Argentina’s Climate Denial Administration is Pushing the “Other Amazon” to the Point of No Return

Yet, a rare court decision shines a light of hope

Yes, that’s Argentina’s president holding a chainsaw during his campaign. Climate denialism at the utmost. (Source:)

In December 2023, Argentina elected as president. Since then, as expected, the overall feeling has been a lack of direction on the country’s climate policies and commitments.

Because Milei doesn’t only dismiss scientific views on global warming but also has a dim view of environmental protection. For the new administration, is a to be understood as a natural, cyclical phenomenon with with industrialization or human activity. The administration is also the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

And so, in the corridors of the former environment ministry — now downgraded to an under-secretariat — climate change has become taboo. For real. Since July 2024, the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA) workers have been instructed “climate change,” “sustainability,”…