BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA (Steve Stewart, Energy Analytics Institute, 29.Jan.2025) — EDP Renewables APAC signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Amazon in Japan. The long-term contract is tied to the energy company’s solar project in Fukushima, Japan, reinforcing its profile as a key company for major tech players decarbonization efforts. […]
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AES Reveals Deals to Provide 450 MW of Renewable Energy to Amazon
(AES, 5.May.2022) — The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) announced it has entered into two renewable energy Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with Amazon. As part of the agreements, AES will deliver renewable energy in the CAISO (California Independent System Operator) market and source it from a combined 450 MW of solar […]
CONAIE And CONFENIAE Comment On Indigenous Mobilization
(CONAIE, 8.Oct.2019) — Indigenous peoples across Ecuador have mobilized against the central government’s neoliberal policies and extractive practices, as have workers unions, student unions and a diverse group of civil society. Our civil disobedience has included marches, road blocks, and the detention of military and police personnel accused of violence […]
Ecuador Court Ruling Deemed A Win For Waorani
(Reuters, 12.Jul.2019) — A court in Ecuador has upheld a ruling that prevents the government from selling land in the Amazon rainforest to oil companies, a move activists called a historic win for the Waorani indigenous tribe living there. The government had appealed an earlier court ruling in April that […]
Colombia Had 4th Greatest Loss Of Primary Rainforest Of Any Country In 2018
(Reuters, Anastasia Moloney, 31.May.2019) — Colombia is fighting a losing battle against the destruction of its rainforests in war-hit regions where the government remains weak, a Norwegian climate envoy said during a visit to the country. Norway, rich from offshore oil, is a key financial backer of Colombia’s efforts to […]
Chevron Wins Ecuador Rainforest ‘Oil Dumping’ Case
(BBC, 8.Sep.2018) — An international tribunal in The Hague has ruled in favour of the US oil company, Chevron, in an environmental dispute with the government of Ecuador. Chevron had been ordered to pay $9.5bn (£7.4bn) compensation to thousands of residents in Ecuador’s Amazon region. They accused the company of […]