Why a Chilean salt flat is a microcosm of the extractive frontiers of green capitalism
In the Atacama desert, the extraction of lithium – so crucial to addressing the climate crisis – comes with escalating social and environmental costs A high-altitude desert plateau traverses Argentina, Bolivia and Chile. I am on the Chilean side, sitting in a Jeep along with two other researchers. The afternoon air is thin and brisk but the sun is piercing – a combination I am familiar with from years of living…
သတင်းအကျဉ်း
In the Atacama desert, the extraction of lithium – so crucial to addressing the climate crisis – comes with escalating social and environmental costs A high-altitude desert plateau traverses Argentina, Bolivia and Chile. I am on the Chilean side, sitting in a Jeep along with two other researchers. The afternoon air is thin and brisk but the sun is piercing – a combination I am familiar with from years of living…
ယုံကြည်ရသော ထုတ်ဝေသူများ၏ နောက်ဆုံးသတင်းများကို အကျဉ်းချုပ်နှင့်အတူ ဖတ်ရှုပါ။ အသေးစိတ်အတွက် မူရင်းရင်းမြစ်ကို ဖွင့်ပါ။