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  1. A run-down of the major energy proposals in Bolivia's 2021-25 development plan. Despite the headline, the plan calls for an all-of-the-above approach, growing fossil fuels and hydropower. correodelalba.org/2021/10/29/bolivia-camara-de-diputados-aprueba-plan-de-desarrollo-economico-y-social-2021-2025-que-viabiliza-inversiones-para-el-cambio-de-la-matriz-energetica/
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      New plants planned in petrochemicals, biodiesel, lithium products. Expanded consumer gas lines. Drilling oil & gas and damming rivers for export revenue.
      1. …in reply to @CarwilBJ
        In short, two themes: expansion and import substitution. No evidence that climate goals or environmental risks are shaping these policies.
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          Nuclear remains a footnote here. Continued research sector focused on cancer and radioactive sources, not building an electric power reactor.