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The energy to deal with corruption

Vast amounts of money are being mobilized worldwide in the name of the transition to renewable sources of energy, and while development banks and similar organizations funding PV projects have stringent measures in place, there are plenty of opportunities for corruption to sneak in. pv magazine investigates how corruption can hurt the solar industry.

By

Max Hall

12 Mar 2019

Graphic: Transparency International

At a point when Europe’s PV industry is undergoing a “solar renaissance,” and the EU and World Bank are among many organizations pouring billions of dollars into renewable energy projects, the warning below – first issued in Transparency International’s 2011 Global Corruption Report: Climate Change – remains as pertinent as ever.“The efforts to prevent and …

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