Energy transition or adaptation of fossil capitalism? “Renewable” megaprojects and territorial conflicts in Brazil
エネルギー転換か、化石資本主義の適応か？ブラジルにおける「再生可能」メガプロジェクトと領土紛争 (AI 翻訳)
Donaire de Santana A, Trindade Amorim MCdC, Rodrigues Nunes JO
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日本語
ブラジルの水力発電と風力発電の事例を用いて、「グリーン」なエネルギー転換が実際には化石資本主義の適応戦略に過ぎず、持続可能性の言説が社会的・環境的影響を伴う大規模プロジェクトを正当化していることを批判的に分析。エネルギー転換の限界を地理学的視点から指摘する。
English
This study critically examines whether the renewable energy transition represents a genuine socio-economic transformation or merely an adaptation of fossil capitalism, using Brazilian hydroelectric and wind power megaprojects as case studies. It finds that the sustainability discourse legitimizes energy projects that continue to generate socio-environmental impacts and territorial conflicts, revealing the limits of the 'green' transition within contemporary capitalism.
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📝 gxceed 編集解説 — Why this matters
日本のGX文脈において
日本の再生可能エネルギー拡大（特に大規模太陽光や洋上風力）においても、地域紛争や社会的受容性が課題となっている。本論文は、ブラジルの事例から、エネルギー転換が単なる技術的置き換えではなく、社会構造や権力関係の再編を伴うことを示唆しており、日本の政策立案や地域合意形成に示唆を与える。
In the global GX context
This paper contributes to global debates on the political economy of energy transition, challenging the assumption that renewable energy is inherently sustainable without addressing structural inequalities. It is relevant for policymakers and scholars considering the social dimensions of decarbonization beyond technical metrics.
👥 読者別の含意
🔬研究者:Critical geography and political economy scholars should note this empirical critique of the 'green' energy transition narrative.
🏛政策担当者:Policymakers planning renewable energy zones should consider the risk of territorial conflicts and the need for genuine community participation.
📄 Abstract（原文）
The renewable energy transition is widely regarded as essential for mitigating climate change. In this context, this study seeks to examine whether the so-called “green” energy transition represents a structural socio-economic transformation or whether it merely constitutes an adaptation of fossil capitalism aimed at preserving its inherently unsustainable model of production. The research, of an analytical and explanatory nature, is grounded in a critical review of the literature and in the analysis of institutional documents, with the objective of problematizing the “green” energy transition. In the Brazilian case, hydroelectric power and wind farms are adopted as empirical examples that reveal the contradictions inherent to this process. The findings indicate that the renewable energy transition operates predominantly as a strategy of adaptation within fossil capitalism, whereby the discourse of sustainability is mobilized to legitimize the expansion of energy enterprises that continue to generate socio-environmental impacts and territorial conflicts. Therefore, the study contributes to the field of Critical Geography by highlighting the limits of the “green” energy transition within the dynamics of contemporary capitalism. Versão em português em: https://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scielo/preprint/view/16267
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