Empowering Native Communities Through Energy Financing
Every day, we see dramatic examples of how climate change is affecting the world around us, threatening the livelihoods and economies of Native peoples across the country. Chronic underinvestment in Native communities has exacerbated the challenges of extreme weather and prevented most from being able to make the transition to self-governed, energy sources.
The energy transition can’t create climate justice without including, mobilizing, and providing tools to act to those most affected by climate change. The biggest challenge for the energy transition is providing affordable energy while reducing carbon emissions.
There is currently, a historic opportunity for Native CDFIs to participate in building an Energy Finance Ecosystem of energy lending capital and technical assistance that will result in lower energy costs, weatherization upgrades, and the development of renewable energy resources that will not only mitigate the effects of climate change, but will also build businesses and jobs that will produce sustainable benefits for the planet and Native peoples across the United States.
Learn about the Clean Communities Investment Accelerator program and how NCN supports Native CDFIs in energy projects.
