16 Nov 2021

Clean energy agreement making on first nations land

This webinar is presented by Dr Lily O'Neill, a Research Fellow at the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research and the Energy Change Institute at the ANU. It explores some of the key concepts and obligations involved in developing large-scale renewable energy on First Nations land, (‘the Indigenous Estate’) as well as setting out best practice guidelines for negotiating land access agreements with First Nations land holders. Dr O'Neill is a lawyer and legal researcher examining agreement making and dispute resolution processes in relation to natural resources, climate change and the energy transition, environmental law and native title. Her work on the Grand Challenge Project 'Delivering zero-carbon energy to the Asia-Pacific' examines whether and how First Nations communities can best benefit from renewable energy generation in north-west Australia.