War in Ukraine: Strategic Challenges for Extractive Governance

The war in Ukraine has brought about new enthusiasm for increasing extraction. In Colombia, the prospects for oil and coal, the country’s two main exports, have been greeted with enthusiasm. The sharp increase in the price of coal has also revived enthusiasm for the industry in Colombia and complicated discussions about the transition to coal in producing regions, which intensified when Prodeco announced the closure of its operations in Cesar. The change in the prospects for coal is directly related to the war in Ukraine, as some analysts say the blockade on Russian coal has reopened the doors for Colombian […]