Q&A: ‘Tariffs could kill Chinese investments in EVs in Mexico’

Dialogue Earth speaks with Mexican electromobility expert Gustavo Jiménez, as Trump’s tariff threats add to uncertainty in the global auto industry
<p>Recently installed solar panels in Piyulaga, a village in the Xingu Indigenous territory, in Brazil’s midwest state of Mato Grosso. The Amazon regions of Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru have each country’s lowest levels of electricity coverage (Image: Flávia Milhorance / Dialogue Earth)</p>
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Solar power is turning the tide on energy inequality in the Amazon

Small-scale, low-cost solar is filling gaps in the grid that have long troubled Amazon nations, supporting health, connectivity and environmental protection in remote areas

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Solar power is booming in Brazil. Can it be a boom for all?

Solar is now Brazil’s second-largest source of electricity. Experts say its growth must also reach and respect communities cut off from the grid
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How is climate change affecting workers in Latin America?

Rising temperatures and extreme weather events are putting the health of workers in the region at risk and forcing efforts on adaptation
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In Ecuador, ‘toxitours’ show the scars left by oil in the Amazon

Guided tours take visitors to abandoned flares and pools of oil, and share stories of wider health and environmental impacts – as well as grim warnings for the future
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Q&A: LGBTQ+ rights and environmental justice with activist Aurélien Guilabert

The Mexico-based campaigner tells Dialogue Earth about what the movements have in common, their challenges and his hopes for the future