Building Energy Sovereignty through Community-Based Projects in Nunavik

• Published in: Sustainability
• Main Authors: Thierry Rodon, Louise Nachet, Christophe Krolik, Tommy Palliser
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: arctic; energy sovereignty; indigenous; Inuit; Nunavik; remote communities; renewable energy; sustainable development; Arctic; Canada; Kuujjuaq; Inukjuak; inuit
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/su13169061

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. Aft...