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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/03/18/landmark-deal-to-share-chiles-lithium-windfall-fractures-indigenous-communities/feed/ 0 Campaigners sue Chilean government over copper mining pollution  https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/08/15/campaigners-sue-chilean-government-over-copper-mining-pollution/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/08/15/campaigners-sue-chilean-government-over-copper-mining-pollution/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2025 09:07:46 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=74073 The case comes after Climate Home News revealed that uncontrolled air pollution has put people's health at risk in Chile's copper mining heartland

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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/08/15/campaigners-sue-chilean-government-over-copper-mining-pollution/feed/ 0 ‘The state doesn’t want to know’: Doctors raise alarm on children’s health crisis in Chile’s copper heartland https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/12/17/doctors-raise-alarm-on-childrens-health-crisis-in-chile-copper-mining-heartland/ Tue, 17 Dec 2024 07:57:51 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=55415 Autism and cancer cases are soaring in Chile linked to pollution from copper mining critical for the energy transition, doctors say

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]]> ‘Gigantic missed opportunity’: Chile rejects green constitution https://www.climatechangenews.com/2022/09/05/gigantic-missed-opportunity-chile-rejects-green-constitution-faces-uncertainty/ Mon, 05 Sep 2022 09:29:19 +0000 https://climatechangenews.com/?p=47097 The constitutional draft declared Chile an “ecological” state, recognised nature as a subject of rights and ordered the state to take actions against the climate crisis

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]]> Chileans look to new constitution to return water to communities https://www.climatechangenews.com/2021/07/16/chileans-look-new-constitution-return-water-communities/ Fri, 16 Jul 2021 14:36:31 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=44456 Rural communities hope the drafting of a new constitution will dismantle water privatisation in Chile and recognise the right to access water

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]]> Chile reveals venue, climate champion for Cop25 summit https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/04/11/chile-reveals-venue-climate-champion-cop25-summit/ Thu, 11 Apr 2019 16:31:20 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=39163 The UN climate negotiations in December will be held in purpose-built structures at Cerrillos Bicentennial Park, Santiago, the presidency revealed on Thursday

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]]> Chile warns of 3-hour commutes, split venue at December climate talks https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/03/15/chile-warns-3-hour-commutes-split-venue-december-climate-talks/ Fri, 15 Mar 2019 10:36:10 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=38934 This year's UN summit comes at a "highly congested" period in Santiago, the hosts say, but a plea to move it to January was overruled

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]]> Who should be 2019’s climate champion? https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/01/11/2019s-climate-champion/ Fri, 11 Jan 2019 10:41:24 +0000 http://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=38470 Chile faces huge challenges as 2019's UN climate presidency, it will need to use every tool available, including the underused climate champion role

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]]> Chile issues 2019 wildfire warning amid heat forecasts https://www.climatechangenews.com/2019/01/08/chile-issues-2019-wildfire-warning-amid-heat-forecasts/ Tue, 08 Jan 2019 17:44:11 +0000 http://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=38467 As massive fires burn in the centre of Chile, dry, windy predictions for the summer mean 70,000 hectares could be lost, the government warns

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]]> Avocado trade threatened by shipping climate measure, say Chile, Peru https://www.climatechangenews.com/2018/03/19/avocado-trade-threatened-shipping-climate-measure-say-chile-peru/ Mon, 19 Mar 2018 12:17:22 +0000 http://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=36119 Speed limits at sea could cut shipping's carbon footprint fast, but fresh fruit exporters are raising concerns about trade impacts ahead of a critical UN meeting

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]]> Chile declares start of coal power phase-out https://www.climatechangenews.com/2018/02/01/chile-declares-start-coal-power-phase/ Thu, 01 Feb 2018 11:12:22 +0000 http://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=35766 President Michelle Bachelet says the country will not build new coal plants without carbon capture and begin talks to replace existing capacity with cleaner sources

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]]> National emergency as Chile fights record forest fires https://www.climatechangenews.com/2017/02/03/national-emergency-as-chile-fights-record-forest-fires/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2017/02/03/national-emergency-as-chile-fights-record-forest-fires/#respond Fri, 03 Feb 2017 12:33:34 +0000 http://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=33015 Drought, heat and commercial foresting have made it easier for fires to spread, killing 11 people and consuming entire towns

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