Author: Sofía Croxatto


Sofía has a Bachelor's degree in Anthropology specializing in Archaeology from the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Chile. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in economics and international law of Climate Change at FLACSO Argentina. She is the director of the Energy Transition Laboratory in Argentina. Her focus is on the research area of climate change, policies, and energy transition.

Renewable energy in Argentina: a utopia for the global south?

Faced with the urgent challenge of climate change, Argentina needs to transform its energy matrix to use renewable sources. The energy transition (ET), focused on adopting clean energy, could open a door to breaking with an economic model dependent on fossil fuels and raw material exports. This transformation is not just an environmental issue but an opportunity to reduce structural vulnerability and build a more diversified and resilient economy. The question remains whether Argentina can make this shift without repeating cycles of dependency and economic volatility that have characterized its recent history. Sofía Croxatto reports.

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