Building Energy Sovereignty through Community-Based Projects in Nunavik
| Autor: | Thierry Rodon, Tommy Palliser, Christophe Krolik, Louise Nachet |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0106 biological sciences
Value (ethics) 020209 energy Geography Planning and Development TJ807-830 02 engineering and technology Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 01 natural sciences Nunavik Renewable energy sources Indigenous Politics Sovereignty Political science arctic 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering GE1-350 indigenous Sustainable development sustainable development Environmental effects of industries and plants remote communities Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Community ownership renewable energy Renewable energy Environmental sciences 010601 ecology Economy Inuit 13. Climate action Alternative energy business energy sovereignty |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 9061, p 9061 (2021) Sustainability Volume 13 Issue 16 |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/su13169061 |
| Popis: | Inuit communities in Canada are overwhelmingly dependent on expensive and polluting local diesel-powered generators for electricity production. This article seeks to understand the legal and political obstacles relative to the development of renewable energy in Nunavik, Québec’s Inuit territory. After an analysis of the legal regimes, political configurations, and policies affecting energy production in Nunavik, we present two case studies of renewable energy projects in the communities of Kuujjuaq and Inukjuak. This allows us to demonstrate that the development of alternative energy projects is not only determined by technical and economic issues but is also inseparable from the asymmetrical post-colonial power relations between Quebec institutions and the Inuit people. Our results not only illustrate the value of community ownership and leadership for sustainable northern development but also the ambiguous attitude of public authorities regarding the political and financial support for such projects. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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