{"id":66756,"date":"2021-12-13T10:38:35","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T13:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=66756"},"modified":"2022-02-02T12:54:05","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T15:54:05","slug":"understanding-energy-justice-and-efficiency-in-rios-favelas-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=66756","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Energy Justice and Efficiency in Rio&#8217;s Favelas [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Watch the video that summarizes the Energy Justice and Efficiency Series with English subtitles <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/EnergiaFavelas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>:<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fDrbqBNZcvo\" width=\"1030\" height=\"563\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/JusticaEnergeticaResumo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Clique aqui para Portugu\u00eas<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-23766\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/PT-e1439583827971.png\" \/><\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>This article and the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/EnergiaFavelas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video above<\/a> offer a summary and conclusion to the series &#8216;Energy Justice and Efficiency in Rio&#8217;s Favelas,&#8217; available in full in a <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/EnergyJustFavelas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new special section here<\/a>.\u00a0<em>RioOnWatch<\/em> has recently launched special sections to spotlight long series and special areas of content intensely covered by our team.<\/h3>\n<p>Do you know what <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3gBLUlt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">energy justice<\/a> is? And what about <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3eowEIC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">energy efficiency<\/a>, have you heard of it? These terms, that at first glance may sound unfamiliar, relate to the everyday access and consumption of energy by a people. To bring this theme to light, in 2021, <em>RioOnWatch<\/em> published the series <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/EnergyJustFavelas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Energy Justice and Efficiency in Rio de Janeiro&#8217;s Favelas<\/a>, with original research, reports, illustrations, and videos spotlighting the subject from the vantage point of Rio&#8217;s favelas.<\/p>\n<p>Reports from across the city focused on the chronic and historic problems of energy service provision in favelas. In <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3rfxBZ4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Morro do Sereno<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2ImAzVp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Complexo da Penha<\/a>, in Rio&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2IgR5qe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Zone<\/a>, electric bills weigh heavily on the family budget, despite the severe deficiency in services provided. This and more was revealed in numbers in &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3BybQbI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Electricity in Numbers: A Deep Dive into Energy in the Favela of Morro do Sereno<\/a>,&#8221; produced by resident Karina Figueiredo. Also in the North Zone, another study revealed the feeling of energy insecurity experienced by <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2IgZ9Y4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Complexo da Mar\u00e9<\/a> residents in relation to the power grid that serves their homes. The study produced by <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3zOKQCR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Louren\u00e7o C\u00e9zar<\/a>\u00a0investigated the perception of those who live in the community <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3xwhdFL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">about energy service and efficiency in Mar\u00e9<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_68544\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68544\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/B_ILUSTRA_RIO_ON_WATCH_DORIA-1.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-68544 size-full\" title=\"Original artwork by Rafael Doria\" src=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/B_ILUSTRA_RIO_ON_WATCH_DORIA-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Original artwork by Rafael Doria\" width=\"1280\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/B_ILUSTRA_RIO_ON_WATCH_DORIA-1.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/B_ILUSTRA_RIO_ON_WATCH_DORIA-1-300x131.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/B_ILUSTRA_RIO_ON_WATCH_DORIA-1-1024x449.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/B_ILUSTRA_RIO_ON_WATCH_DORIA-1-768x337.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-68544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Original artwork by Rafael Doria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In all, 18 original pieces were published and illustrated by community-based authors and artists, on energy justice and efficiency in favelas, covering narratives about 23 communities across Greater Rio. Research elucidated, through qualitative and quantitative data, the conditions of access to energy in these territories\u2014a scenario often invisible from the point of view of public data. Another article, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3yQbI5N\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Favela Researchers Survey Residents on Access to Electricity and Blackouts<\/a>,&#8221; produced by <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2UlyrYb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LabJaca<\/a> members Bruno Sousa and Thiago Nascimento, revealed that blackouts are common in the Jacarezinho favela.<\/p>\n<p>From the C\u00e9sar Maia favela, in <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2OGOzx5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vargem Pequena<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2KVA7k7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">West Zone<\/a>, came the reflection of how a deficient power service can <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3oSM1eW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">affect the running of health units<\/a> and hinder vaccination against <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/33uL7hJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Covid-19<\/a> in Rio&#8217;s favelas. During the pandemic, the high cost of electricity weighs even more heavily on the budget of the poorest families, as demonstrated by the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3f6HLH7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">voices of Niter\u00f3i&#8217;s Palmeira favela<\/a>, heard in the article written by resident Mayara Pereira.<\/p>\n<p>Another energy source that weighs on the budget of peripheral families is cooking gas. In some capitals, the price of the cylinder can reach R$100 (US$19). Unable to afford them, people have been resorting to risky alternatives, such as using firewood and kerosene, as described in the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3jZtK0K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article about how community organizers have been trying to alleviate<\/a> the situation, by <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2YqKYHs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beatriz Carvalho<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_68545\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68545\" style=\"width: 2480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arte-original-por-Anna-Paula-Rodrigues.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-68545 size-full\" title=\"Original artwork by Anna Paula Rodrigues\" src=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arte-original-por-Anna-Paula-Rodrigues.jpeg\" alt=\"Original artwork by Anna Paula Rodrigues\" width=\"2480\" height=\"1056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arte-original-por-Anna-Paula-Rodrigues.jpeg 2480w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arte-original-por-Anna-Paula-Rodrigues-300x128.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arte-original-por-Anna-Paula-Rodrigues-1024x436.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arte-original-por-Anna-Paula-Rodrigues-620x264.jpeg 620w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arte-original-por-Anna-Paula-Rodrigues-768x327.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arte-original-por-Anna-Paula-Rodrigues-1536x654.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arte-original-por-Anna-Paula-Rodrigues-2048x872.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arte-original-por-Anna-Paula-Rodrigues-1030x438.jpeg 1030w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2480px) 100vw, 2480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-68545\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Original artwork by Anna Paula Rodrigues<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Reports on energy inequality and insecurity also came from the Nova Divin\u00e9ia community, where resident and author <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3ycqovy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rodrigo Silva<\/a> observes <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3cOLwhV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a gap between the service provided in the favela and in the neighboring district<\/a> of Graja\u00fa. In <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3pz32vr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Complexo do Salgueiro<\/a>, in Greater Rio&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/10xzYbp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">S\u00e3o Gon\u00e7alo<\/a>, besides suffering with the quality and cost of service, families sometimes <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/35WkxhI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">need to resort to clandestine connections<\/a> to have access to electricity, since they are not served by the utility, as described by young author Gabriel dos Santos Pereira Lima.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_68546\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68546\" style=\"width: 1162px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Rodrigo-Binarts-arte-Inseguranc\u0327a-Energe\u0301tica.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-68546 size-full\" title=\"Original artwork by Rodrigo Binarts\" src=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Rodrigo-Binarts-arte-Inseguranc\u0327a-Energe\u0301tica.jpeg\" alt=\"Original artwork by Rodrigo Binarts\" width=\"1162\" height=\"830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Rodrigo-Binarts-arte-Inseguranc\u0327a-Energe\u0301tica.jpeg 1162w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Rodrigo-Binarts-arte-Inseguranc\u0327a-Energe\u0301tica-300x214.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Rodrigo-Binarts-arte-Inseguranc\u0327a-Energe\u0301tica-1024x731.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Rodrigo-Binarts-arte-Inseguranc\u0327a-Energe\u0301tica-768x549.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1162px) 100vw, 1162px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-68546\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Original artwork by Rodrigo Binarts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Can clandestine connections, known in Brazil as <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2XBiNWB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;gatos&#8221;, be understood as theft or as distributional justice<\/a>? The intention of this article&#8217;s author, <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2ZKEORG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rio das Pedras<\/a>&#8216;s Douglas Heliodoro, was to provoke this debate: &#8220;The objective was to generate reflection on the process of criminalization of people who use clandestine connections as a way to access electricity,&#8221; he explains. Even though it is considered an essential service, <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3zzgjtz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">energy is not a social right in Brazil<\/a> and its universal access is not foreseen in the <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/YdQk7S\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">federal constitution<\/a>, as reported by <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2Jr8EWc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michel Silva<\/a>, from <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/317A4Hx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rocinha<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/10x048S\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pedra Branca Massif<\/a>, in the West Zone, reports show that energy injustices are a historical problem. Families living in the region have lived cut off from energy distribution grids for years <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3ozvqy5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">despite their ancestors having provided the energy that built the city<\/a>, as told by local residents Iamni Torres Jager and Antonio Alonso. In some cases, the absence of the service persists to today.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_68547\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68547\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arte-original-por-Natalia-S.-Flores-scaled-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-68547 size-full\" title=\"Original artwork by Natalia S. Flores\" src=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arte-original-por-Natalia-S.-Flores-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Original artwork by Natalia S. Flores\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arte-original-por-Natalia-S.-Flores-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arte-original-por-Natalia-S.-Flores-scaled-1-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arte-original-por-Natalia-S.-Flores-scaled-1-1024x437.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arte-original-por-Natalia-S.-Flores-scaled-1-620x264.jpg 620w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arte-original-por-Natalia-S.-Flores-scaled-1-768x328.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arte-original-por-Natalia-S.-Flores-scaled-1-1536x656.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arte-original-por-Natalia-S.-Flores-scaled-1-2048x874.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-68547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Original artwork by Natalia S. Flores<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Memory blackouts can sometimes be complicit in maintaining energy injustices in Brazil. Beatriz Carvalho&#8217;s second piece for the series recalls the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3cvZmWq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2001 energy crisis<\/a>, which severely impacted peripheral families, with frequent blackouts and high additional charges on electricity bills.<\/p>\n<h3>Energy Efficiency and Solutions<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Energy efficiency is nothing more than making rational use of energy. An energy-efficient product is one that performs its function while consuming the least amount of energy possible,&#8221; explains Aline Marieta, a Mar\u00e9 resident, architect, and author of the study &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3xmfmDO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Energy Efficiency: Never Seen It, Never Ate It, and Least of All Heard of It!<\/a>&#8221; The intention of the study was to understand the energy differences between self-built favela housing and government-built housing, and how much people knew about energy efficiency, taking the opportunity to explain how to apply it to everyday life.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_68548\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68548\" style=\"width: 2480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arte-original-por-David-Amen.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-68548 size-full\" title=\"Original artwork by David Amen\" src=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arte-original-por-David-Amen.jpeg\" alt=\"Original artwork by David Amen\" width=\"2480\" height=\"1056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arte-original-por-David-Amen.jpeg 2480w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arte-original-por-David-Amen-300x128.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arte-original-por-David-Amen-1024x436.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arte-original-por-David-Amen-620x264.jpeg 620w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arte-original-por-David-Amen-768x327.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arte-original-por-David-Amen-1536x654.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arte-original-por-David-Amen-2048x872.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Arte-original-por-David-Amen-1030x438.jpeg 1030w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2480px) 100vw, 2480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-68548\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Original artwork by David Amen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The proposition of solutions for a more efficient use of energy was also the theme of the article written by Marcyllene Santos, who talks about <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3eeS3Ve\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">workshops and educational campaigns in Jardim Catarina<\/a>, in S\u00e3o Gon\u00e7alo. The action is the result of partnerships between community organizations and the local electric utility.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the rational use of conventional energy<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span>whose main source in Brazil are hydroelectric plants<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3hdBsme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">solar energy is proving to be an increasingly powerful solution in Rio&#8217;s favelas<\/a>, as shown by journalist and <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/377s5NT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fallet<\/a> resident <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3faXxAm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jaqueline Suarez<\/a>. Some communities in the South Zone<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span>particularly <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/37P09jP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Babil\u00f4nia<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2SvoXEy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Santa Marta<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014<\/span>already enjoy the benefits of clean and sustainable energy consumption, proving the potential of favelas to generate energy and solutions.<\/p>\n<p>From the North Zone comes <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2ZLiRUG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parque Arar\u00e1&#8217;s green roof<\/a>, an inspiring project that can reduce residential temperatures by up to 15\u00b0C and, consequently, generate a much more comfortable environment in the summer while reducing the energy spent on air conditioning and fans. The <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2ZLiRUG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video report<\/a>\u00a0directed by the protagonist himself, Luis Cassiano Silva, brings together years of images, research, and materials showing how Silva and his collaborators managed to use vegetation to reduce the temperature inside his house:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/67nkMthMbzI\" width=\"1030\" height=\"563\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The quest for greater energy efficiency also involves transforming waste and effluents into energy. Often seen only as a problem, what we call trash is an opportunity to generate income and energy, as described by <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1RXb4VZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cleber Ara\u00fajo<\/a>, from <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2ImAzVp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Complexo do Alem\u00e3o<\/a>, in his article &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3azFQHj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Waste is Gold: Energy Recovery as a Solution for the Favelas<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Viewed as major socio-environmental dilemmas in big cities, organic waste and even sewage could be turned into energy, as shown by Jaqueline Suarez&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3yjD9Vc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video report in Vale Encantado<\/a>. This possibility is already reality in <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1lXTQyl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the community<\/a>, in <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2YCX95S\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alto da Boa Vista<\/a>, where two systems are in place. A biodigester receives food waste and generates biogas for the cooperative&#8217;s kitchen which hosts visitors, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3yjD9Vc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biosystem, made up by a biodigester and a plant root zone<\/a> treats sewage from houses in the community and produces biogas for residents:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bWo2eVIbKZ0\" width=\"1030\" height=\"563\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Together, these reports and research build a pluralistic and diversified picture of the access to energy in favelas, taking into account their chronic woes, the historical inequalities in their access to public services, and the power of residents in proposing and realizing solutions.<\/p>\n<p><em>This <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/EnergiaFavelas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video report, by Luiza de Andrade<\/a>, concludes and summarizes our series about <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/FavelaEnergyJustice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">energy justice and efficiency in Rio&#8217;s favelas<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Support RioOnWatch\u2019s tireless, critical and cutting-edge hyperlocal journalism, online community organizing meetings, and direct support to favelas\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/FavelaCovidResponse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">by clicking here<\/a>.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Watch the video that summarizes the Energy Justice and Efficiency Series with English subtitles here: \ufeff Clique aqui para Portugu\u00eas This article and the video above offer a summary and conclusion to the series &#8216;Energy <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=66756\" title=\"Understanding Energy Justice and Efficiency in Rio&#8217;s Favelas 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