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China has been investing billions of dollars in Latin America’s fast-growing renewable energy infrastructure, and expanding its influence over the region’s critical mineral mines in the process. But the relationship is more complicated than it appears, write climate and energy policy researchers Zdenka Myslikova and Nathaniel Dolton-Thornton of Tufts University’s Fletcher School.
Latin American countries are also taking bold steps to secure their energy future. And they're quietly nurturing their own fleet of clean energy startups, including some born of what the authors describe as "frugal innovation."
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Zdenka Myslikova, Tufts University; Nathaniel Dolton-Thornton, Tufts University
China is a major investor in Latin America’s renewable energy and critical minerals like lithium, but countries like Chile are also taking steps to secure their own clean energy future.
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Work
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Libby (Elizabeth) Sander, Bond University
The increase in the use of noise-cancelling devices at work is a plus for productivity but can discourage collaboration.
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Mariachiara Barzotto, University of Bath; Felicia Fai, University of Bath; Phil Tomlinson, University of Bath
Convenient hubs of collaboration could boost local areas.
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Technology
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Omar H. Fares, Toronto Metropolitan University
Deinfluencers prioritize genuine content and real engagement over the meticulously curated content and commercial partnerships that are common in traditional influencer culture.
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Environment
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Willie Tafadzwa Chinyamurindi, University of Fort Hare; Motshedisi Mathibe, University of Pretoria; Progress Hove-Sibanda, Nelson Mandela University
Social enterprises need to be proactive in improving their internal processes and structures. They also need to share essential information.
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