The Desert and the Mine

The Lithium Triangle, spanning Argentina, Bolivia and Chile, contains over half the world’s lithium reserves, essential for the energy transition. But mining here is fraught with human, cultural, political and ecological questions.

5 Sep 2025

Sam Meadows

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Introducing Issue #2: Frontiers
Adrienne Buller, John Merrick

In the trade-offs between decarbonization and human and ecological impact, how do we determine which costs are bearable, or inescapable, even necessary—and who gets to make these decisions?