Producing energy, whether clean or dirty, requires investment. Whether developing countries go with clean or dirty depends on where the investments go.
Right now, because of redlining, it's three times more expensive to build wind or solar in some developing countries than in rich countries. But loans for oil and gas companies are cheap b/c they are not redlined. Guess who goes in first.
Another tidbit I was told by a friend about #Bhutan (a long time ago). Women of royal lineage were the only ones permitted to grow their hair. In essence, having long hair (as a woman) was a privilege 😏
Human Development Index: India Ranks 134th, Falls Behind Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and China
The report revealed that affluent countries are experiencing unprecedented levels of growth, while half of the world's poorest nations have failed to regain their pre-pandemic progress.
If anyone is interested, here's video of the #FabLab in #Bhutan where, among other things, we recycle #3Dprinter waste into sheets of PLA with a T-shirt press and make a massive geodesic dome from cardboard: https://youtu.be/2z58RCINhf8
'The Buddhist Kingdom of Bhutan has become the first country in the world to declare its entire street dog population fully sterilised and vaccinated following years of investment in a humane dog management programme with global animal charity Humane Society International (HSI).'
India-Funded Hydro Projects in Bhutan Under Scanner After Sikkim Teesta Disaster: Report
Environmental activist and water and dam safety expert Himanshu Thakkar told The Hindu that the likely change in design is an “admission of a major failure by these agencies”.
I'm back home now after a month in Bhutan. Still have a few terabytes of pix and vids to crunch. Feeling a little "all at sea", with my head still stuck somewhere between the Himalayas and home.
These fellas were more interested in licking rocks, for salt or minerals or whatever, than flying away from my lens. A real treat for my walk this morning.