Audio: Rwanda's Green Leap Forward
Are low carbon solutions and national resource management the key to poverty reduction and environmental sustainability in Africa?
In ‘Rwanda’s Green Leap Forward’ Susan Cahill travels to Kigali the capital of Rwanda to see how Rwanda is gearing up to become a low carbon nation. This unique climate change documentary highlights how transitioning to a renewable economy will build a sustainable peace for Rwanda.
Susan meets with Sam Dargan, the Chief Executive Officer of Great Lakes Energy and asks what role will renewable energy play in the development of a low carbon Rwanda? This ground breaking environmental documentary highlights the environmental implications of peat to power generation and travels to the Kivuwatt power in Kibuye in Rwanda’s Western Province to see how the government of Rwanda has turned a toxic menace (methane trapped under Lake Kivu) into a valuable source of electricity.
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