Flores’ geothermal ambitions collide with justice, culture & local resistance

Researchers emphasize that villagers are not rejecting renewable energy. Instead, they are resisting what they describe as unjust implementation, including health risks from geothermal emissions, threats to farmland, loss of livelihoods and opaque decision-making processes.

The researchers noted that geothermal in Flores reflected a broader pattern of green extractivism, where profits were privatized and risks externalized.