Climate Leadership (Adaptation) Act
Prince Edward Island's Bill 50 (Climate Leadership Adaptation Act) is the King PC government's climate-adaptation framework legislation operationalizing the Climate Adaptation Strategy for PEI 2020. PEI faces among the highest coastal-erosion risk in Canada (the PEI Climate Lab estimates 50 to 75 metres of shoreline loss in some North Shore areas over 50 years). The Act establishes a binding requirement for the province to publish a refreshed Climate Adaptation Strategy every five years, creates the PEI Climate Adaptation Fund with $50 million capitalization over four years, and requires provincial infrastructure projects to undergo a Climate Risk Assessment before approval.
Status
Quick learn
Sets PEI's climate-adaptation framework. Coastal-erosion mapping, building-code updates for storm-surge zones, and a funding formula for relocating critical infrastructure away from at-risk shorelines.
Issues this bill touches
- Climate & Environment
PEI's climate-adaptation framework. Tied to the province's climate-action plan.
- Climate Adaptation & Disaster Response
PEI's climate-adaptation framework: coastal-erosion mapping, building-code updates, infrastructure-relocation funding.
Legislative history
- Introduced
Tabled in the originating chamber by the sponsor.
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Final debate and vote in the originating chamber.
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