Francisco Parra, Author at Climate Home News https://www.climatechangenews.com Climate change news, analysis, commentary, video and podcasts focused on developments in global climate politics Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:19:07 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.climatechangenews.com/wp-content/files/2025/02/cropped-site-icon-120x120.png Francisco Parra, Author at Climate Home News https://www.climatechangenews.com 32 32 Landmark deal to share Chile’s lithium windfall fractures Indigenous communities https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/03/18/landmark-deal-to-share-chiles-lithium-windfall-fractures-indigenous-communities/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/03/18/landmark-deal-to-share-chiles-lithium-windfall-fractures-indigenous-communities/#respond Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:19:05 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=83661 A pioneering accord meant to give Indigenous communities more of a say over lithium mining sites has left the people of the Atacama desert divided like never before

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