Abstract
Debates about energy transition mostly focus on national policies and socioeconomic and environmental benefits; however, these processes occur in particular communities where energy transition projects have material and symbolic consequences. This article reports the results of a survey carried out in the area of influence of the Tambor Project for green hydrogen production in Tacuarembó, Uruguay. The work was carried out in response to a demand from the community to document the information and opportunities for participation that the population has had since the project was publicly announced in 2022. We present a contextualization of the case, the main results of the survey and a discussion of these based on existing data about the region and human rights standards for megaprojects. The article highlights the lack of access to information and participation about the megaproject, as well as topics of interest of the local population which included impacts on water and the possible creation of employment in the area. The research shows the effects of an energy transition policy based on a techno-economic sustainability approach that violates human rights.
Keywords: energy transition, green hydrogen, human rights, citizen participation, access to information
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Achugar, M., Santos, C., Balado, I., Franco, R., Barbosa, A. M., Machado, C., Pena, D., Repetto, F., Giordano, G., Asconeguy, M., Riaño, M. E., Rey, A., Acosta, A. B., Díaz, P., Martínez-Debat, C., Bertoni, R., Chiappe, M., Ciganda, A. L., Guerra, D., Maly, S., Roballo, N., Martínez, C., Dominguez, V., Vieta, K., Mateu, T., Freitas, C., Fabila, M., Gómez, M. F., Correa, N., Sciaraffia, F., Ramirez, K., Gonzalez, V., Aloy, A., Motta, V., Carbone, B., Guinea, G., Liendo, A. J., Tapie, K., Fernandez, M., Gonzalez, P., Mendieta, S., Sosa, B., Abreu, B. & Vazquez, A., (2026) “Information and participation in the energy transition: A case study of the frontiers of green hydrogen in Uruguay”, Journal of Political Ecology 33(1): 6393. doi: https://doi.org/10.2458/jpe.6393
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