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Energy

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Overseas investment

Minerals, EVs and US tensions: what next for China and Latin America in 2026?
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Technology

China’s clean tech charm offensive wins Global South hearts and minds
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Wildlife

China’s wind farms can protect migratory birds, if well placed
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Electric vehicles

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Culture

Dialogue Earth’s best photo stories of 2025
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Mining

What next for the global governance of critical minerals?
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Climate impacts

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Solar

The rise of private solar power in Nigeria
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Fossil fuels

After COP30, Brazilian oil continues its rush towards the global market

In focus: Energy in Latin America

A tower in the centre of a solar power plant, pattern of shiny panels on the ground at sunset Article
Renewables

Latin America can play ‘outsized’ role in shift from fossil fuels, report says
International Energy Agency says region could drive energy transition at home and globally, but faces challenges in finance, policy and inequality
People celebrating on stage at COP28 Article
Fossil fuels

COP28: Is Latin America ready to move away from fossil fuels?
Dubai climate summit closes with landmark agreement to transition away from fossil fuels, but vague language and loopholes may delay action
Illustration of man holding outline of Brazil and Bolivia Article
Amazon

Brazil-Bolivia dam reignites debates on power in the Amazon
Communities have pushed back on a proposed hydropower project between the two countries, decrying dams’ impacts and seeking alternatives in solar
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Fossil fuels

Argentina eyes a risky gamble on gas exports
Gas is in demand, for now. But Argentina’s economic woes, climate commitments and long-term outlook cast doubt on its ambitions to export LNG
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Negotiations

COP30: Calls for a ‘roadmap’ to end fossil fuels gain momentum
rows of red buses Article
Transport

Chile looks to charge ahead in the switch to EVs
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Fossil fuels

Reinforcing fossil fuels today is a trap for Colombia’s tomorrow
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Energy transition

Indonesia’s geothermal governance must empower local people
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Amazon

Global asset or frontier for extraction? COP30 is a reckoning for the Amazon
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Solar

Chinese solar project reflects Chile’s energy development dilemma
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Energy transition

Can China’s green ammonia cope with the green hydrogen slowdown?
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Mining

Fluorite: Mexico is a key player in a lesser-known critical mineral
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China in the world

Trade-offs: Working with China on the energy transition
A wooden flower sculpture in the foreground with a background of a building featuring solar panels Article
Energy transition

Uruguay expands solar energy as electricity demand increases
terraced hills and traditional thatched African huts surrounded by trees in a mountainous region. Article
Indigenous peoples

Solar power is supporting Indigenous farming methods in Ethiopia
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Geopolitics

Roundtable: How has the SCO summit impacted the global energy landscape?

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