Climate leadership

We’re thinking differently about the energy we deliver to support a lower-carbon energy future. Guided by our Clean Growth Pathway, we’re reducing the use of fossil fuels and our customers’ overall greenhouse gas emissions to support provincial climate action goals by investing in renewable and low-carbon energy.1

Sustainability

In addition to our Clean Growth Pathway to 2050, we’re guided by our core values: safety, customer care, collaboration, respect and progress. Learn more about our values, and our sustainability pillars that provide a strong foundation for our future as a sustainable company.

Environmental protection

Our environmental specialists help us protect the environment around our natural gas and electricity infrastructure, as well as any areas affected by our construction projects. Learn more about our environmentally-responsible project planning, pest management, and our Safety and Environmental Policy.

Environmental protection

Safety and Environmental Policy

Osprey Nest Management Program

FortisBC uses the term renewable and low-carbon gas to refer collectively to the low-carbon gases or fuels that the utility can acquire under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Clean Energy) Regulation, which are: Renewable Natural Gas (also called RNG or biomethane), hydrogen, synthesis gas (from wood waste) and lignin. FortisBC’s renewable and low-carbon gas portfolio currently includes only Renewable Natural Gas. Other gases and fuels may be added to the program over time. Depending on their source, all of these gases have differing levels of lifecycle carbon intensity. However, all of these gases are low carbon when compared to the lifecycle carbon intensity of conventional natural gas. The current burner tip emission factor of RNG is 0.27 grams of carbon dioxide equivalent per megajoule of energy (gCO2e/MJ) and the current renewable and low-carbon gas portfolio lifecycle emissions for stationary combustion are -22 gCO2e/MJ. This is below B.C.’s low carbon threshold for lifecycle carbon intensity of 30.8 gCO2e/MJ as set out in the 2024 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Regulation amendments.