ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES BIEN HECHAS

The document advocates for a transition to renewable energy based on 'energy sovereignty' and 'energy sufficiency' rather than corporate extractivism. It warns that urgent climate action can lead to 'green' projects that cause land grabbing and human rights violations. Through case studies in India, Argentina, Palestine, and Scotland, it illustrates the need for community participation, respect for land rights, circular economy investments, and a move away from treating energy as a commodity.

• Renewable energy projects can replicate the harms of fossil fuels, such as land grabbing, environmental destruction, and human rights violations, especially when they follow corporate extractive models in the Global South.
• In India, the Rewa Ultra Mega Solar project has failed to provide local employment or energy access, instead disconnecting communities from their lands and forcing migration.
• Lithium extraction in Argentina's 'Lithium triangle' primarily serves the energy transition of the Global North while causing water scarcity, wildlife death, and land usurpation for local communities, such as those affected by the Tres Quebradas project in Catamarca.
• Energy instability in Palestine is exacerbated by political instability and a heavy dependence on Israeli fuel and electricity imports, while the fragmented grid in the West Bank hinders the integration of abundant solar energy resources.
• The community of the Isle of Eigg in Scotland demonstrates 'energy sufficiency' by using a local autonomous mini-grid of wind, hydro, and solar power with a consumption cap of 5kW per household to maintain low capital costs and avoid consumption peaks.
• A just transition requires a circular economy approach to renewable energy, focusing on local manufacturing, sustainable reuse, and recycling to reduce the need for virgin materials and prevent the simple export of raw materials from the Global South.

APA

Shaw, S., & Schiffer, A. (2023). ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES BIEN HECHAS. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ES-Poster-Pamphlet-rotated-1.pdf

Chicago

Shaw, Sara, and Anne Schiffer. ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES BIEN HECHAS. Friends of the Earth International, 2023. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ES-Poster-Pamphlet-rotated-1.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{shaw2023energas, author = {Shaw, Sara and Schiffer, Anne}, title = {{ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES BIEN HECHAS}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2023}, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ES-Poster-Pamphlet-rotated-1.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }