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+====Shutdown of nuclear power creates a shift to renewables |
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+AND- Renewables are the SINGLE BIGGEST DRIVER of African land grab==== |
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+Schneider and Sorman 12, “Energy Transitions and the Global Land Rush: Ultimate Drivers and Persistent Consequences,” Elsevier Vol. 22 Issue 3, August 2012. |
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+While the recent emergence of a global land rush has initiated large debates and conflicts |
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+AND |
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+long-term consequences for land use and struggles over access to land. |
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+====Huge multinational energy corporations are grabbing land in Africa for the renewables industry–usually through corruption==== |
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+Mulubrhan Balehegn 15, is an assistant professor at the Department of Animal, Rangeland and Wildlife Sciences at Mekelle University, Ethiopia, “Unintended Consequences: The Ecological Repercussions of Land Grabbing in Sub-Saharan Africa,” Environment Magazine, 2015. |
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+Recently, the world has witnessed a colonial-like rush and scramble for farmlands |
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+AND |
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+) reached 45 million hectares in the years between 2002 and 2009.3 |
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+====These land deals are HORRIBLE–they’re corrupt, threaten food security, screw over farmers, and are a form of neo-colonialism==== |
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+Roy Laishley 14, Africa Renewal, Kenya, “Is Africa’s land up for grabs?” Africa Renewal: Special Edition on Agriculture 2014. |
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+The outcries reflect the continuing impact of the continent’s history, when as recently as |
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+AND |
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+thousands of hectares of farmland are sometimes just three or four pages long. |