Energy for a Secure Future

✨"...we have a green-washing law that is an assault on the freedom of expression constitutionally guaranteed to everyone in Canada. Suppression of information and discussion should be of concern to everyone... Indigenous groups have invested considerable political and financial capital in the energy industry, and efforts to diminish that industry are a direct threat to economic reconciliation that will provide a meaningful quality of life after generations of economic exclusion."✨ 🔍 Powerful analysis by Karen Ogen, CEO, First Nations LNG Alliance, on the impacts of 'greenwashing' law on economic reconciliation for Indigenous peoples in Canada. Read more ➡ https://lnkd.in/eWftTfMM #economicReconciliation #Reconciliation #IndigenousEnergyProjects #CanadianLNG #CanadianEnergy #EnergyCanada

An important conversation is happening at #AFN this week on ensuring access to affordable energy on reserve. This is a topic Energy for a Secure Future has been working to better understand in collaboration with First Nations Power Authority. I met the Chief of Muscowpetung in April of this year and learned about this issue. It is also a reality in many Indigenous communities in other provinces including BC, AB and ON. I'm glad Chief Tavita's community and others in the province are bringing visibility to an issue that is akin the the boil-water issue. #Affordable energy is a pre-requisite for social mobility and quality of life. These communities are seeking #naturalgas is their best solution and getting support for this Infrastructure is critical: "Muscowpetung doesn't have natural gas service to any of the 125 homes on the reserve. Tavita said she pays around $700 a month for her electric heating bill and knows of other members who pay around $1,000 a month." #energy4people #leadership #reconciliation

"Canada is ready and able to deliver solutions the world needs, like the LNG that our partners are looking for, developed in a cleaner, fairer way than ever before. The partnership between the Haisla Nation and Pembina Pipeline Corporation is a model for Canada and the world. This project is about economic reconciliation, it’s about energy security, it’s about clean energy, it’s about building a better future for all Canadians.” – The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry expressed his support on the innovative, majority Indigenous–owned, natural resource project, Cedar LNG Read more ➡ https://lnkd.in/g4vGxSfX #economicReconciliation #EnergySecurity #CanadianLNG

ESF Chair, Shannon A Joseph, joined an ✨Energy and Raw Materials✨ partnership mission to Germany, hosted by the Konrad-Adenauer Foundation. Alongside Heather Exner-Pirot, Dan Wicklum, Patrick Chevalier, and Tom Hoefer, where Canadian and German experts in energy and raw materials discussed opportunities for collaboration on a low-emission, secure, and affordable energy future. 📢Big thanks to Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and ITEL - Deutsches Lithiuminstitut GmbH for the opportunity to have such an insightful exchange! Read more➡️ https://lnkd.in/eTtBnm7b #EnergySecurity #CanadianLNG #CanadaGermany

It was great to chat with the Hon. Lisa Raitt about the recent Energy for a Secure Future paper by Mike Cleland - Getting Canada's Energy Future Right: a consumer lens on energy in Canada. There are many things we have to get right on the road to a low emission energy system and having a clear line of site on consumers and their needs is central to having a resilient and sustainable approach. Please visit our website to see the full paper: www.energysecurefuture.ca  #energy4people #energyfundamentals #leadership 

🎉What a historic moment for the #energy industry and for #reconciliation in Canada! Energy for a Secure Future extends heartfelt congratulations to Chief Crystal Smith, ICD.D, the Haisla Nation, and Pembina Pipeline Corporation on Cedar LNG receiving the positive Final Investment Decision. Cedar LNG is the ✨first majority Indigenous-owned LNG facility, exporting some of the lowest emission #LNG in the world! ✨ For more details, visit ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/e6kK8xMu #CedarLNG #IndigenousEnergyProjects #CanadianLNG

Action to reduce emissions means holding many balls in the air - including food security.  This a great piece with remarks from Energy for a Secure Future Advisory Council Member Keith Currie speaking to the energy realities of Canadian farmers at a recent Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership event. Insights from practitioners like Keith - an 8th generation farmer - is key to getting Canada's energy and environmental policy right. #energyTrilemma #leadership #energy4people Farmers “don’t have a lot of options” when it comes to energy sources so “getting natural gas expansion through rural Canada, in particular, is very important to us" https://lnkd.in/enF7s5-d

✨Congratulations to ESF Council Member Crystal Smith, ICD.D, Chief Councillor of the Haisla Nation, and Pembina Pipeline Corporation in receiving a final investment decision for Cedar LNG!👏🏽 We celebrate the green light for one of the world’s lowest carbon and first Indigenous owned #LNG facility. This is a historic milestone for the energy industry in Canada and around the globe. The investment on this project will lead to fruits beyond its economic benefits. It will set an important precedent, identifying Indigenous Nations as proponents, managers and owners of groundbreaking projects. #CedarLNG fosters #reconciliation and #prosperity, while providing the world with a low-emission #energy option. Congratulations!

This is huge! Congratulations to Chief Councillor Crystal Smith, ICD.D, Haisla Nation and the team at Pembina Pipeline Corporation on a positive FID for the 1st majority Indigenous-owned #LNG projects in Canada’s history. This is the result of true perseverance on a long road but it is a road of reconciliation I hope many others will follow. Looking forward to more great things! #Gamechanger #Energy4people #leadership  https://lnkd.in/e7uNseEc

I'm excited to be heading to Germany to be part of a series of meetings and great conversations about the future of Canada-Germany collaboration on energy and raw materials. Energy for a Secure Future developed three discussion papers since our founding that can inform our cooperation with international allies in support of affordable, reliable, resilient and low emission energy sources. https://lnkd.in/de5968Fp Also looking forward to hearing from fellow Canadian experts Heather Exner-Pirot, Dan Wicklum, Patrick Chevalier and Tom Hoefer as well as experts in Germany. Being on the ground and understanding each other's realities is a crucial step in identifying opportunities for successful partnership. #TeamCanada #CanadaGermany #Energy4People #leadership