Jean Jouzel

De la construction de routes à la modernisation du réseau électrique, le Millennium Challenge Corporation investissait des milliards de dollars sur le continent.

On the topic of climate and carbon reduction commitments, corporations like Google, Microsoft, and Shell once positioned themselves as leaders in sustainability, setting ambitious net-zero goals to align with global environmental efforts. However, the rapid rise of energy-hungry artificial intelligence is forcing these companies to reconsider—or even abandon—these commitments as they struggle to balance environmental responsibility and making money from new tech.

A case in point: When Ecuador placed a windfall tax on foreign oil operations, French and U.S. companies filed claims—and were awarded more than $800 million.

Energy and extractive industry giants are targeting environmentalists with racketeering charges.