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People need to see the benefits from local renewable energy projects, and that means jobs

Tom Morton, University of Technology Sydney; James Goodman, University of Technology Sydney; Jonathan Paul Marshall, University of Technology Sydney; Katja Müller, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, and Riikka Heikkinen, University of Technology Sydney

Renewable energy projects are often in direct competition with fossil fuels for the hearts and minds of communities. There’s a way to win people over though, with ongoing local employment.
Mine de sable au Népal. L'urbanisation et la demande en béton associée provoquent une crise mondiale du sable. Michael Hoffmann

Banditisme et économie au noir : notre consommation de sable alimente une crise mondiale

Jean-François Rousseau, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Laura Schoenberger, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Melissa Marschke, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa, and Michael Hoffmann, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

L’exploitation non durable ou illégale du sable des écosystèmes marins, côtiers et fluviaux engendre des impacts environnementaux, des émissions de gaz à effet de serre et la disparition des terres.
A sand mine in Nepal. Growing urbanization and its need for concrete is fuelling a global sand crisis. (Michael Hoffmann)

Roving bandits and looted coastlines: How the global appetite for sand is fuelling a crisis

Melissa Marschke, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Jean-François Rousseau, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Laura Schoenberger, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa, and Michael Hoffmann, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

As sand markets boom, entrepreneurs, organized crime and others are cashing in — leaving widespread environmental damage in their wake.

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