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New initiative to advance Indigenous energy efficiency housing projects

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.

Indigenous Clean Energy COP27 – Calls to Action

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.

Indigenous Clean Energy Trailblazing at COP27

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.

Catalyzing Action – Indigenous clean energy leaders gather for the first time on Inuit land in Iqaluit for the 20/20 Catalysts Program

IQALUIT, NU, July 10, 2022 – For the first time in program history, Indigenous Clean Energy (ICE) Social Enterprise’s flagship capacity-building program, the 20/20 Catalysts Program, is honoured to be hosting the program’s second onsite in Iqaluit, NU on July 10-17, 2022.

Charge Up, a new initiative to bring EV chargers to rural and remote Indigenous communities

OTTAWA, ON, March 3, 2022 – Recognizing the challenges that many Indigenous communities in rural and remote areas face incorporating EV technology, Indigenous Clean Energy Social Enterprise (ICE) is launching Charge Up, an initiative that aims to accelerate the implementation of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in communities across Canada.

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Indigenous communities make clean energy drive work for, not against, them

Mongabay — While a growing number of renewable energy projects are either Indigenous-led or include Indigenous people as partners, many still come at the expense of Indigenous rights.

Program helps Indigenous businesses install EV chargers to accelerate climate and business goals

The Globe and Mail — When electric vehicle chargers open on Saskatchewan’s Little Black Bear First Nation in June, they will be among the first Level 3 chargers in operation that are owned by a First Nation in Canada.

Much more than a retrofit

The Low Down — Aaron-lee Odjick was always told that, in his culture, elders come first. That’s why the 29-year-old Anishinabeg father and husband, known throughout his Kitigan Zibi reservation as “Ning,” wants to help his band improve living conditions for seniors in his First Nation community.

Indigenous communities are leading Canada’s clean energy transition

The Globe and Mail — Indigenous lands are often the birthplace of clean energy initiatives aimed at repairing the damage done by gas extraction, addressing environmental degradation and economic challenges alike. These projects are made even more personal by Indigenous peoples’ connections to the land.

Ottawa rebuffs calls for last-minute fixes to green subsidies as Indigenous leaders sound alarm

The Globe and Mail — As Ottawa gets close to finally putting in place long-promised tax credits for low-carbon investments, Indigenous leaders have been sounding the alarm that the measures could inadvertently discourage their communities’ participation in clean-energy projects.

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