Advancing Energy Sovereignty and Economic Prosperity for First Nations through Green Energy Statecraft

A new approach to energy transition governance is necessary, one that is inclusive of First Nations on whose land the energy transition will occur. In this short position paper, we elaborate upon the concept of green energy statecraft (GES), a new approach to energy transition governance that, amon...

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Main Authors: Adam Fish, Elizabeth Thurbon
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Language:English
Published: UTS ePRESS 2025-07-01
Series:Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal
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Online Access:http://10.32.0.11:8080/index.php/mcs/article/view/9603
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description A new approach to energy transition governance is necessary, one that is inclusive of First Nations on whose land the energy transition will occur. In this short position paper, we elaborate upon the concept of green energy statecraft (GES), a new approach to energy transition governance that, amongst other ambitious goals, partners with First Nations in ways that benefit these communities as well as driving energy transition. We show how Australia might improve its energy transition through adopting GES and creating the conditions for First Nations energy justice. In exhibiting how this occurs, we examine generative examples of First Nations communities benefiting from the approach of GES in the United States, Canada, and Aotearoa New Zealand. Indigenous ownership of renewable energy industries is offered as an optimal outcome of GES.
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Advancing Energy Sovereignty and Economic Prosperity for First Nations through Green Energy Statecraft
Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal
energy
Indigenous
renewable
statecraft
green
Australia
title Advancing Energy Sovereignty and Economic Prosperity for First Nations through Green Energy Statecraft
title_full Advancing Energy Sovereignty and Economic Prosperity for First Nations through Green Energy Statecraft
title_fullStr Advancing Energy Sovereignty and Economic Prosperity for First Nations through Green Energy Statecraft
title_full_unstemmed Advancing Energy Sovereignty and Economic Prosperity for First Nations through Green Energy Statecraft
title_short Advancing Energy Sovereignty and Economic Prosperity for First Nations through Green Energy Statecraft
title_sort advancing energy sovereignty and economic prosperity for first nations through green energy statecraft
topic energy
Indigenous
renewable
statecraft
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Australia
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