Featured in Treasure Islands – 08-2024

People power

Lack of space and an abundance of tourists means that deploying solar on Spain’s Balearic and Canary Islands is not easy. pv magazine spoke to dedicated renewables campaigners who persist, mobilizing communities to take the energy transition into their own hands.

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Blathnaid O’Dea

12 Aug 2024

Private investment has been encouraged in the Balearics but some have argued that this comes at the expense of micromobility schemes, public transport, and electric vehicles. | Photo: Jose Mesa/Flickr, CC-BY-SA-2.0

Local, grassroots groups bear much of the responsibility for transitioning away from fossil fuels. European islands, supported by funding from the European Union’s Clean Energy for the Islands program, are no exception. Residents who understand their island’s unique circumstances are most effective in lobbying, educating, conserving, and planning.Pau de Vilchez Moragues is a legal academic …

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