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Congratulations Ruby Heard who joins ARENA board
July 26, 2024
Congratulations to Ruby Heard, one of the First Nations Clean Energy Network’s fabulous steering group members, on being appointed as a board member of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).
Read MoreEstablishing First Nations incentives through industrial policy
July 25, 2024
Since being launched in November 2021, the First Nations Clean Energy Network has advocated for an energy system that ensures First Nations participation and benefit.
Read MoreBringing a different mindset so we don’t repeat the mistakes of the past
July 19, 2024
We can't simply swap one kind of energy for another without transforming the systems that go with them. We need to bring a different mindset or we run the risk of repeating the mistakes of the past.
Read MoreThe risks and opportunities for First Nation Australians from renewable energy: Actuaries Digital
July 04, 2024
The challenge is not missing the opportunity and letting Australia’s rapid energy transition be another wave of dispossession for First Nations people.
Read MoreEmbedding First Nations rights, interests and priorities in economic and policy systems
July 01, 2024
Australia’s energy transition - the bedrock of Australia’s economic future - will only happen at the pace and scale required when our First Nations voices, interests and aspirations are a genuine part of development and planning systems.
Read MoreIs Australia finally catching up on clean energy benefits for First Nations?
June 30, 2024
Incorporating First Nations into the Future Made in Australia Act will finally bring Australia onto a more equal footing with the United States and Canada.
Read MoreMore than half of Australia’s critical minerals mines lie on Indigenous land: Mongabay
June 28, 2024
Australia’s critical mineral policies must consider the rights and interests of First Nations peoples throughout a project’s life cycle.
Read MoreFirst Nations benefit to be written into Future Made in Australia Act: Minister Chris Bowen MP
June 26, 2024
The Australian government has announced it will incorporate First Nations benefit as one of the key principles in the Future Made in Australia Act. Federal Minister Chris Bowen MP also wants to see more First Nations jobs, and ownership of and equity in clean energy...
Read MoreReady-set-go: 12 actions to power First Nations jobs in clean energy
June 25, 2024
The transition to clean energy will require the creation of a skilled workforce to take up the new job and career opportunities. First Nations are critical partners in the clean energy transition, including in the establishment of the workforce required to service the sector....
Read MoreRuby Heard on equity through energy: ESD News
June 19, 2024
The biggest challenge to an equitable energy transition in Australia is that equity is not the core value of the energy industry. The transition to distributed clean energy has a lot of benefits for remote First Nations communities, but there are barriers in place...
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