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Downside to Brazil hydro

BRAZIL should be the model for global renewables projects, with hydroelectric powering over 80% of its electricity, but it's coming under increasing pressure due to adverse effects on indigenous tribes and even, ironically, increasing greenhouse gas emissions, RepRisk says.

Anthony Barich

RepRisk, which provides business intelligence around environmental, social and governance (ESG), reported this month that construction of hydroelectric plants that Brazil has turned to for its rapid economic...

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