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- Can southern Brazil’s deadly floods spur the shift to green energy? Thu, 14 Nov 24, 9:00pmMonths after devastating rains displaced 420,000 people in Rio Grande do Sul, an unusual consensus has formed around the need for a faster transition to renewables
- ‘I’m switched off’: frustration and fatigue as power cuts keep Ecuador in the dark Mon, 11 Nov 24, 11:00pmFacing a severe drought and reliant on hydropower, the country is enduring relentless blackouts. But experts say opportunities have been missed to adapt and diversify
- Solar power to the people: how the sun is bringing light – and TV – to Amazon villages Tue, 29 Oct 24, 11:00pmTheir fuel resources have long been plundered by others, while national grids have failed to connect them. Now, solar panels could give more than electricity to Indigenous people
- Cuba makes progress on regaining power after second total blackout Sun, 20 Oct 24, 7:50amAuthorities say they are gradually re-establishing electrical service across the island, including to hospitals
- Cuba suffers second total power blackout in two days Sun, 20 Oct 24, 12:08amAuthorities had said they were re-establishing electricity service after a power plant failed on Friday
- How the ‘Frida Kahlo of environmental geopolitics’ is lighting a fire under big oil Thu, 3 Oct 24, 7:00pmColombian environment minister Susana Muhamad once worked for Shell. Now, as the country gears up to host the biodiversity Cop16, she is calling for a just transition away from fossil fuels
- The lawless mining gangs targeting the Amazon’s precious green energy minerals Fri, 2 Aug 24, 9:00pmAs demand for the tin ore cassiterite soars, special forces units of Brazil’s Ibama environment agency must play a cat and mouse game with the thousands of illegal miners pouring into Yanomami reserves
- Canada is proposing to lead on climate – but it’s doubling down on oil Thu, 25 Jul 24, 8:00pmDespite climate-friendly plans, the government’s controversial decision to take over the Trans Mountain pipeline made it one of world’s biggest promoters of fossil fuel projects
- The Trans Mountain contradiction: how can Canada lead on climate while doubling down on oil? Thu, 25 Jul 24, 8:00pmDespite climate-friendly plans, the government’s controversial decision to take over the pipeline made it one of world’s biggest promoters of fossil fuel projects
- Tensions rise in Guyana as Maduro uses border dispute to build support ahead of Venezuela poll Sun, 21 Jul 24, 9:00pmAn old territorial claim to part of Guyana rich in oil and gold has proved a useful for Hugo Chávez’s successor. But the land grab has sparked outrage among the Guyanese
- Mexico’s love affair with Pemex: will its bid to save the fallen oil giant block the shift to clean energy? Fri, 12 Jul 24, 8:00pmOnce providing half of Mexico’s revenue, the debt-laden state oil firm has been in decline for years. But government efforts to revive it in pursuit of energy self-sufficiency is stalling the drive for renewables
- Argentina’s future lies in the balance as vast oilfields poised for extraction Thu, 11 Jul 24, 7:00pmIf passed, a new bill would send the country headfirst into the Latin American oil rush and halt any meaningful energy transition
- Guyana banks on future as a ‘new Qatar’ in high-stakes gamble over oil production Tue, 9 Jul 24, 12:00amWith newfound oil wealth reshaping the economy, can the country balance growth with sustainable development?
- Pristine forests and grinding poverty: why shouldn’t Brazil’s Amapá state embrace oil wealth? Tue, 9 Jul 24, 7:00pmThe state’s dilemma sums up a core problem faced by president Lula: how to reconcile environmental commitments with the need for development
- Guyana banks on future as a ‘Latin Qatar’ in high-stakes gamble over oil production Tue, 9 Jul 24, 12:00amWith newfound oil wealth reshaping the economy, the can the country balance growth with sustainable development?