Turkeys don't pray for Christmas

After helping to secure the Headquarters of the International Renewables Energy Agency for Abu Dhabi, Colombia backed off the whole idea behind the creation of the Agency itself. The Southamerican authorities realized that the proposed principles of the renewables energy gospel are against their own interests, as the agency does not see as Renewable Energy the Hydro-power generation.

As such, the upcoming the IRENA's approach is pushing boundaries towards unprecedented limits for the assessment of the feasibility of new infrastructure projects. In order to get a project resourced by a multilateral organization, variables such as human rights, bio-diversity impact, social development, among other progressive conceptions will need to be taken on board, in order to achieve a truly green renewable energy. The 20th century idea of taking the economic benefits as the overall balancing part of the equation for the approval of multilateral investment will need to be revised, in order to achieve a fairer production of energy.

From the point of view of the old-school governments in the developing world, the only way to achieve progress might seem to be the same way that the developed countries walk down since the industrial revolution. What they do not seem to get is that they could avoid the cruelty, pain and misery of the traditional development programs only if they embraced a novel approach for energy generation.

The difference between the traditional financing of projects and the financing of Renewables is remarkable.   For starts, green energy means energy generation by sustainable and environmentally friendly means. To achieve this level, the local communities need to be involved in the decision making process of the projects;  furthermore, the bio-diversity and the environment need to be preserved in order to keep the green credentials of sustainability. Whereas traditional investment decisions made the 'social' ingredient something marginal, the renewable energies, in order to success need to give them a heavier weight.

It will be difficult to get rid of the traditional thinking, as after all the whole establishment will feel challenged at some stage. The point is that if we all not change our bad habits, the future of the new generations seems to be tainted by wars for territory and resources, not just of hegemony or supremacy as until know, but for survival simply.