OTTAWA, ON, May 31, 2023 – Indigenous Clean Energy (ICE) is pleased to announce the expansion of the Charge Up program, which includes increased funding and extended timelines for application and project completion for participants.
UNAMA’KI, NS, May 1, 2023 – Indigenous Clean Energy (ICE) is proud to announce the first on-site intensive session with the 2023 cohort of Catalysts taking place in Mi’kmaw traditional territory of Unama’ki (Cape Breton, Nova Scotia) and home of Eskasoni, Membertou, Potlotek, Wagmatcook, and We’koqma’q First Nations.
OTTAWA, ON, March 21, 2023 – The Board of Directors and staff of Indigenous Clean Energy (ICE) Social Enterprise are pleased to announce the appointment of James Jenkins as the new Executive Director of ICE. Effective March 20, 2023, James will work closely with founding Executive Director, Chris Henderson to ensure a smooth transition for the organization.
IQALUIT, NU, March 8, 2023 – Announced today at the Qikiqtani Energy Forum in ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ (Iqaluit, NU), the Project Accelerator is an Indigenous-led program to support the start-up and implementation of Indigenous energy-efficient housing projects.
SHARM EL SHEIKH, EG, Nov. 18, 2022 – The Indigenous Clean Energy (ICE) delegation wraps up its time at COP27 with an impactful event illustrating Indigenous and community avenues to sustainable energy futures. Chief Sharleen Gale, Daphne Kay, Mihskakwan James Harper, Dane De Souza and Blaine Chislett shared insights, traditional knowledge, and wide breadths of experiences about what it means to forge a trail for Indigenous clean energy projects locally, nationally and globally.
OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 18, 2022 – Indigenous Clean Energy Social Enterprise (ICE) is pleased to announce its participation at COP27, the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference taking place in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, from Nov.6 to Nov.18, which aims to bring communities, civil society groups, heads of state, climate experts, negotiators, business leaders together to tackle climate change. The ICE delegation will lead and take part in a variety of sessions as part of the official United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) events.
APTN ‘Nation to Nation’ — The group Indigenous Clean Energy is sending a delegation. Freddie Campbell co-hosts a podcast called Decolonizing Power and is one of the delegates heading overseas.
CBC ‘Fresh Air’ — Chris Henderson, Executive Director of Indigenous Clean Energy and Freddie Huppé Campbell, who is coordinating Indigenous Clean Energy’s COP26 program, speak about why they’re attending the United Nations climate change summit in Scotland and how they’re promoting Indigenous-led clean energy alternatives.
CBC News — James Harper, who is Nehiyaw from Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation in Alberta, is a delegate with Indigenous Clean Energy, a not-for-profit dedicated to involving Indigenous people in clean energy projects.
APTN National News — Mihskakwan James Harper joined APTN National News from COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland to share an update about the conference.
Windspeaker — Officials from Indigenous Clean Energy (ICE) are playing a significantly different role this year at a major international conference.
The Globe and Mail — Mihskakwan James Harper and other delegates from Indigenous Clean Energy will be urging them to also think small: specifically, about how micro-grid projects owned and operated by Indigenous communities can help power a lower-carbon world.
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