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The hype around Hyphen – path towards Namibia’s energy revolution or Global North dependency?

Energy Transition

In his two parts blog series on “ green hydrogen” (GH2), Andy Gheorghiu asked the question if it’s solution of pipe dream – outlining the decarbonisation challenge of the Global North’s energy-/feedstock intensive industry while showing that mainly the Global South has the potential to actually produce large amounts of (..)

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Enforcing energy rights to promote energy justice

Energy Transition

A just energy transition must, in essence, address the three foundations of energy justice (distributive, recognitional, and procedural) as well as the systematic problems that are present in energy access issues, in consumer rights enforcement, or the fact that some people cannot reap the full benefits of services available to them.

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Side effects of the energy transition in Brazil

Energy Transition

In this dramatic context, amid terrifying news about the growing number of climate migrants, the need for more sustainable energy sources is impossible to… Source The haze enveloping the city of 11.4 million inhabitants originates from the smoke of wildfires ravaging the country and from atmospheric pollution.

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Renewable energy in Argentina: a utopia for the global south?

Energy Transition

Faced with the urgent challenge of climate change, Argentina needs to transform its energy matrix to use renewable sources. The energy transition (ET), focused on adopting clean energy, could open a door to breaking with an economic model dependent on fossil fuels and raw material exports.

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Why Mexico is lagging behind in the energy transition

Energy Transition

Mexico could be a renewable energy champion yet wind and solar make up only about ten percent of the country’s electricity mix. Rebecca Bertram has taken a closer look to find out why Mexico’s energy transition is lagging behind. Yet given its economic strength and vast resources… Source

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Turning Windhoek’s township into a transformative Namibian social and energy powerhouse

Energy Transition

In June 2023, Andy Gheorghiu, a German-based and internationally operating campaigner and consultant for climate/environmental protection and energy policy, travelled to Namibia, where he met members of the local Economic and Social Justice Trust in the capital Windhoek.

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Oil price, Diversified Energy Company, Corcel. And finally…

Malcolm Graham Wood

The post Oil price, Diversified Energy Company, Corcel. And finally… appeared first on Malcy's Blog. Today DEC complete the Summit deal and unveil a creative and hugely oversubscribed securitisation. And Corcel has announced another stake in the company of 4.5% by Daniel Kaufman.

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