Sustainable Jobs for Indigenous Clean Energy Action

This briefing by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and Indigenous Clean Energy provides recommendations for implementing Canada's Sustainable Jobs Act to support Indigenous-led clean energy solutions and self-determination.

• To support Indigenous-led initiatives and avoid the harms associated with the fossil fuel economy, Canada's federal sustainable jobs policies and investments must be developed in full partnership with Indigenous Peoples, focusing on four primary areas: joint governance, Indigenous definitions of sustainable jobs, Indigenous equity, and workforce capacity.
• Recommendations for joint governance and co-design include establishing shared decision-making with Indigenous governments or nations, co-creating programs, and ensuring accountability to Indigenous communities.
• To enable Indigenous equity, the document recommends creating flexible funding mechanisms, including funding set-asides for Indigenous Peoples, providing multi-phase and long-term project support, prioritizing Indigenous procurement, and improving access to updated information.
• Scaling up Indigenous workforce capacity requires improving access to training and education, creating supportive environments for employees, providing mentorship for early-career workers, and incorporating wrap-around supports like childcare into program design.
• The brief suggests that Indigenous definitions of "sustainable jobs" should be flexible enough to allow communities to address intersecting crises through a range of initiatives, including clean energy and the revitalization of Indigenous languages and knowledge.

APA

Roop,, L. C. H. C. (2024). Sustainable Jobs for Indigenous Clean Energy Action. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/sustainable-jobs-indigenous-clean-energy-action

Chicago

Roop,, Laura Cameron,Freddie Huppé Campbell,Mackenzie. Sustainable Jobs for Indigenous Clean Energy Action. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2024. https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/sustainable-jobs-indigenous-clean-energy-action.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{roop2024sustainable, author = {Roop,, Laura Cameron,Freddie Huppé Campbell,Mackenzie}, title = {{Sustainable Jobs for Indigenous Clean Energy Action}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2024}, month = aug, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/sustainable-jobs-indigenous-clean-energy-action}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }