Cuba already has over 40 solar farms. Their big problem is keeping that infrastructure intact with annual hurricanes.
Ok, that sounds wonderful and all, but uhhhh…
Do they HAVE 8 billion dollars???
The proposal is outside finance. Which could make geopolitical sense for several countries
The year is 2030. The leaders of the US, China, Cuba, Iran, Israel, Russia, Ukraine, etc. walk onto the stage and take a bow, revealing this was all an elaborate display to frighten the world into a rapid switch to renewables.
With $25 gas, Americans would simultaneously impeach the government and fully switch to renewables, lol.
the issue is that this would only replace oil for electricity generation. They also need fuel for driving around cars and goods etc. To replace that too you don’t just need a lot more solar panels, converters etc but also a whole lot of very expensive electric cars and trucks. At very least a lot of electric (cargo) bicycles. Anyway, the amount of $$ needed to replace oil and not feel the blockade is probably a lot higher than $8bn.
I agree with the core of the article tho: wealthy developed countries paying poor countries peanuts amounts of money (in the big scheme of things) to transition almost fully to renewables is a no-brainer quick-win in a save the planet logic. Unfortunately most politicians and their electorate are very stuck in a geopolitical ‘my country yeah!!!’ logic and can’t grasp the idea that gifting a few billions worth of solar panels to a dirt poor nation actually benefits everyone in the world.
If the blockade ends, China steps in and sells them a big fat Belt and Road loan + a load of solarpanels, windturbines, EVs instantly. But they won’t step in as long as it’s a ‘hot’ situation. It’s a shame. You could even reason that it would be, long term, probably a lot more worth while for USA-taxpayers to fund solar on Cuba instead of funding the military ships, ammunition and sailors to blockade the countries’ ports. Just die already mr Trump, what’s taking you so long?
China already tripled their solar capacity in one year and will continue to deliver more.
IDK what they tell you there about ‘hot situations’, China doesn’t care.
And they can deliver the cars too.
They are actually cheap, not ‘very expensive’ as you say.
It’s protectionist taxes that makes them expensive here since the west can not compete in the least with them.
They are not only cheaper but way more advanced too.
So price won’t be an issue in Cuba.
It would be great if they became energy independent.
Another weapon gone out of the hands of the US terrorist state.This western think tank mouthpiece can fuck off.
They are not there to ‘help’
China will help them and own them.
They are not the IMF
You know companies (owned by China) can make corporate loans. In this case the companies that make solar panels. Or a country (China in this case) can also make loans. Loans are not limited to the IMF.
There is nothing negative about loans when it’s done fairly.
The IMF is the opposite of that.
Countries on the verge of disaster (often caused by the west/US wars,etc) get forced into an IMF ‘loan’ agreement.
With a list of ‘austerity’ measures.
They have to ‘privatize’ = sell off to western companies.
Have their resources plundered and keep them in debt to pay huge intersets.
It’s pure extortion.Just because it’s the western tactic doesn’t mean China does it as you imply.
That’s China bad projection and cope for losing hard economically.Are you unaware that China is making deals to own everyone? You don’t have to go far to read about that. That you don’t… well get googling. I’m gonna peace out.
I know it’s being sold as that, as I said cope and projection
That photo in the article has a strong solarpunk energy!
Most solarpunk art I see around tend to forget the punk
Does Cuba have $8bn for that? Seriously the economy is complete shit due to the US blockade and the nominal GDP was $250billion last year. Obviously a lot of that also has to go for food and other basics, which seems to be a real problem right now.
This is a western regime think tank view.
As usual it’s nonsense and a desperate attempt to get influence.
Like they do with IMF extortion loans that keep many countries in eternal poverty.
They don’t like that China tripled their capacity in one year and will continue.
Cuba will get through this, as they always have, the america imperialists will not get their grubby hands on them.
Especially now China’s power is growing worldwide and can massively help them.
That makes it even more salty for the US.
since when does cuba have 8 billion dollars laying around
edit: nvm they want the rest of the world to pay for it 🤣
‘they’
Maybe learn to read.
It’s some western think tank that says that.‘they’ refers to the thinktank
Apology accepted
you accept your own apology?
weirdAre you pretending to be dumb or are you actually dumb?
You assumed I was talking about Cuba, you got it wrong and said I couldn’t read which is rude.
since when does cuba have 8 billion dollars laying around
edit: nvm they want the rest of the world to pay for it 🤣
Ok so you are dumb, welcome to my blacklist 👍
Oh no!
They can probably find 8 billion dollars in the same place that USA found 29127 billion dollars.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_external_debt
It’s just numbers anyway.
G’day G’day
The USA is in a unique financial situation as the worlds reserve currency which allows them to borrow pretty much endlessly (because other countries want their money), bit of a quick video on it here:
Is the US Dollar Losing its Reserve Currency Status?
