Building on this momentum, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Chiefs-in-Assembly declared their own climate emergency in 2019, recognizing that “climate change constitutes a state of emergency for our lands, waters, animals, and peoples.” The declaration stresses urgent and transformative climate action that reduces emissions in Canada in line with guidance from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and reaches net-zero emissions by 2050, while simultaneously addressing income inequality within First Nations as part of the mobilization for a just transition. First Nation climate strategies are currently being developed in British Columbia, Yukon, and the Atlantic region.
Building on this momentum, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Chiefs-in-Assembly declared their own climate emergency in 2019, recognizing that “climate change constitutes a state of emergency for our lands, waters, animals, and peoples.” The declaration stresses urgent and transformative climate action that reduces emissions in Canada in line with guidance from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and reaches net-zero emissions by 2050, while simultaneously addressing income inequality within First Nations as part of the mobilization for a just transition. First Nation climate strategies are currently being developed in British Columbia, Yukon, and the Atlantic region.
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