Canadian Indigenous leaders roll out clean energy solutions

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New renewable power projects have been tailored specifically to their communities
The Catalyst program is a new clean energy solution project run by non-profit Indigenous Clean Energy to support the acceleration of participation in greener power projects by First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities across the country.

This program has sparked some creative, bespoke strategies
According to Desiree Maurice, who is spearheading the clean energy projects after having spent the majority of her career working in uranium mines, her goal is now the creation of “sovereignty with energy” and making it possible for each Indigenous community to select the type of approach that will best fit with their needs, concerns and lifestyles.

“For example, one community is very set on doing solar and another community said, ‘I don’t want anything to do with solar, it’s an eyesore,” explained Maurice.

The idea is to develop options within each community. Many Indigenous communities in Canada are remote and isolated, causing residents to be highly dependent on fossil fuel-powered vehicles to be able to reach cities and supplies. According to Maurice, being able to develop clean energy programs for their own communities provides them with a way to feel positive in an atmosphere of “doom and gloom” surrounding climate change.

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