internationalrivers's video: Hydropower Dams are NOT sustainable 1 minute English version

WATCH: The Global Movement for People and Rivers speak out! Hydropower are NOT sustainable...or clean or green or renewable energy. Climate emissions from hydropower dams have been historically underestimated. Dam reservoirs are a major source of methane, a greenhouse gas 86 times more potent in the short term than carbon dioxide. For human rights, dams are terrible--by the year 2000, dams had already displaced 80 million people globally if not more, and negatively impacted over 472 million people downstream. As we think about the future we want and need, we must remember rivers are key to sustaining life. We’re running out of time and cannot be distracted by false solutions like dams. and and riverine communities --------- International Rivers protects rivers and defends the rights of communities that depend on them. We oppose destructive dams and encourage better ways of meeting people's needs for water, energy and protection from damaging floods. Visit our web page to learn more about and support International Rivers. http://www.internationalrivers.org/ Connect with us on social media: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/InternationalRivers Twitter https://twitter.com/intlrivers Instagram https://www.instagram.com/intlrivers/