At the COP 28 Climate Summit held in Dubai in December 2023, Colombian President Gustavo Petro declared: “Genocide and barbaric acts unleashed against the Palestinian people are what await those who are fleeing the south because of the climate crisis…What we are seeing in Gaza is a rehearsal for the future.” He is right. The genocide...
Some transitions to renewable energy can be extractivist and maintain existing dispossession practices, dependencies, and hegemonies. A few examples from the North African region (particularly in Morocco) come to mind. They all show how energy colonialism is reproduced through green colonialism or green grabbing. Morocco’s goal to increase the share of renewable energy in its energy mix to 52% by 2030, in terms of installed capacity, is laudable...
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