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Europe’s hunger for energy needs an integrity check

21 May 2012 in Accountability, Anti-corruption movement, Europe and Central Asia, Poverty and development, Private sector

Europe’s thirst for energy remains high as regulations in the Eurozone tighten and the focus on energy efficiency grows. At the same time, an energy infrastructure that allows EU countries to quickly shift power to where it is most needed when shortages occur still needs to be built. With this in mind, the drive to […]

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Iguaçu falls

The power of consensus: working out a new way to develop sustainable renewable energy

22 June 2011 in Events, Human rights, Private sector, Water

Donal O´Leary is a Senior Advisor to Transparency International. Last week I spent many hours in Brazil contemplating the power of water and water power. The city of Iguaçu is the perfect place to do this. Iguaçu is famous for its majestic falls, which are a World Heritage Site visited by thousands of tourists annually […]

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