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Green shipping corridor prospects open for BC First Nations at COP28

Northwest Indigenous group finds potential partners as they pursue emerging hydrogen sector
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North Saanich’s Alex Grzybowski (first from the right) attended COP28 in Dubai in December with the First Nations Climate Initiative. (Courtesy of Alex Grzybowski)

Two hundred countries agreeing for the first time to move away from fossil fuels captured the biggest world headlines at the COP28 conference in Dubai.

But a smaller B.C. contingent working on the sidelines was also finding partnerships and solutions that could help the world reach its greenhouse gas emission goals.

The First Nations Climate Initiative (FNCI), a collaboration of four Northwest B.C.

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Jake Romphf

About the Author: Jake Romphf

In early 2021, I made the move from the Great Lakes to Greater Victoria with the aim of experiencing more of the country I report on.
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