Paula Ferreira Ribeiro

The dissent of decarbonization: Sociotechnical controversies in lithium extraction in the Vale do Jequitinhonha, Brazil

This article describes and analyzes the sociotechnical controversies surrounding lithium exploration in the Vale do Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais, Brazil, situating them within the context of the global energy transition and the so-called “decarbonization consensus.” The research a...

Green promises, local conflicts: The political ecology of rare earth mining in Poços de Caldas, Brazil

The global energy transition depends heavily on critical minerals, including rare earths, and their extraction increasingly intensifies socio-environmental conflicts in territories marked by a long history of extractive activities. While the energy transition literature has exten...