Clean Energy

B.C. businesses are well positioned to meet the interests of investors because of its competitive advantages.

We offer:

• Abundant resources: B.C. is speeding up industrial decarbonization by harnessing one of its most reliable resources in the battle against climate change: its abundant, clean and cost-effective hydroelectric power supply as an alternative to fossil fuel.
• Community and First Nations engagement: B.C. works in partnership with First Nations and the clean energy industry on achieving agreements that ensure real benefits reach people in the province while also protecting our environment.
• Easy market access: B.C. holds the most regionally advantageous position among other provinces in Canada for accessing global markets, such as Asia, the Americas, Europe and Africa where demand for hydrogen remains high.
• Highly skilled workforce: British Columbia has a large, diverse, and educated workforce and a strong talent pipeline thanks to its education and training programs that prepare highly specialized workers in the clean energy sector.
• Innovative Technologies: The province is accelerating technology development for a low-carbon future through the Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy and providing funding for development of innovative technologies in the clean energy sector.
• Supportive Government: The B.C. Government prioritizes the expansion of the clean energy sector, actively fostering investment and striving to generate market opportunities for the province.
• Sustainable Environmental leadership: The CleanBC Roadmap to 2030 outlines the Province’s plan to reduce emissions by 40% by 2030, and includes a range of accelerated and expanded actions across eight pathways, including low-carbon energy, transportation, buildings, communities, industry, forest bioeconomy, agriculture, aquaculture and fisheries, and negative emissions technologies.