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Gas, Mensenrechten

The Netherlands helps Shell profit from gas in dirt-poor Mozambique

The Dutch government says it is helping Mozambique combat poverty and corruption, but the dirt-poor country has extensive gas reserves and these prove more important. Documents obtained by the Freedom of Information Act reveal how closely the Dutch embassy and Shell work together.

Gas, Mensenrechten

The curse of natural gas in Mozambique

One of the world’s largest gas reserves has recently been discovered in Mozambique. International oil and gas companies such as Anadarko, ENI, ExxonMobil and Shell are lining up to get a piece of the pie. In theory Mozambique can make a great deal of money from the gas, however in practice things are very different.

Energie & klimaat, Interview

Behnam Taebi: “Kernenergie is kiezen tussen kwaden”

Behnam Taebi, techniekfilosoof in Delft, pleit voor een open debat over kernenergie. Door simplistische standpunten van voor- én tegenstanders zit het gesprek nu muurvast, en dat kunnen we ons niet veroorloven. “Als je kernenergie bij voorbaat uitsluit, steek je je kop in het zand. Of ben je stiekem kolen aan het tolereren.”