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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From Whence the Wood? Published on:Joseph Wilde-RamsingPosted in category:PublicationJoseph Wilde-Ramsing
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Cut and Run Published on:Joseph Wilde-RamsingPosted in category:PublicationJoseph Wilde-Ramsing
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Use of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) in Sustainability Reporting by European Electricity Companies Published on:Joseph Wilde-RamsingPosted in category:PublicationJoseph Wilde-Ramsing
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Shell – Two unresolved CSR issues in 2011 Published on:Posted in category:Publication
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Lack of transparency on origins of coal leaves Dutch in the darkPosted in category:NewsPublished on:
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The Black Box Published on:Joseph Wilde-RamsingPosted in category:PublicationJoseph Wilde-Ramsing
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Burning Rubber Published on:T. SteinwegPosted in category:PublicationT. Steinweg
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Chinese sovereign wealth fund: questionable ethics says EWC GdfSuezPosted in category:NewsPublished on:
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Radioactive Revenues Published on:Joseph Wilde-RamsingPosted in category:PublicationJoseph Wilde-Ramsing
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Greenpeace: Nuon and Essent do not do enough for sustainable electricityPosted in category:NewsPublished on:
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SOMO contribution to the Lower House hearing on the origin of coal for power stationsPosted in category:NewsPublished on:
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Joseph Wilde-RamsingPosted in category:PublicationJoseph Wilde-Ramsing