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First Nations clean energy and economic development
The ability of companies, governments, and investors to dictate terms of development on First Nations lands is changing. First Nations communities are increasingly interested in being equity owners in projects impacting their land.
Partnering on clean energy projects delivering equity shares, preferred contracting, and training and employment opportunities for Traditional Owners groups, is emerging as the new norm.
Today, there are 15 and counting First Nations partnerships with industry working on significant clean energy project developments.
So, how are First Nations groups getting these partnerships off the ground and what benefits have they negotiated?
SPEAKERS: Lawford Benning, Aunty Carol, Ned David, Jason Bilney, Sonja Dare, Cissy Gore-Borch, Chris Croker (Facilitator)
There's no transition without transmission, but what does that mean for First Nations
Despite all government’s stated ambition for First Nations participation in Australia’s energy transition, there is a lack of commitment to embedding First Nations outcomes in transmission planning prior to decision-making.
First Nations people's land, waters, country, culture and land tenure rights must be engaged with and recognised in policy and legislative schemes that establish access to land and waters for transmission infrastructure.
And the development and installation of transmission infrastructure must incentivise First Nations outcomes, including genuine partnerships.
This session looks at the choices governments have available to them to embed First Nations-related outcomes in the ways that projects are funded, and through the rules determining how planning, investment, construction and operation of transmission (monopoly) assets occurs, and asks, if not now, when will government act to reduce risk and ensure transmission is developed at the pace required?
SPEAKERS: Emily Gerrard, Jason Bilney, Jonathan Kneebone, Paul Paton (Facilitator)
Setting our own protocols for engagement, consultation and approvals
What does it look like when First Nations groups call the shots?
Through designing early engagement and negotiation protocols for government and industry to follow, this session explores what different nations are doing to flip the narrative and set the standard.
SPEAKERS: Daniel Miller, Barengi Gadjin, Daryle Rigney, Jason Bilney, Sonja Dare, Heidi Norman (Facilitator)
On trend right now - Critical minerals and green hydrogen
The government is laying the foundations for Australia to be a major miner, producer and exporter of green hydrogen and critical minerals.
Of the $127 billion pipeline of announced hydrogen investment in Australia, including more than 80 announced projects, only $2 million to-date has been allocated towards First Nations engagement. Furthermore, with over 450 critical minerals deposits across Australia, critical minerals exploration and mining is likely to occur in many Nations.
Government policy suggests on-going engagement, benefit sharing and partnerships with First Nations peoples will be essential to improve equity and investment opportunities for the resources sector’s sustainability.
This session reviews the application of government's policy intent. Are there significant First Nations partnerships, equity and ownership arrangements in the critical minerals and hydrogen sectors, including a seat at the table, and if not, why not?
SPEAKERS: Cameron Smith, Sonja Dare, Jason Bilney, Mia Pepper, Anu Nagar, Darren Godwell (Facilitator)
Taking control of our destiny as a Native Title group
Jason Bilney describes how the Barngarla Determination Aboriginal Corporation has negotiated key energy deals in this webinar on Traditional Owner Negotiations held as part of the First Nations Clean Energy Network series in June 2023.
Negotiations for Traditional Owners webinar
We just held a webinar on 'Negotiations for Traditional Owners'. The key takeout? Clean energy project negotiations can be complex!
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