THE DARK SIDE OF GREEN ENERGIES

Documentary | 54m | 2020 | France

Director: Jean-Louis Pérez, Guillaume Pitron

GECO21 Official Selection | Australian Premiere

Screening from 23-31 July 2021

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Electric cars, wind turbines, solar panels... The energy transition holds the promise of a more prosperous and peaceful world, finally free of oil, pollution and shortages. But this official thesis proves to be a myth : by breaking free of fossil fuels, we are setting ourselves up for a new dependence on rare metals. Severe ecological, economic for the supply of these strategic resources have already begun. And if the “green world” that awaits us turned out to be a new nightmare?

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