Community Capacity Building for Energy Sovereignty: A First Nation Case Study

Rakshit, Roopa; Shahi, Chander; Smith, Michael; Cornwell, Adam R.

doi:10.22158/se.v3n2p177

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“…It has been argued that a holistic approach to building capacities in the energy sector is needed. This requires (i) human resources (skills, knowledge, leadership), (ii) institutional resources for governance and management, (iii) knowledge resources (databases, traditional knowledge systems), (iv) community resources (social cohesion, networks), (v) physical resources (technology, roads), (vi) cultural resources (values, land ethic), (vii) natural resources (land, water), and (viii) financial resources (Rakshit et al, 2018). Second, energy policies need to give people the opportunity to use their resources and skills to contribute to their local energy system.…”

Section: Empowerment and Recognitionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…To achieve gender justice still massive work needs to be done towards improving equality of opportunity in gaining and freely exercising technical and political expertise. As the energy sector requires a high percentage of jobs with certified training and education (Rakshit et al, 2018), it is crucial to ensure that women and girls have adequate opportunities to go from early on to educational programs that will allow them to participate in the energy sector as equals, particularly as technicians and engineers, areas in which they are still underrepresented (UNESCO, 2021). This also requires to abolish discriminatory politics and practices that impede or endanger the possibility for women to work in the energy sector.…”

Section: Gender Justicementioning

confidence: 99%

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Energy Sovereignty: A Values-Based Conceptual Analysis

Timmermann

Noboa

2022

Sci Eng Ethics

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Achieving energy sovereignty is increasingly gaining prominence as a goal in energy politics. The aim of this paper is to provide a conceptual analysis of this principle from an ethics and social justice perspective. We rely on the literature on food sovereignty to identify through a comparative analysis the elements energy sovereignty will most likely demand and thereafter distinguish the unique constituencies of the energy sector. The idea of energy sovereignty embraces a series of values, among which we identified: (i) accessibility, to allow access to everyone, (ii) empowerment and recognition, to develop and sustain capabilities to collaboratively produce solution-oriented energy system knowledge and effectively participate in governance, (iii) stewardship and sustainability, to be able to design and manage decentralised renewable systems in view of protecting the environment, (iv) self-sufficiency, to reduce the negative shocks of exploitative business practises, (v) resilience, to maintain production capacities while withstanding socioeconomic, political, environmental and climatic shocks, (vi) peace, to establish production systems that do not involve hostile relations, (vii) transparency and self-determination, to establish democratic decision-making mechanisms that give a voice to previously underrepresented groups and limit corporate takeover (viii) gender-justice, by acknowledging the contributions of women and eliminate barriers to their empowerment. With a conceptual framework of energy sovereignty, we present a rationale that draws on the key values to be considered when formulating policy solutions for the energy sector.

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Section: Empowerment and Recognitionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Gender Justicementioning

confidence: 99%

Energy Sovereignty: A Values-Based Conceptual Analysis

Timmermann

Noboa

2022

Sci Eng Ethics

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“…Providing opportunities for growth and development are valuable in that they enhance the capacity of communities to participate in collaborations. These opportunities enable continued and long-term community participation in energy developments, ultimately leading to improved collaborative outcomes (Rakshit et al, 2018b).…”

Section: Training Opportunitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Making First Nations communities partners on projects provides long-term commitment to include communities in project planning, implementation and project benefits. Despite what is formally required for consultation, engaging First Nations communities throughout the lifecycle of a project has been proven to lead to better outcomes for everyone involved (Rakshit et al, 2018a) (Rakshit et al, 2018b).…”

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Community Energy Planning as a Pathway Towards Reconciliation

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There is a growing demand for renewable energy production to contribute to achieving emissions reduction targets in the face of global warming. Indigenous communities across Canada are being called to contribute to the renewable energy sector and participate in collaborative energy developments. While cross-cultural collaborations are not new to the natural resource sector, there is an increasing need for improved practices to collaborate with Indigenous peoples, especially in the renewable energy sector. In collaboration with Eagle Lake First Nation, this research sought to understand the challenges and barriers to engaging in collaborative natural resource management, and determine how to improve cross-cultural engagement processes, with applications in the renewable energy sector. A literature and document review, interviews and community engagements were used to identify challenges and barriers, identify ideal engagement scenarios, and develop recommendations for enhancing cross-cultural engagement processes. This research contributed to developing the community perspectives portion of a community energy plan for Eagle Lake First Nation. In addition, the findings of this research indicate that cross-cultural collaborations in the renewable energy sector presents opportunity to address Reconciliation, while improving the standards and common practices to which engagements are held to. Recommendations for improved engagement practices are provided for First Nations communities, academics, industry and government collaborators.

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