US EditionNisga’a Nation Can Help Convince Other Nations for LNG Export Site Off Coast: Eby
The Ksi Lisims LNG project will produce up to 12 million tonnes annually by 2028, despite opposition from nearly half of First Nations involved in environmental assessments.
- B.C. ministers Davidson and Dix approved the Ksi Lisims LNG export facility with 23 conditions, expecting up to 12 million tonnes annually by 2028 in Pearse Island, British Columbia.
- For Nisga'a leadership, the project represents a development opportunity aligned with reconciliation, while Federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson called it a major private-sector investment for the Canadian economy.
- Project documents show construction costs of $10-billion, including two floating liquefaction platforms built in South Korea, with a workforce of up to 800 peak construction workers and about 250 long-term jobs.
- Despite court challenges and protests, B.C. approved the LNG project without consent from nearly half of the First Nations, with land defenders facing sentencing October 15-17 amid RCMP enforcement plans.
- Environmental groups warned the project is a '30-megaton carbon bomb' amid concerns over greenhouse-gas effects, ahead of COP30 from November 10 to 21 in Brazil.
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Nisga’a Nation can help convince other nations for LNG export site off coast: Eby
Federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson is hailing streamlined approval of a massive floating liquefied natural gas export facility off British Columbia’s coast, saying it represents one of the largest private sector investments in Canadian history.
The Hamilton Spectator
St Catharines StandardB.C. approves massive Nisg̱a’a-led LNG project on the north coast
The B.C. government has just approved the Ksi Lisims liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility, which will produce up to 12 million tonnes of LNG annually by 2028.
Province approves massive Nisg̱a’a-led LNG project on the north coast amid opposition
‘No LNG’ signs could be seen throughout local Indigenous and settler communities on Gitxsan lax’yip in 2024. Photo by Amy Romer This story was originally published in The Narwhal and appears here with permission and minor style edits. The provincial government has approved the Ksi Lisims liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility, which is expected to produce up to 12 million tonnes of LNG annually by 2028. Ksi Lisims LNG — pronounced s’lisims…
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