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- Wind resistance: can Colombia overcome opposition to get its green energy plan back on track? Fri, 5 Apr 24, 9:30pmIn the state of La Guajira, ambitious plans to transition to renewables are beset by bureaucratic delays and anger from many local Indigenous people, who see it as ‘new colonialism’
- Uruguay’s green power revolution: rapid shift to wind shows the world how it’s done Wed, 27 Dec 23, 8:00pmStung by the 2008 oil price spike, Uruguay now produces up to 98% of its electricity from renewables. Can other countries follow suit?
- Solar energy could power all health facilities in poorer countries and save lives, experts say Fri, 17 Nov 23, 5:00pmMove would cost less than $5bn and cut toll of deaths from power outages and lack of supply, Cop28 delegates will hear
- ‘Electricity can go anytime here’: how Zimbabwe’s iron men ran out of steam Thu, 11 Aug 22, 4:15pmLivelihoods are on the line with outages of up to 17 hours a day as the country’s ageing power plants struggle to cope
- Africa must forgo gas exploration to avert climate disaster, warn experts Tue, 14 Jun 22, 6:00pmCall comes after former UN climate envoy urged African countries to exploit their natural gas reserves
- West accused of ‘climate hypocrisy’ as emissions dwarf those of poor countries Fri, 28 Jan 22, 6:30pmAverage Briton produces more carbon in two days than Congolese person does in entire year, study finds
- Global renewable energy initiative aims to bring a billion people in from the dark Fri, 13 Sep 19, 9:44pmWorldwide commission aims to end energy poverty in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia by driving investment in new technology
- Rich countries pushing 'dirty energy' in Africa, report claims Mon, 23 Jul 18, 3:00pmStudy finds that while wealthy nations advocate renewables at home, 60% of aid to African energy projects went on fossil fuels
- Why is Latin America so obsessed with mega dams? | John Vidal Tue, 23 May 17, 8:14pmProtests against Latin America’s pursuit of hydropower are increasing as the environmental costs mount up. Is the end of the region’s mega dams in sight?
- Por que a América Latina tem tamanha obsessão por mega-hidrelétricas? | John Vidal Tue, 23 May 17, 8:14pmFrequentemente tida como motivo de orgulho nacional, a matriz hídrica da América Latina gera custos ambientais cada vez maiores e é alvo de protestos crescentes...
- ¿Por qué la obsesión de Latinoamérica por las represas? | John Vidal Tue, 23 May 17, 8:14pmSon símbolos de orgullo nacional, pero dado el aumento en las protestas y los costos medioambientales ahora se cuestiona el futuro de las mega represas
- Why is Latin America so obsessed with mega dams? Tue, 23 May 17, 8:14pmProtests against Latin America’s pursuit of hydropower are increasing as the environmental costs mount up. Is the end of the region’s mega dams in sight?
- Por que a América Latina tem tamanha obsessão por mega-hidrelétricas? Tue, 23 May 17, 8:14pmFrequentemente tida como motivo de orgulho nacional, a matriz hídrica da América Latina gera custos ambientais cada vez maiores e é alvo de protestos crescentes...
- ¿Por qué la obsesión de Latinoamérica por las represas? Tue, 23 May 17, 8:14pmSon símbolos de orgullo nacional, pero dado el aumento en las protestas y los costos medioambientales ahora se cuestiona el futuro de las mega represas
- Lonely struggle of India's anti-nuclear protesters | Vidhi Doshi Mon, 6 Jun 16, 4:00pmWomen are leading protests in Tamil Nadu state against a power plant – yet few people in India know the village they’re from, let alone support their cause