environment Canada
• Climate Change: Impacts and Solutions, David Suzuki Foundation
• Global Warming and Clean Energy, Sierra Club
• Climate Change- Temperature Rising Poster, Greater Vancouver Regional District
• Environment Canada Weather Office
• The Green House Gas (GHG) Calculator, Government of Canada
• The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
• Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment Canada
• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
• What You Can Do: Small Changes Make Big Differences, Environment Canada

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Other Information

For information on Climate Change, contact the Recycling Council of BC Hotline

Phone: 604-732-9253 (Lower Mainland)
Toll Free: 1-800-667-4321 (rest of BC)
Email: hotline@rcbc.bc.ca

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