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Latin America dominates global production, with Chile and Peru accounting for a major share of worldwide supply. Global copper demand is projected to rise from around 26 million tonnes in 2024 to over 35 million tonnes by 2035, driven by electrification and renewable infrastructure expansion. Latin America has become one of the most strategically important mining regions in the world, playing a central role in the global shift toward clean energy and electrification. In 2026, the continent stands at the heart of the energy transition, supplying essential materials such as lithium, copper, nickel, and other critical raw minerals needed for electric vehicles, renewable energy systems, and advanced technologies.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
This shift is critical to tackling the climate crisis, as fossil fuels still provide 80 percent of global energy supply, releasing immense amounts of planet-warming gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, in the process. At its core, the sustainable energy transition seeks to transform the global energy system to combat climate change while fostering sustainable development. It involves not only adopting cleaner energy sources but also enhancing energy efficiency, deploying advanced technologies like energy storage, and decarbonizing key sectors such as electricity, transportation and industry.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Chevron is on track to make windfall profits from the Iran war of $9.2 billion, according to the analysis. The company\u2019s chief executive, Mike Wirth, has also benefited, selling $104 million worth of Chevron shares between January and March. A utility-scale solar field opened in 2023 with a 192-megawatt capacity, while limited reforms have enabled easier installation of photovoltaics on homes and public buildings. Despite technological progress and the availability of cheaper solar hardware, the total number of villages and subdistricts reporting solar power use among households declined from 4,176 in 2021 to 3,076 in 2024, a reduction of 26.4 per cent. Renewable energy uptake has yet to gather momentum across Indonesia\u2019s more than 84,000 villages, a new report concludes, as the government of the world\u2019s fourth-largest country pledges to achieve a radical energy transformation over the next decade.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Our mission is environmental; our method is economic, aligning policy, finance, and industrial capability to deliver impact at scale. Demonstrate technologies accelerating the low-carbon transition to investors and buyers. The barriers that make participation more difficult also deserve serious attention. Financial stress, other obligations, or simply a lack of time can all limit people’s ability to get involved\u2014and these are all valid reasons. At the same time, this underscores how strongly participation depends on context, emerging from the interplay between different actors and circumstances.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Participation manifests in diverse forms, including resistance, which can represent agency and empowerment rather than mere opposition. Effective engagement requires flexible, context-sensitive approaches that acknowledge varied community needs and shared responsibilities, rather than imposing uniform, top-down models. In neighborhoods participating in the Dutch government’s natural gas phase-out program\u2014often pilot projects in more vulnerable areas\u2014tenants, homeowners, and residents’ associations live side by side, each with their own interests and starting points. \u201cLi Auto contributes to the energy transition through both extended-range electric (EREV) and pure electric (BEV) technologies. Our EREV technology acts as a bridge between traditional vehicles and fully electric mobility. This allows users to enjoy the core benefits of electric mobility without changing their lifestyle,\u201d Wu said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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Electrification powered by clean energy is the most effective pathway to decarbonize some of these areas. For example, renewable-powered electric vehicles can replace gasoline-powered cars, heat pumps can provide energy-efficient heating and cooling for buildings, and induction cooktops offer cleaner alternatives to biomass and gas stoves. Scaling up renewable energy productionDecarbonizing the energy sector by rapidly scaling up renewable energy sources such as solar, wind and hydropower is critical \u2013 not just for cutting emissions but also for expanding energy access in underserved communities. Currently, renewable energy is the cheapest option for new electricity in almost every country in the world.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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London and New York, January 26, 2026 \u2013 BloombergNEF\u2019s (BNEF) annual Energy Transition Investment Trends (ETIT) finds that global investment into the energy transition hit a record $2.3 trillion in 2025, up 8% from the prior year. The largest investment drivers were electrified transport ($893 billion), renewable energy ($690 billion), and grid investment ($483 billion). Renewable energy investment fell 9.5% year-on-year however as changing power market regulations in China, the world\u2019s largest market, introduced new uncertainty. All other sectors tracked by BNEF saw a rise in their investment levels, with the exception of hydrogen ($7.3 billion) and nuclear ($36 billion).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
It is not solely the responsibility of citizens, but a shared responsibility. “We really need to rethink how we view citizen participation. It shouldn’t be treated as a tool or a checklist, but as a practice that reflects how we relate to one another,” Kluskens concludes. By treating citizen participation as something to be organized or created, citizens are effectively positioned outside the system\u2014when in fact they are already an intrinsic part of it. “If you keep seeing them as external, your perspective is too narrow, and you miss what participation really means.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n