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Renewable Energy

Summit 2016

Indigenous and Northern Affairs

Canada and the Government of

Nunavut Sessions

16 – 17 September, 2016

Frobisher Inn

Iqaluit, NU

““U.S.-Canada Joint Statement

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With partners, we will develop and share a plan and timeline for

deploying innovative renewable energy and efficiency

alternatives to diesel and advance community climate change

adaptation. We will do this through closer coordination among

Indigenous, state, provincial, and territorial governments and the

development of innovative options for housing and infrastructure.

U.S.-Canada Joint Statement on Climate, Energy, and Arctic Leadership

March, 2016

Context Explore ☕Deep Dive PlanPlenary

A unique opportunity

This represents a situation where many different

groups – many of them represented around this

room – have come together, committed and keen

to address this particular issue in Nunavut

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Overview of INAC and GN Sessions

OBECTIVE

Gather input from Nunavummiut and interested parties to shape how the

Federal Government, Government of Nunavut, Qulliq Energy Corporation,

communities, northern organizations, and others can work together to move

toward a better energy future for Nunavut.

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Exploring and identifying barriers to and enablers for reducing reliance on diesel

Shaping the path forward for addressing Nunavut’s energy challenges


Agenda (Friday)

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1 20 min Context & Background

2 20 minExploring barriers and

enablers

3 60 minDeep dive group exercise on

barriers and enablers

20 min Break

4 40 min Plenary discussion

5 20 min Plan for Saturday


Exploring the issues

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Community

Policy, Governance & Economy

We’ve clustered the barriers and enablers into 3 broad categories

Technical


Community

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Community

• Project champions

• Community capacity

• Community voice

• Community ownership

& community-based

models

• Traditional values

• Social & economic

benefits

• The environment and

human health

• Regional and cultural

empowerment

• Enabling growth



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• Upfront capital costs

• Population trends

• Available, suitable

resources

• Business model

• Diesel fuel subsidies

• Political dependencies

• Funding structures

• Integrated, coordinated

approaches

• Knowledge sharing

• Industry collaboration



Technical

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• Northern geography

• Availability of data

• Need for outside support

• Northern-ready technology

• Aging infrastructure

• Energy Efficiency &

DSM

• Renewables &

energy storage

• Diesel upgrades

• Transformational

projects

Technical


Questions

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Before we get started, are there

any questions on:

- What we hope to achieve

- Our plan for today and tomorrow

- Anything else

?

?

?

?


Group exercise – barriers & enablers

MATERIALS

• Information sheet

• Exercise sheet

• Flip charts & markers

INSTRUCTIONS

• Break into 3 groups – one for each category

• A facilitator has been assigned to each group. Assign a recorder to

keep track of your group’s discussions.

• Work through the exercise instructions in your groups

• Report back on your discussion to plenary

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60 min

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PROJECT CHMAPIONS

A. CHARACTERIZENEED TO BE LONGSTANDING RESIDENTS OF THE COMMUNITY; TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP CAPABILITY; NETWORKING & SOFTER-SKILLS

E.G. JP PINARD & KLUANE WIND PROJECT

B. CHALLENGES

-PRESENCE OF QUALIFIED, KEEN INDIVIDUALS

-ACCESS TO TRAINING

- RESOURCES (THIS TAKES A LOT OF TIME!)

C. ACTIONS

-ARENA PROGRAM / WWF TO SPONSOR INDIVIDUALS

-CREATE CENTRAL RESOURCE HUB (GN / GoC??) TO SUPPORT CHAMPIONS

Sample output

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CommunityPolicy, Governance

and EconomyTechnical

Facilitator: Michael van Aanhout Facilitator: Chris Rose /

Paul Crowley

Facilitator: Gwen

Holdmann

Trevor Attungala

Stephan Bowman

Helena Craymer

Andrew Dunford

Jamie Flaherty

Murtaza Gurmani

Dick Hapanak Arriat

Paul Haulli

Sara Holzman

Mariia Iakovleva

David Irquit

John Ivey

Anja Jeffrey

Joedee Joedee

George Kakkianium

Kugaaruk

Emily Kattuk

Lawrence Keyte

Sheldon Nimchuk

Jessica Park

Madeleine Redfern

Leanne Robinson

Sherri Rowe

Theresie Tungilik

Hannah Uniuqsaraq

Gary Wong

Louie Azzolini

Myra Berrub

Maria Blanchette

Brandy Dallard-Beaulne

Joamie Eegeesiak

Mark Hopkins

Elizabeth Kingston

Dave Lovekin

Bernie Macisaac

David Miller

Aramide (Lola) Owoaje

Lola Owoaje

Sheila Papa

Jason Patchell

Bruno Pereira

Nelson Pisco

Nicolas Seguin

Aurian Stark

Claudio Canizares

David Clark

Indrajit Das

Barend Dronkers

Barbara Grey

Taufik Haroon

Colleen Healey

Stephen Hooey

Krista Johnson

Joanna MacDonald

Cheri-Ann MacKinlay

Zoe Martos

Gaurang Mukherjee

Michael Ross

Farid Sharifi

Rachel Theoret-

Gosselin

William Thomson


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Podium


Technical

Community

Where to go


Break

15


Plenary Discussion

A member from each group will provide an overview of

their group’s discussions and conclusions and allow for

the other groups to react and ask questions

(~12 min per group)

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40 min

Plan for Saturday

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• Saturday will focus on exploring the path forward for addressing Nunavut’s

energy challenges

• We will collectively explore:

– What action is required

– Who needs to be involved

– Who is best placed to lead

– Obvious next steps


Plan for Saturday

What did you like about

today?

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1

What would

you change?

2

What do you hope will

come out of

tomorrow?

3


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