Nathalie Kelley Instagram – Jujuy is located in the so-called Lithium Triangle, a 7,000 square foot region that includes sections of Chile and Bolivia and holds the world’s largest lithium reserves. The lithium industry is among the fastest growing in the world, due to its use in rechargeable batteries used by electric vehicles. With EV production reaching new records each year, the worldwide demand for lithium is soaring, dubbing it the new “white gold.” Yet the record of lithium mining corporations in regions like Jujuy shows plainly the devastating ecological impact of the industry.  On November 19, Javier Milei, a far-right libertarian who has vowed to crack down on indigenous rights, was elected president of Argentina. Milei, who has also promised to begin his mandate with a wave of privatizations and social welfare cuts – is on course to become a serious threat to Indigenous peoples in Argentina’s northern Jujuy region.   Since June this year, protests erupted in Jujuy over a constitutional reform that announced major setbacks on the rights of Indigenous peoples to their ancestral lands and water. The reform is arguably linked to growing mining interests in the region, as two new projects have announced the beginning of production in 2024. While we must continue to fight for a just transition to renewable energy, the experience in Jujuy is an urgent call to vet and interrogate climate solutions that take place at the cost of the dispossession of Indigenous people and the contamination of their land and water. In the meantime, we must show solidarity and support with these communities and demand that the Green Tech transition do better.  Follow @resistance_voices and @mullu.tv to learn more.