This Extractivism Policy Brief 07/2025 shows:
- The energy transition risks reproducing old extractivist dependencies unless Global South countries actively pursue green industrial policy and domestic value creation.
- Climate action and development are not opposites: green industrial policies can simultaneously reduce emissions, foster reindustrialization, and create quality jobs.
- The energy transition opens a historic window of opportunity for the Global South—but only countries that act strategically can turn resources into industrial capabilities.
The Author: Verónica Robert is a Senior Researcher at CONICET and a Professor at UNSAM, specializing in the economics of innovation, technological change, and economic development, with a focus on ecological and digital transitions in peripheral economies. She was a fellow and conference speaker in the extractivism project. This policy brief was developed in the context of the DAAD-funded research project “Green Energy and Sustainable Resources in a North-South-South Partnership.
Link to PDF: Download Extractivism Policy Brief 07/2025 (ENGLISCH)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17170/kobra-2026011311789
