Pages tagged "Northern Territory"
Northern Territory hosts two-day roundtable to unearth big ideas for ensuring First Nation leadership in energy transition
Ensuring First Nations people and communities participate in and benefit from the clean energy transition is the focus of a community roundtable in Alice Springs on 16-17 May 2023.
Read moreNorthern Territory policy overview highlights current environment for First Nations and clean energy
The Northern Territory has some of the strongest solar radiation in the world and there is clearly much potential to develop clean energy projects on First Nations titled lands.
Read moreNorthern Territory Policy Overview: First Nations and Clean Energy
This paper was prepared to support conversations at the Mparntwe (Alice Springs) roundtable for the First Nations Clean Energy Strategy. The Northern Territory has some of the strongest solar radiation in the world and there is clearly much potential to develop clean energy projects on First Nations titled lands.
Read the paper here
Special thanks to Christian Bass for use of the photo.
Northern Territory roundtable planned to assist in development of First Nations Clean Energy Strategy
The second roundtable to discuss the barriers and opportunities for First Nations people in Australia's clean energy transition is being held in Alice Springs on 16 - 17 May 2023.
Read moreInquiry into Northern Australia Workforce Development (December 2022)
In Northern Australia, almost all land, and also waters, are covered by some form of legally recognised and enforceable First Nations title. Australiaʼs rapid transition to renewable energy will require access to vast areas of land and waters, including for thousands of kilometres of new transmission infrastructure. Enabling and empowering First Nations to play a key and central role in Australiaʼs renewable energy transition goes beyond just social licence issues - it presents a unique opportunity for Australia to design an economic system for renewable energy infrastructure developments (and upstream and downstream supply chains) that is fair and just and which can also positively impact and result in other social and economic benefits for First Nations.
Download the submission here
The Citizen: As renewables run hot, Indigenous network plugs in to power up
Australia’s remote landscapes soak up some of the highest levels of solar irradiation on the planet. And as they also attract increasing interest in the renewable energy bonanza, Indigenous landowners are positioning to power up their communities and a brighter, cleaner future. Jordyn Beazley reports.
Read moreABC Radio National Breakfast: Indigenous communities look to solar
As heatwaves become more frequent and extreme due to climate change, the impact on Indigenous Australians struggling with energy poverty is potentially life threatening.
An Indigenous-led initiative, the First Nations Clean Energy Network, is being launched to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island communities are not left behind as the nation transitions to cheaper renewable energy.
For the full story from 16 November 2021 on RN Breakfast listen here.
SBS: Why Australia's green energy movement needs to include Aboriginal communities
Norman Frank is the first Aboriginal person in the Northern Territory to try to connect rooftop solar to a prepaid meter - but he still can't access the grid.
As COP26 puts climate action on the world stage, those behind the initiative are determined to bring green energy to the region.
The contents of Norman Frank’s fridge could mean the difference between life and death. His doctor told him to drink cold water for his kidney trouble, and to keep his medicines, which help manage his diabetes and other health problems, chilled.
But he doesn’t have a full-time job and struggles to afford electricity.
This story by Amy Gunia and Aneeta Bhole was produced by SBS News, in partnership with TIME Magazine, and was published on 3 November 2021
Read moreThe Off-Grid Guide: Procurement, deployment and maintenance of remote off-grid solar power systems
This guide is a resource for communities to help with decision making in the procurement, deployment, operation and maintenance of off-grid power systems. It leverages the knowledge generated during the Bushlight project, which ran between 2002 and 2013.
The Remote Community Mining Toolkit
The Remote Community Mining Toolkit is designed to empower remote communities to gain a greater understanding of, prepare for and act to better manage the changing effects of a mine over its lifecycle.
A key goal of the toolkit is to deliver enduring community value from mining (ECVM) – or long-term, lasting value to the community.
The best way to do this is for the community to make decisions and act early so as to best influence the mining decision-makers: the company, the state and, in the Northern Territory, Traditional Owners who have the power to block mining development on Aboriginal land.
This toolkit is provided for guidance purposes only and does not substitute for expert legal and other advice which should be sought early in the mine lifecycle and before any decision is made or action is taken.
Authors: Blackwell BD and Fordham AE. 2018. The Remote Community Mining Toolkit. Ninti One Ltd, Alice Springs.