To better understand the magnitude of the Pacific Carbon Trust’s drain on taxpayers, classrooms and operating rooms, I’ve done some number crunching.

Universities and colleges in B.C. spent $4,457,796 ($3,980,175 plus HST) on carbon credits in 2011.

Here’s what the Health Authorities spent on carbon credits in 2011 (Total cost to all health care providers: $6,481,216—that’s $5,786,800 plus HST):

• Fraser Health Authority $1,146,712 ($1,023,850 plus HST)
• Interior Health Authority $1,236,157 ($1,103,175 plus HST)
• Northern Health Authority $690,872 ($616,850 plus HST)
• Provincial Health Services Authority $654,836 ($584,675 plus HST))
• Vancouver Coastal Health Authority $1,317,064 ($1,175,950 plus HST)
• Vancouver Island Health Authority $978,488 ($873,650 plus HST)

School Districts across B.C. spent $5,357,408 ($4,783,400 plus HST) for carbon credits. Some raw numbers:

• Abbotsford (SD34) $120,050
• Alberni (SD70) $40,550
• Arrow Lakes (SD10) $5,684
• Boundary (SD51) $22,025
• Bulkley Valley (SD54) $31,094
• Burnaby (SD41) $166,275
• Campbell River (SD72) $58,450
• Cariboo-Chilcotin (SD27) $104,825
• Central Coast (SD49) $9,475
• Central Okanagan (SD23) $132,100
• Chilliwack (SD33) $40,950
• Coast Mountains (SD82) $86,324
• Comox Valley (SD71) $68,656
• Conseil scolaire francophone (SD93) $58,336
• Coquitlam (SD43) $265,575
• Cowichan Valley (SD79) $71,400
• Delta (SD37) $100,600
• Fort Nelson (SD81) $15,000
• Fraser-Cascade (SD78) $25,775
• Gold Trail (SD74) $25,425
• Greater Victoria (SD61) $173,750
• Gulf Islands (SD64) $9,225
• Haida Gwaii (SD50) $17,725
• Kamloops/Thompson (SD73) $113,425
• Kootenay Lake (SD08) $48,425
• Kootenay-Columbia (SD20) $51,825
• Langley (SD35) $164,690
• Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows (SD42) $102,850
• Mission (SD75) $58,156
• Nanaimo-Ladysmith (SD68) $109,775
• Nechako Lakes (SD91) $65,650
• New Westminster (SD40) $52,000
• Nicola-Similkameen (SD58) $24,575
• Nisga'a (SD92) $2,500
• North Okanagan-Shuswap (SD83) $69,200
• North Vancouver (SD44) $126,000
• Okanagan Similkameen (SD53) $27,475
• Okanagan Skaha (SD67) $48,375
• Peace River North (SD60) $74,075
• Peace River South (SD59) $77,700
• Powell River (SD47) $29,575
• Prince George (SD57) $199,472
• Prince Rupert (SD52) $26,058
• Qualicum-Parksville (SD69) $46,568
• Quesnel (SD28) $41,875
• Revelstoke (SD19) $10,525
• Richmond (SD38) $200,425
• Rocky Mountain (SD06) $40,375
• Saanich (SD63) $50,470
• Sea to Sky (SD48) $49,450
• Sooke (SD62) $66,375
• Southeast Kootenay (SD05) $67,675
• Stikine (SD87) $13,132
• Sunshine Coast (SD46) $36,475
• Surrey (SD36) $525,952
• Vancouver (SD39) $458,850
• Vancouver Island North (SD85) $20,220
• Vancouver Island West (SD84) $5,500
• Vernon (SD22) $69,775
• West Vancouver (SD45) $41,250