Sixty years after the Night of the Long Batons, the persecution of ecological science is resurfacing in new forms. Denialism, underfunding, and surveillance once again threaten the production of environmental knowledge in Latin America.

Geopolitical tensions and the decline in climate finance are redefining the rules of development for emerging countries.

The energy transition is redefining global power, shifting geopolitical competition away from oil and toward electricity, energy storage technologies, and strategic minerals.

A just transition is not merely about replacing one economic activity with another; it is also about addressing the social inequalities that the previous model helped to entrench.

The escalation of geopolitical conflicts is accelerating the energy transition by exposing the costs and risks of dependence on fossil fuels.

Market volatility and the risks of supply shortages are pushing major economies to urgently rethink their energy security strategies.