Energy
The global energy system is unsustainable and revolves around the interests of large corporations and their financiers. Power companies are responsible for widespread air and water pollution, and their heavy reliance on fossil fuels makes them one of the world’s leading contributors to disastrous climate change. Meanwhile, a third of the world’s population lacks access to energy sources to meet their basic needs, despite the fact that access to energy, particularly electricity, is vital for eradicating poverty and improving quality of life. SOMO draws the links between the economic and environmental struggles of consumers and workers in low-income countries, the behaviour of multinational power companies and their financiers, and the international and regional agreements that undergird the energy system. Our aim is a transition to a sustainable and democratic system of energy provision and natural resource management that is people-centred and has the lowest possible environmental impact.
Overview of articles
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Electric vehicles are a good thing – but not if everybody owns onePosted in category:NewsAlejandro GonzálezPublished on:
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Europe ignores exploitation, when it comes to coal from ColombiaPosted in category:OpinionJoseph Wilde-RamsingJoseph Wilde-Ramsing
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Dutch court dismisses damage claims by RWE and UniperPosted in category:NewsBart-Jaap VerbeekPublished on:
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The Netherlands wants to exit Energy Charter TreatyPosted in category:NewsBart-Jaap VerbeekPublished on:
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Urgent call to the Dutch government: exit the Energy Charter Treaty nowPosted in category:NewsBart-Jaap VerbeekPublished on:
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Faulty NEA investigation into unsustainable wood pellet productionPosted in category:Published on:Statement
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European Union: rules for batteries should cover bauxite, copper, ironPosted in category:Published on:Statement
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Enabling Putin’s war Published on:Rodrigo FernandezPosted in category:PublicationRodrigo Fernandez
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Delivery companies need more ambitious goals to help curb global warmingPosted in category:NewsIlona HartliefPublished on:
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Declaration on mining and the energy transition ahead of COP26Posted in category:Published on:Statement
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SOMO stands by its research results: Biomass from Estonia causes serious damage to naturePosted in category:NewsPublished on:
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Pull the plug on the Energy Charter TreatyPosted in category:OpinionBart-Jaap VerbeekBart-Jaap Verbeek
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Coal mines must close, but not without just solutions for communities and workersPosted in category:NewsPublished on:
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How the green energy transition fuels human rights abuses in South AfricaPosted in category:NewsAlejandro GonzálezPublished on:
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Manganese matters Published on:Alejandro GonzálezPosted in category:PublicationAlejandro González
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Learning from experiences around controversial Chinese mining investmentsPosted in category:NewsPublished on: