Emergency Management Costs and the Fossil Fuel Industry

Subject
Emergency management, climate change, Climate Compensation Act
Author
Multiple authors
Summary

In January 2020, the BC government sought public input on the province's emergency management legislation. 

This submission, signed by 25 organizations and 4 leading academics, calls on the Province to better incorporate the increasing financial costs expected to prepare for, respond to and recover from forest fires, flooding, extreme weather and other climate-related emergencies. 

The submission also expresses concern that taxpayers may be on the hook for all of the rising emergency costs and urges the Province to enact a Climate Compensation Act – similar to those already in place to hold tobacco and opioid manufacturers liable for harm caused by their products – to allow for partial recovery of climate change emergency costs.

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5
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