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Dismantling Green Colonialism Energy and Climate Justice in the Arab Region
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The Arab region, a geopolitical nexus with significant fossil fuel reserves and a colonial legacy, harbours untapped potential for green energy. Yet, it faces severe impacts of climate change, as seen in recurrent heatwaves, devastating sandstorms, and catastrophic floods. "Dismantling Green Colonialism: Energy and Climate Justice in the Arab Region," a thought-provoking book co-published with Pluto Press, addresses the urgent need for a just energy transition in the region.
This collaborative dossier stands as a manifesto calling for a just transition in the Arab region—including Palestine, Jordan, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Western Sahara, and Morocco. It is informed by a class analysis and a political economy approach, which are fundamental for challenging and dismantling the hegemonic and oppressive structures that have long hindered the prospects of a just and sustainable future for the region.
Illustration by Othman Selmi
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Introduction: Just in time The urgent need for a just transition in the Arab region
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The energy transition in North Africa Neocolonialism again!
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An unjust transition Energy, colonialism and extractivism in occupied Western Sahara
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Arab–Israeli eco-normalisation Greenwashing settler colonialism in Palestine and the Jawlan
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What can an old mine tell us about a just energy transition?
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Towards a just agricultural transition in North Africa
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The electricity crisis in Sudan Between quick-fixes and opportunities for a sustainable energy transition
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International finance and the commodification of electricity in Egypt
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The energy sector in Jordan Crises caused by dysfunctional and unjust policies
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‘Renewable’ energy in Tunisia An unjust transition
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The Moroccan energy sector A permanent dependence
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A transition to where? The Gulf Arab states and the new ‘East-East’ axis of world oil
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The challenges of the energy transition in fossil-fuel-exporting countries The case of Algeria
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Unjust transitions The Gulf states’ role in the ‘sustainability shift’ in the Middle East and North Africa
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Credits
Acknowledgements
Copy-edited by Ashley Ingles
Illustrations by Othman Selmi
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