Energy Transition

‘Green colonialism’ attack on $30bn Morocco-UK power link plan

Xlinks project envisages building 4,000km undersea cable to pump renewable energy from Sahara Desert to the UK, with TotalEnergies, GE Vernova and Octopus Energy among backers

Developing green hydrogen and renewable energy facilities mainly for export has “introduced a new form of extractivism," said Greenpeace - "green colonialism."
Developing green hydrogen and renewable energy facilities mainly for export has “introduced a new form of extractivism," said Greenpeace - "green colonialism."Photo: Steve Morgan / Greenpeace
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Published 20 February 2025, 13:34Updated 20 February 2025, 13:37
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