Pages tagged "renewable energy"
Diesel is expensive, smelly and noisy: Reducing diesel for solar in remote communities
I really want to see us put renewables into remote community energy systems and reduce the amount of diesel that we’re burning.
Ruby Heard on equity through energy: ESD News
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 that mean our people are being left behind and left out.
Read moreA just energy transition for Indigenous peoples: From ideal deliberation to fairness in Canada and Australia
It is crucial to question who has the authority to mandate renewable energy projects and who their beneficiaries are. In the energy field, power has remained, for the most part, in the hands of settler nations institutions and private energy companies. Although renewable energy resources are mostly located on Indigenous traditional territories, not all Indigenous communities benefit from the energy transition. The fact that Indigenous peoples are given only a limited voice or power over the transformation of their ancestral territories puts them in a particularly challenging position regarding their participation in the energy transition. Indeed, defending their interests is complex, due to the vagueness and ambiguity surrounding the question of Indigenous national sovereignty and self-determination in Australia and Canada.
This paper, A just energy transition for Indigenous peoples: From ideal deliberation to fairness in Canada and Australia (published 2024), by Fabienne Rioux-Gobeil and Annick Thomassin from the Australian National University, considers who benefits from energy projects and who bears the consequences.
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Thanks for use of the photo Karsten Würth
First Nations peoples can play a critical role in renewable energy projects
Including First Nations peoples in energy projects on their Traditional Lands can have far-reaching positive impacts and be mutually beneficial.
Read moreThe potential for First Nations participation in renewables in Western Australia is vast
Western Australia has very strong solar resources and nationally competitive wind resources that are largely untapped. There is clearly much potential for the development of clean energy projects on land where First Nations communities hold an interest.
Read moreOptimising positive impacts for First Nations through reliable and cost competitive renewable energy projects
The combination of First Nations partnership, governance and equity is unequivocally the factor that unlocks positive impacts for First Nations communities and projects.
Read moreFirst Nations have a significant opportunity in Queensland's clean energy industry
Despite significant energy justice issues, there is great opportunity for First Nations to play a leading role in the clean energy industry in Queensland, particularly given the scale of projects proposed.
Read moreRisks and opportunities for First Nations in Australia’s energy transition
Enabling and empowering First Nations to play a key and central role in Australia’s renewable energy transition goes beyond just social licence issues.
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.
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Special thanks to Christian Bass for use of the photo.
Ngaarda Media: Pilbara First Nations people offered say on Australia's renewable future
Next week, community members in the Pilbara will be asked for their input into a plan for First Nations people to play a central role in the transition to renewable energy.
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