Indigenous communities embracing clean energy, creating thousands of jobs

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Indigenous communities embracing clean energy, creating thousands of jobs – CBC

by ahnationtalk on October 11, 2017981 Views

National survey shows Indigenous clean energy a money maker

Oct 11, 2017

An increasing number of Indigenous communities are becoming partners in renewable energy projects in Canada and creating thousands of jobs as they do it.

A new national survey shows nearly one fifth of the country’s power is provided by facilities fully or partly owned and run by Indigenous communities.

It represents a dramatic increase in the last decade in renewable energy projects like hydro, wind and solar power.

The author of the report, Chris Henderson, says the real surprise for him is the amount of employment that clean power is creating — 15,300 direct jobs for Indigenous workers who have earned $842 million in employment income in the last eight years.