test climatique-gitanyow

The Gitanyow people developed the Wilp Sustainability Assessment Process (WSAP) and a corresponding climate test to exercise sovereignty and protect their territory from the shortcomings of colonial environmental impact assessments. Refined in 2023, the climate test uses 13 specific criteria and a scoring grid to assess project performance, including carbon pollution and alignment with the Paris Agreement. The process has been applied to three projects, including the Eskay Creek mine and the Ksi Lisims LNG project, demonstrating a shift toward Indigenous-led impact assessments and legal pluralism in Canada.

• The Gitanyow developed the Wilp Sustainability Assessment Process (WSAP) in 2020 to protect their rights and interests regarding large projects, incorporating a climate test to evaluate climate impact performance based on Indigenous leadership.
• The creation of the WSAP was driven by dissatisfaction with colonial impact assessments (IA) between 2009 and 2018, where projects were frequently approved regardless of Indigenous concerns.
• The Gitanyow climate test was expanded in 2023 to address gaps in Canadian and British Columbian assessments, such as the 'scale trick' (comparing project emissions to total host administration emissions to minimize perceived impact) and the failure of political targets to match biophysical Earth systems.
• The current climate test employs a three-step process: an initial broad review of project nature and risks, a detailed evaluation against 13 criteria using a scoring grid (good, average, bad), and a final climate impact report to inform a 'significance decision'.
• Application of the test to the Eskay Creek mine resulted in nine 'good' and four 'average' scores, with a 'good' rating for peer comparison due to low anticipated GHG intensity and a 'average' rating for Scope 3 performance due to vague emission estimates.
• The Ksi Lisims LNG project, which did not participate in the WSAP, was evaluated using public data and received one 'good', five 'acceptable', and seven 'bad' scores, reflecting significant climate impact concerns as a fossil fuel development.

APA

Canadian Climate Institute (2026). test climatique-gitanyow. https://institutclimatique.ca/publications/test-climatique-gitanyow/

Chicago

Canadian Climate Institute. test climatique-gitanyow. 2026. https://institutclimatique.ca/publications/test-climatique-gitanyow/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{canadianclimateinstitute2026test, author = {{Canadian Climate Institute}}, title = {{test climatique-gitanyow}}, institution = {Canadian Climate Institute}, year = {2026}, month = jun, url = {https://institutclimatique.ca/publications/test-climatique-gitanyow/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }