Social Impact of Clean Energies on Vulnerable Communities. Eolic Energy in the Zapotec Community in Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca

Abstract

Over the time, the different implementations of alternative energies have overlooked the social analysis of those populations that may be affected, just favoring only the focusing on the natural elements of the environment. Under this assumption, this paper proposes a comprehensive analysis conducted through different approaches and questions such as: What is the place of clean energies in the Mexican legislation? How can the native communities be represented both in the national and international legislations? And, what was the social impact of a bad implementation of clean energies in Mexico? Based on this analysis, this work provides the foundations for a required restatement of the Impact Evaluation Procedure currently in use in Mexico. Likewise, this paper proposes to watch over the relationships and interactions between private stakeholders, the Government and the society, particularly in social interest projects such as the energy generation.