The Community Energy and Emissions Inventory (CEEI) is an initiative of the BC Ministry of Environment.
The Province of B.C. has committed to reducing greenhouse gas (GHGi) emissions by 33 per cent from 2007 levels by 2020. It is estimated that local governments have control or influence over approximately 45 per cent of these emissions.
The CEEI represents energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from community activities in on-road transportation, buildings and solid waste. Estimates of land-use change from deforestation activities and enteric fermentation from livestock under the Agricultural sector are also available at the Regional District level.
The inventory is the first of its kind in North America, and it helps local governments meet the Climate Action Charter commitment to measure and report on community GHG emissions profiles.
The CEEI website hosts each municipality’s and Regional District’s 2007 CEEI. On May 31, 2010, the Draft 2007 CEEI Reports were replaced by the Updated 2007 CEEI Reports. Click on the button below to view the Updated 2007 reports. Final Reports will be generated on July 31st once all feedback has been received.
About CEEI Reports
Community Energy and Emissions Inventory Reports (CEEI Reports) are not local government operations or Carbon Neutral Reports (e.g. civic buildings and fleets) (see http://toolkit.bc.ca/carbon-neutral-government). They can, however, help local governments to meet the Green Communities legislative requirement to establish greenhouse gas reduction targets, policies and actions in official community plans or regional growth strategies.
As with other inventories, the reports are living documents that will continue to improve. They are designed to create a solid foundation on which local governments will be able to build.
The reports will include supporting indicatorsi to expand the inventory story and to support the government’s emerging Green Communities Performance Reporting Program.
Starting in 2010, future CEEI Reports are anticipated to be produced every two years (i.e., 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) with updates to the base year (2007) inventories.
