“What we see are projects shrouded in confidentiality, located in areas that already bear the social and environmental burden of extractivism, communities locked out of discussions, and the looming burden of greater sovereign debt.”
via @corporateeurope Corporate Europe Observatory: https://corporateeurope.org/en/2024/12/eu-scramble-hydrogen-have-devastating-impacts-south-africa-say-affected-communities
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Europe’s scramble for green hydrogen in South Africa will have a devastating impact on the very same local communities whose voices are being completely ignored by EU policy makers, according to a new report from Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO).
See, it's a chess joke. We wrap up The Cape as it comes to its regrettably unsatisfying conclusion. Hope you like absolutely no closure at all! No, I get it, they got cancelled, but still....