Up in flames

• Autores: Roger Harrabin
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3048, 2015, págs. 26-27
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Most electricity in poverty-stricken Malawi comes from renewable sources. Solar panels on some school roofs are a prime example. They have Improved students' results as well as providing income by charging villagers' phones and batteries for a fee. What little central generation takes place in this corner of Africa is mainly hydropower. This all sounds relatively green, until people realize the country has one of the highest deforestation rates in the world. Here, Harrabin says pledges to curb carbon emissions in parts of Africa, like Malawi, could falter given the hurdles ahead.