In the news last week, more than 2,000 Tunisians protested in the country’s capital against proposed legislation that would provide amnesty in exchange for reimbursing the embezzled funds for officials being prosecuted for alleged corruption. This followed a call to protest from more than 50 non-governmental organisations. The government argued that this course of action was necessary in order to improve the investment climate. Six years ago, there was an uprising over various grievances, including state corruption, which saw the removal of the long-time dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
In the Netherlands, one of the world’s largest wind farms involving 150 turbines was recently commissioned to supply some 785,000 households with renewable energy over the next 15 years. It will also help reduce emissions of carbon-dioxide emissions by 1.25 million tons. Fossil fuels currently account for 95% of the country’s energy supply. The government is committed to ensuring that some 14% of the country’s energy comes from renewable sources such as