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- First there were coalmines, then came the windfarms. Why Colombia’s Wayúu people fear Colombia’s green energy boom 22 May 2026In the country’s north, mining has ravaged Indigenous lands and lives for decades. Is history repeating itself as renewable energy schemes arrive on their doorstep?In the heart of the dry tropical forest, Maria Elena Aguilar Uriana walks past towering cacti, her ancestors’ graves, and patterned clothes blowing in the wind. Her brow is furrowed, her […]Harriet Barber in Cesar and La Guajira
- Big oil’s war profits may have a silver lining after all 22 May 2026As conflict in Iran sends prices soaring, fossil fuel companies are seeing extraordinary gains – but the crisis may also accelerate the shift towards clean energy• Don’t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereA friend of mine was recently left in tears after filling up the car she relies on to […]Damian Carrington
- If Australia is home to an AI gold rush, let’s not squander it. Let’s fjord a different path | Peter Lewis 22 May 2026Tech titans appear to be cosying up to Canberra with an eye to training data models here. An AI wealth fund could share in the profitsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe CEOs of AI titans Microsoft and Anthropic have been duchessing Canberra. The reason? They have bet the house that […]Peter Lewis
- Rachel Reeves to protect ‘critical’ clean energy projects from legal challenges 20 May 2026Chancellor’s planning shake-up in England and Wales would ‘reduce exposure from judicial review on all but human rights grounds’Rachel Reeves is poised to fast-track clean energy projects in England and Wales with planning reforms to curb the use of judicial reviews against new infrastructure, the Treasury has said.Under the chancellor’s proposals, parliament will be able […]Lauren Almeida and Jillian Ambrose
- The Iran war reminds us: we’ll never be energy-independent with fossil fuels | Lloyd Doggett and Michael Shank 18 May 2026Energy security comes from using local, renewable resources to power, heat and cool communities, as Ukraine is doingDonald Trump’s unjustified war on Iran and the resulting global fuel crisis is a continuing reminder that true energy security and independence will continue to elude us so long as we remain dependent on fossil fuels.Whether it’s wars […]Lloyd Doggett and Michael Shank