Perspectives inuites sur le développement des énergies renouvelables au Nunavik : un levier vers l’autodétermination ?

The 14 Inuit communities of Nunavik (Quebec Arctic) are supplied with electricity from small diesel generating plants. These communities demonstrate a growing interest in the idea of developing renewable energy sources for their supply (wind, hydroelectricity, solar), with an environmental concern,...

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Published in:Espace populations sociétés
Main Authors: Ève Harbour-Marsan, Frédéric Lasserre
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
French
Published: Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille 2021
Subjects:
G
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4000/eps.10686
https://doaj.org/article/0606a073303945a09dc5105ddcd05c1b
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Summary:The 14 Inuit communities of Nunavik (Quebec Arctic) are supplied with electricity from small diesel generating plants. These communities demonstrate a growing interest in the idea of developing renewable energy sources for their supply (wind, hydroelectricity, solar), with an environmental concern, of course, but also as an affirmation of their economic and political autonomy. These projects, however, generate lively debates within communities and met with resistance, both locally and at the level of regional and political institutions. How are these debates structured and what do they mean about local representations ?