Extractivism and why energy transition 'is driving new forms of colonialism' in Brazil
In Brazil, the Movement for Popular Sovereignty in Mining (MAM) is active in opposing what it regards as the unbridled exploitation of indigenous populations and their land by private mining companies, whose polluting activities are further fuelled by the market demands of energy transition. At the UN COP30 climate talks in the Brazilian city of Belém, centred on the issue of energy transition, Mediapart met with MAM activist Jeremias Santos, who in this interview denounces the harm extractivism is causing to human health and the environment in his country, in a process which is "driving new forms of colonialism".
TheThe closing stages of the United Nations COP30 climate conference in Belém, Brazil, were dominated on Friday by the failure to reach an agreement on a roadmap for reducing the use of fossil fuels, which requires the agreement of all of the close to 200 countries taking part in the talks.
