In the face of the climate crisis and the decarbonisation strategies moving forwards in the Western world, the Quebec Government and multinational corporations seek partnerships with Innu First Nation communities to build additional hydroelectric dams and wind farms on their ancestral lands. However, these renewable energy structures come at great ecological costs, and Innu peoples do not benefit equally from the economic revenues generated by such project partnerships. In an era of truth and reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, we must question ourselves whether the ongoing energy transition towards carbon-neutral economies is equitable, and what we can do to ensure justice in climate action.
Bio
Guillaume Bury is a researcher and filmmaker who has been exploring the collective pathways to the ongoing socio-ecological transition towards carbon- neutral economies. His work focuses on the potential of environmental justice for an equitable transition and education for sustainable development to empower marginalised communities, especially young people who increasingly experience climate-related (eco) anxiety around the world.
