Can Ecuador Keep its Oil in the Ground?
An episode of the The Final Service podcast, hosted by Mateo Schimpf, titled "Can Ecuador Keep its Oil in the Ground?" was published on August 12, 2024 and runs 24 minutes.
August 12, 2024 ·24m · The Final Service
Episode Description
Last August, Ecuador passed a historic referendum that was more than a decade in the making. Oil accounts for roughly a third of the country’s exports, but Ecuadorians voted to stop extraction at a major production site deep in the Amazon. Since the vote, Ecuador’s “Keep It in the Ground” movement has hit some speed bumps.
In collaboration with our sister program, Climate One, why curbing climate emissions has economic consequences for rural Ecuadorians.
Guests:
Kevin Koenig, Climate, Energy, and Extractive Industry Director, Amazon Watch...
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