These green hydrogen projects are intended to decarbonise EU industry at the expense of communities in the global South and represent the latest chapter of neocolonial exploitation. They represent an externalisation of Europe's climate responsibilities #StopGreenColonialism #EnergySovereignty
Africa accelerates towards energy and economic sovereignty with DRC mining growth {Business Africa} http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKjKJl #Africa #EnergySovereignty #MiningGrowth #EconomicDevelopment #RenewableEnergy
Very sure that some of my followers will find this presentation on Low Carbon Consumer Electronics by Dr Brian Sutherland to be inspirational and fascinating: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zicvndw5lNI
#solarpunk #DIY #LowCarbon #ConsumerElectronics #Renewables #SolarPower #EnergySovereignty
France backtracks on renewables targets, amends draft ‘energy sovereignty’ bill https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/france-u-turns-on-renewable-and-nuclear-targets-in-new-bill-amid-criticism/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #BrunoLeMaire #EDF #energysovereignty #energytargets #EUtargets
France’s ‘last mile’ strategy for renewables under fire from all sides https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/frances-last-mile-strategy-for-renewables-under-fire-from-all-sides/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #AgnèsPannierRunacher #energysovereignty #RenewableEnergyDirective
In the shadow of a #nuclear plant, #PrairieIsland celebrates steps toward a green future
The Tribal Nation is about two years into an effort to cut its members’ energy costs with a solar field and other eco-friendly projects.
By Gustav DeMars, October 1, 2023
"Prairie island first contacted legislators in 2018 to get support for the project, Johnson said. It wasn’t until two years later in 2020 that Governor Tim Walz signed legislation greenlighting the project.
"The Prairie Island Indian Community reservation, which lies along the Mississippi and Vermillion rivers in and adjacent to Red Wing in southeastern Minnesota, is home to descendants of the Mdewakanton Band of Eastern Dakota.
"Johnson’s family had no electricity or running water until 1968, when the federal government built 12 homes in the community. Tribal members now live in about 150 homes. The reservation operates the Treasure Island Casino, which has operated since the 1980s.
"As the community has grown, so has the need for energy. Now built atop what was once an unused pile of sand dredged from the Mississippi is a mostly complete 5.4-megawatt field of #solar panels that Prairie Island leaders hope will be a step toward what they call 'energy sovereignty.'
"The solar field is not currently in operation; it’s expected to be up and running in early 2024.
"Energy has long been a topic of conversation for Prairie Island’s community, which sits in the shadow of one of Minnesota’s two nuclear power plants. In 1973, the federal government authorized construction of the facility less than a mile from the reservation.
"Over the years, many Prairie Island tribal members have voiced dismay that the plant and #NuclearWaste storage are so close to their reservation. In March, Xcel Energy agreed to increase its annual payment to the community from $2.5 million to $10 million to compensate it for storing spent nuclear waste near its land."
#RenewablesNow #PrairieIslandIndianCommunity #EnergySovereignty #SolarFields #NoNukes #NoNewNukes
Full article:
https://sahanjournal.com/climate-environment/prairie-island-indian-community-celebrates-green-future/
French parliament report slams ‘harmful’ EU energy policies https://www.euractiv.com/section/electricity/news/french-lawmakers-call-for-urgent-reform-of-harmful-eu-electricity-market/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #AntoineArmand #energysovereignty #France #nuclear #Paris
French parliament report slams ‘harmful’ EU energy policies https://www.euractiv.com/section/electricity/news/french-lawmakers-call-for-urgent-reform-of-harmful-eu-electricity-market/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #AntoineArmand #energysovereignty #France #nuclear #Paris
30 proposals for the next 30 years for 🇫🇷 to regain its #energysovereignty Commission of Inquiry report 6 months of work & 150 hours of hearings.
👉 Download it in full: http://vu.fr/RCKT.
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RT @antoine_armand
Après 6 mois de travaux et 150h d'auditions, j'ai l’honneur de vous présenter ici mon rapport de la Commission d'enquête sur la souveraineté énergétique : 30 propositions pour les 30 prochaines années.
👉 Le télécharger en…
https://twitter.com/antoine_armand/status/1643902494408429570
RT @FriendsofEurope: ❓ Where does research fit when it comes to #ClimateAction and #EnergySovereignty?
🗨️ @mleptin, President @ERC_Research, shares her perspective at our #EYL40Brussels seminar.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ERC_Research/status/1634185954360475654
Been researching #urban #windturbines as the wind screams outside on this gloomy January day. Except for three days last weekend, we haven't had sun all month. Or snow. But whatever the temp, #KW is infamously windy.
#Alberta is in the middle of a #solar boom. Why can't we do the same with small wind in S #Ontario? Why are all the turbine companies European or American?
#sustainability #SustainableInfrastructure #RenewableEnergy #EnergySovereignty #Canada #Kitchener #Waterloo #KWRegion
What does #JustTransition mean to you? What does it look like for you in your work? In your life? What models or projects are you seeing that are useful? Inspiring?
#EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateJustice #JustEconomies #JustEconomy #SolidarityEconomy #EnergySovereignty #EnergyDemocracy #WaterAmnesty #MutualAid #FoodSovereignty
Doorstep by @TimmermansEU @EU_Commission Executive VP #EuropeanGreenDeal at #ENVI on 24 October 2022 in #Luxembourg.
"We need to make this #energytransition happen much faster because this would create #energysovereignty in EU through #renewable energies"
https://newsroom.consilium.europa.eu/permalink/240291
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUCouncilTVNews/status/1584470277601120256