With the B.C. election coming up October 19, here are some things that candidates need to know about First Nations, LNG development, and natural resource extraction: First, forget the myth that Indigenous Peoples largely oppose resource development. That myth should have died with a national survey in 2022 that found 65 percent of Indigenous respondents …
Our newsletter: 26 September 2024 LNG Canada eyes Phase 2 expansion As LNG Canada stepped up testing at its Kitimat plant, there was more talk of the firm’s partners looking at expansion — doubling its initial planned output of 14 million tonnes of LNG a year. “The kind of prerequisites are there,” CEO Jason Klein …
For a change of pace, as the Alliance keeps an eye on the energy transition, this blog is taken from a remarkable analysis by McKinsey and Co., a U.S. multinational strategy and management consulting firm. (Only footnotes have been removed) Scaling up deployment of decarbonization technologies is crucial to achieve net zero, but there is …
Our last blog reported that our Canadian natural gas and LNG are poised for “significant growth.” And as that future shapes up, there has been some “significant growth” in news stories and headlines about our LNG, and the role of First Nations in its development. Geoff Russ, for one, wrote in National Post: “B.C.’s transformation …
Our newsletter: 15 August 2024 Nisga’a law covers environmental reviews The Nisga’a Nation in British Columbia now has finalized and passed its Nisga’a Environmental Assessment Act. It will come into effect in 2025 and, under it, any resource project on Nisga’a lands will face review by the Nisga’a Environmental Assessment Office. The new law provides …
