ERNESTO PICCO
In South America’s ‘Lithium Triangle’ — a mineral-dense region encompassed by the borders of Argentina, Chile, and Bolivia — state actors and corporations compete for control over the metal that will power the green transition. Dr. Ernesto Picco—an investigative journalist and professor at the National University of Santiago del Estero, Argentina—has been researching the consequences of these operations, documenting the environmental harm and human impacts produced around these vast extraction sites. His field studies culminated in his latest book, Crónicas del litio: Sudamérica en disputa por el futuro de la energía global. Picco’s previous writing has been published in Revista Anfibia, Frontera D, Subida de Línea, Crisis, Angular, among other platforms.