LA REVOLUCION ENERGETICA ES POSIBLE

This executive summary by Friends of the Earth International argues that the financial resources to transition the Global South to 100% renewable energy by 2030 already exist, but are hindered by a lack of political will and extreme global wealth inequality.

• The combined personal fortunes of the world's 782 wealthiest individuals, totaling approximately $5.1 trillion, are sufficient to provide 100% renewable energy to Africa, Latin America, and most of Asia by 2030.
• Friends of the Earth International estimates that an additional investment of $5.148 trillion is required to achieve 100% renewable electricity by 2030 in the most affected and least responsible developing regions.
• A transition to 100% renewable energy globally by 2050 could result in fuel savings of $42 trillion, according to a 2015 Greenpeace analysis based on International Energy Agency (IEA) demand projections.
• The document defines a just and sustainable energy system based on several core principles: treating energy access as a basic human right, ensuring direct democratic control for the public interest, using locally appropriate technologies, reducing waste, prioritizing efficiency, and guaranteeing the right of communities to free, prior, and informed consent.
• Proposed energy matrices for the Global South suggest that 62-88% of energy could be supplied by a combination of wind turbines, solar PV, concentrated solar thermal energy with integrated storage, and short-term storage like batteries or pumped hydro plants.
• The remaining energy needs (beyond the 62-88% mentioned above) should be met by geothermal energy in accessible areas, existing hydroelectric dams (with no new ones built), and minimal agro/bioenergy (2-4%).
• To initiate the energy revolution, the document recommends ending fossil fuel subsidies, stopping new 'dirty energy' projects, reducing energy consumption in developed countries, and requiring developed governments to pay their 'climate debt' through unconditional funding for developing nations.

APA

Hearps, P., & Cossar-Gilbert, S. (2015). LA REVOLUCION ENERGETICA ES POSIBLE. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/foe-energy-revolution-reportSUMMARY-ES-web.pdf

Chicago

Hearps, Patrick, and Sam Cossar-Gilbert. LA REVOLUCION ENERGETICA ES POSIBLE. Friends of the Earth International, 2015. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/foe-energy-revolution-reportSUMMARY-ES-web.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{hearps2015revolucion, author = {Hearps, Patrick and Cossar-Gilbert, Sam}, title = {{LA REVOLUCION ENERGETICA ES POSIBLE}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2015}, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/foe-energy-revolution-reportSUMMARY-ES-web.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }