From March 25 to 28, 2025, the Pembina Institute held its fourth Renewables in Remote Communities Conference (RiRC2025) on the shared traditional territory of Kwanlin Dün First Nation and Ta’an Kwäch’än Council in Whitehorse, Yukon. The conference welcomed more than 350 attendees from nearly every province and territory in Canada. Over the course of the four-day event, attendees deepened their commitments to collaboration and discussed current challenges, motivators, and opportunities for renewable energy and diesel reduction.
This report provides an overview of nine themes that emerged from the conference as well as unique insights, recommendations, and calls to action:
- Local and Indigenous knowledge
- The role youth play in the transition to clean energy
- Capacity building and peer networks
- Storytelling and mentorship
- A just transition that serves the needs of communities
- Policy in support of inclusive clean energy futures
- Actions needed to advance diesel reduction in remote communities
- Co-governance, rights-based negotiation, and relationship development
- The energy transition in the North
With a fourth conference behind us, we remain ever grateful and recommitted to our role as a convener, listener, and partner to the remote, Indigenous-led, clean energy transition. Our sincere gratitude is extended to each attendee, speaker, and sponsor who committed their time, expertise, and resources to this important event.
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