Summary
As climate extremes increasingly impact food security and energy reliability across British Columbia, they disproportionately impact First Nations communities. Dual-use solar integration offers a powerful path toward climate resilience and Indigenous self-determination. This piece, authored by Omri Haiven with collaborative guidance and edits from staff at , this talk explores how agrivoltaics (combining solar arrays with agriculture) and ecovoltaics (using solar shade to rehabilitate ecosystems) can simultaneously advance food and energy sovereignty. By intentionally creating microclimates, these technologies can emulate traditional 'forest gardens' to cultivate native foods and medicines while restoring depleted land.
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