Healthy Energy Homes Urgently Needed in Indigenous Communities – The Energy Mix

Solving the intertwined crises in Indigenous housing and health requires Indigenous knowledge, experience, and leadership, concludes a new scoping paper co-authored by Indigenous Clean Energy and the Canadian Climate Institute.

Titled “Beyond Sustainability: The Power of Indigenous Healthy Energy Homes,” the paper [pdf] draws on Indigenous-authored or -led scholarship and experience to explore the intersections between housing, health, and energy in Indigenous life.

In 2018, the Haíłzaqv (Helsiuk) Nation installed its first 20 heat pump systems in homes in Bella Bella, British Columbia, saving the homeowners as much as $250 per month on their heating bills because they no longer had to pay for diesel. But there was another immediate and tangible benefit: parents reported that chronic runny noses and coughs in their children disappeared along with the use of fossil fuels to keep warm.

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