I don't think green movements have a political doctrine. Their goal is to achieve their environmental objectives.
Socialist green governments will be forced to wake up to real world realities.
drstock "Green movements are socialist? How?"
The German coalition government of three parties, no majority could be reached is composed of socialist SPD and the Green Party dominated soley by green policies and doctrines which is the base of their party outline and the FDP centrist business oriented.
The do not get along and will not be elected again in 2025.
The same goes for Canada's Liberals socialist, in coalition with NDP left leaning socialists.
With federal elections by 2025, when the Liberals may be booted out.
All those governments have hit the wall, with real world situations.
Limits imposed by finance, wars, budgets and multiple global crises.
In both countries governments have imposed politically motivated end of combustion engine manufacturing by 2035......in eleven years
And carbon caps, inhibiting industries.
In Canada the Liberals have inhibited bridge production on oil and natural gas needed till green energies can replace fossil fuels.
Pipelines, refineries, shipping terminals.
We are a long way from being able to run industries, farming equipment, trucking, shipping, air traffic on solely green technology.
Canada is in the enviable position to have hydro power, geo thermal not much used yet, and other energy sources.
The DR is energy dependent on imports to a large degree.
Germany one of the largest economies is spinning because of poor policies, few natural resources and the need to run industry on imported energy sources.
The DR is in a similar position with little income and revenues.
The DR is dependent on Gasoline, diesel and gas imports.
Electric power delivery has improved but is far from reliable standards.
Domestic water delivery a desaster.
You can be sure what happens in the outside developed world has a direct impact on the DR, with a failed state in Haiti as a neighbour.
Artificially imposed carbon caps and deadlines by politicians are not working.
The rich countries are struggling, realizing that there will be major costs to be carried by citizens,
Resulting in lower incomes and high costs.
There will be pain felt by many especially the poor and middle class and that's in the developed countries.
Democracies which are the minority of world governments are moving right.
Despots which is most of the world will impose whatever they want.
Yes we will have to develop renewable clean energies.
Private enterprises and science will be the driver, not governments.
There is no magic switch and quick results.
It will take a lot of time and money.
Of course Abinader being well educated and rich can drive and EV.
This will not translate into an EV transformation in the DR.
It will be the rich with options driving those vehicles, along with a fleet of combustion engines cars/trucks including dirty diesels and coal power plants.
Below are some more DR facts, the real world.
Most energy is imported including energy for electricity production.
Fuel mix (fossil fuels vs renewables)
Fossil fuels - including oil, natural gas, and coal - supply most of the Dominican Republic's energy, supplemented by smaller amounts of renewables, including hydro, wind, solar and biofuels.
[1][2] The DR depends on oil for electricity generation more than any other country in Latin America and the Caribbean; as of 2017, 52% of electricity was generated from oil (down from 89% in the 1980s and 90s), while 21% and 13% came from natural gas and coal, respectively.
[3] Renewable sources accounted for 15% of electrical generation in 2020
[1], up from 12% in 2019.
[4] The country aims to produce 25% of its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2025.
[5]
www.gem.wiki
A white elephant for a struggling nation
Since 2012, the government of the Dominican Republic has promoted the Punta Catalina coal plant project to meet its energy needs, even though it will have to import the coal necessary for the operation of the plant, and despite the fact that national law requires the progressive phasing out of coal. The plant was expected to generate one-third of the country’s energy needs, and was touted by the government as a “low cost,” short-term solution to the country’s energy crisis. In the end, the project proved to be by far the most expensive energy project in the country’s history, costing over two billion dollars.
edlc.org
Dominican Republic - Total primary coal production
0(thousand short tons)in 2021
Between 2002 and 2021, Dominican Republic primary coal production remained stable at around 0 thousand short tons.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.
What is primary coal production?
The sum of sales, mine consumption, issues to miners, and issues to coke, briquetting, and other ancillary plants at mines. Production data include quantities extracted from surface and underground mines, and normally exclude wastes removed at mines or associated reparation plants. Primary coal is all coal milled and, when necessary, washed and sorted.
Between 2002 and 2021, Dominican Republic primary coal production remained stable at around 0 thousand short tons. The sum of sales, mine consumption, issues to miners, and issues to coke, briquetting, and other ancillary plants at mines. Production data include quantities extracted from surface...
knoema.com
Yet,
“The Dominican Republic’s economy has been one of the most dynamic and resilient economies in the Western Hemisphere over the last two decades. Reforms and good monetary and fiscal policies have strengthened.
From IMF report.
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Mr. Emilio Fernández-Corugedo visited the Dominican Republic from May 8 to May 19 to conduct the 2023 Article IV Consultation discussions.
www.imf.org