The First Nations Climate Initiative (FNCI) is going to its third straight United Nations climate conference (COP29) with the Canadian delegation.
At the conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, a country off the coast of the Caspian Sea, FNCI plans to call on the B.C. and federal governments to make policy and regulatory changes that enable large net-zero infrastructure projects, boost economic development for B.C and Canada through partnerships, and further reconciliation with First Nations. They have several detailed goals for the global summit taking place between Monday, Nov. 11 to Friday, Nov. 22.
“Everybody knows that Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions footprint isn’t that significant in a global context. But our resources, if they’re produced and managed in the right way, they can have a big impact. We can help others decarbonize, as well as decarbonize ourselves,” said Alex Grzybowski, FNCI facilitator and CEO of K’uul Power+, who is a part of the delegation.