Gillian Aubie-Vines - Part 2 - Local Capacity.pptx

POLLINATORS OF THE SYSTEM
Great Bear Initiative’s Energy Facilitator
GBI Community Energy Committee
New Approach
•  Peer-to-peer network
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•  Support communities
to reach own goals
•  Build relationships with
all stakeholders
•  Guidance, funding,
broker relationships
Act on BEHALF of
Nations
Act as a Pollinator
TECHNOLOGY
•  Between Technology, Policy, and Capacity
POLICY
CAPACITY
Achievements
Energy Plans à
Housing upgrades, passive houses, enagement
Clean Energy Projects à
Nicknaqueet, Baron Lake, Gitga’at, Solar, Nuxalk
Housing Policy à
Sharing policy, programs, training opportunities
Networking with Agenciesà
Links to resources (FBC / AANDC/ Bullfrog / Tides /
Vancouver Foundation)
A success of the GBI Energy Facilitator Model
Kitasoo Popula,on: 340 Industry: Fish processing, eco-­‐tourism Microgrid: Hydro power since 1981 Issues: Energy Overuse Climate Change, low water levels Stakeholder Understanding and Buy-in
Technology
Policy
Capacity
Klemtu Passive Housing Pilot
Select
Builder
Charrette
Understand
Solutions
Review
options
Local
Capacity
Asses local
resources
Policy and
Regulations
Current
state
Detailed
Design
Co-create
Build
House
Prototype
Involve
experts
Integrated
design
charrette
Update
Policy
Scale
Defined, yet
flexible
Local labour
Review
other
policies
Update and
share policy
Systems Level Initiatives from the Project
Capacity Level
Activities initiated to engage stakeholders
We hosted hundreds of conversations with other
folks working on similar initiatives
Efforts to stay connected to stakeholders
We made sure to maintain continual funding to keep
momentum going
à Work without pay & constant fund raising
à Individual contracts for Energy Facilitation
Take Away
Accelerators
à Peer to peer, facilitated model
à Local energy facilitators
Needs
à Long term funding model necessary to support this work
AANDC SPI THANK YOU
Gillian Aubie Vines
Darren Edgar
Our Challenges
Off side of desk
Low staff resources
Engaging Other Levels – Working Group
•  Made sure to connect with Agencies - multi agency
meeting to discuss projects. Barriers, and opportunities
•  Great for connecting to resources!
•  When people change roles, we loose momentum
•  One-on-one meetings as necessary when momentum is
low / between major events