Central and South America
BHP set to detail copper growth plans on Chile roadshow, analysts say
Copper is key to BHP's growth plans as an essential metal for the energy transition — but BHP's production is expected to fall...
Small towns in South Africa can benefit from renewable energy projects: here’s what developers should do
Lessons from a wind project in South Africa: Renewable energy developers should be anchoring their community development approach to sustainable development.
Chilean regulator charges Codelco smelter with emissions violation
Chile’s environmental regulator has filed a "serious" charge against Codelco's Potrerillos smelter over emissions violations.
Severe droughts threaten the sustainable catch of the Amazon’s giant fish
Record-breaking drought threatens Brazil's Amazon pirarucu fishery, cutting catch and raising costs.
Biden’s Amazon visit comes as US climate policy to shift under Trump
Biden will become the first U.S. president to visit the Brazilian Amazon, meeting with leaders to discuss its preservation.
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon drops by nearly 31% compared to previous year
Forest loss in Brazil’s Amazon dropped by 30.6 per cent compared to the previous year, officials said Wednesday.
Delay in Chile mining permits a serious problem, says local head of Freeport
Chile’s delay on mining permit reforms is a “serious” issue, says Freeport-McMoRan exec, impacting key copper projects.
Chile’s Codelco seeks permit for $650 million Andina water project
Chile's Codelco seeks environmental permit for $650M project that makes water use at its Andina mine more sustainable.
Brazilian state law overturns soy moratorium that helped curb Amazon deforestation
Mato Grosso ends incentives for the Soy Moratorium, challenging a key deforestation curb in Brazil’s Amazon since 2006.
Venezuela’s oil exports hit a 4-year peak on higher output, sales to US, India
Venezuela’s oil exports surged to a four-year high in October, reaching 950,000 bpd, driven by rising output and exports to India.
