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Report: EU Green Energy Push Degrading North Africa

  • #Western Europe
  • #North Africa
  • #Climate change
  • #Renewable energy
  • #Fossil fuel
Report: EU Green Energy Push Degrading North Africa
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FEB 20
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story last updated FEB 20

The Spin

Narrative A

Rich European nations claim to champion a green Earth, yet they pillage third-world countries like Morocco and Egypt, extracting oil, gas, and crops while degrading ecosystems and deepening inequality. It's nonsensical to burn boatloads of fossil fuels in one part of the Earth to burn less in another. This exploitation agenda exports environmental ruin, entrenches dependency, and mocks true sustainability, all under the guise of progress.

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Narrative B

Europe isn't exploiting Africa but integrating it into a global climate fight, as shown by the Africa-Europe Green Energy Initiative. Projects like Morocco's hydrogen plant and solar plants in the Ivory Coast and Niger boost energy access and sustainability, not dependency. EU investments diversify energy, cut emissions, and share benefits, aligning with a fair, secure transition — proving collaboration, not pillage, drives this effort.

International PartnershipsAtlantic Council

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The Controversies


LOWHIGH
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Is Climate Change an Existential Threat?
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Will Global Warming Be Limited to 1.5°C or "Well Below" 2°C?
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Will There Be an End to Fossil Fuels, and If So When?
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Europe greenwashing with north Africa’s renewable energy, report says
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