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IDB Finances Mexican Work on Climate Change / BID financiará agenda de México sobre cambio climático
Friday, November 21st, 2008From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB):
IDB supports climate change agenda in Mexico
Finances innovations and reforms for climate change mitigation and adaptation, along with climate action plans in over 10 Mexican states
The Inter-American Development Bank will finance the first national study on the economic impact of climate change, measures to mitigate that impact and climate change [...]
Los ministros de energia de ALC acuerdan promover eficiencia energética y energías renovables
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008Synopsis in English: The Energy Ministers of 17 Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) nations, meeting last week in Buenos Aires at the annual Ministerial of the Quito-based Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE), agreed to promote the use of renewable energy and energy efficiency in the region. Their commitment included joint actions toward that end, including [...]
Energy Efficiency Loan to Brazil’s Largest Flat Steelmaker / Empréstimo para financiar eficiência energética em siderúrgica brasileira
Monday, November 10th, 2008By my count, this is the second loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to Usiminas to improve energy efficiency in their steelmaking, cut carbon emissions and calculate their carbon footprint. The loan from last May covered its Ouro Branco mill, this one its new Santana do Paraiso mill, both in Minas Gerais state.
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Apoyo del BID para eficiencia energética en El Salvador y Guatemala
Thursday, November 6th, 2008Desde el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID):
BID apoya eficiencia energética en El Salvador y Guatemala
Dos cooperaciones técnicas por un total de US$1.266.000 financiarán el diseño y la implementación de medidas para disminuir el consumo de energía
El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo anunció la aprobación de dos donaciones del Fondo de la Iniciativa en Energía Sostenible y [...]
World Tourism Day Event in Lima Tackles Climate Change / Evento del Día Mundial del Turismo afronta el reto del cambio climático
Saturday, October 4th, 2008From the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO):
Tourism will Grow Smartly - World Tourism Day 2008 Think Tank
Tourism growth must be pursued with increasing emphasis on ethics, local community involvement as well as reducing carbon emissions systematically. This is the main conclusion of this year’s World Tourism Day (WTD) Think Tank held on the theme ”Tourism Responding [...]
US$300 Mil. to Help Mexico Improve Environmental Management in Key Sectors / US$300 para apoyar a México mejorar manejo ambiental en sectores claves
Friday, October 3rd, 2008From the World Bank:
World Bank Supports Mexican Initiative to Improve Environmental Management in Key Sectors of the Economy
US$300 Million to Develop Environmental Policies
The World Bank Board of Directors approved today a loan for US$300.75 million to assist the Mexican government in its effort to better integrate sector policies in order to achieve a balance between [...]
Financing Energy-Efficient Housing in Mexico / Financiamiento de viviendas con uso eficiente de energía en México
Sunday, September 21st, 2008From the International Finance Corporation (IFC):
IFC Loan to Mexico’s Vertice Will Support Energy-Efficient Housing Finance
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today announced that it will provide long-term local-currency funding to Hipotecaria Vertice, a midsize housing finance company in Mexico, to enable it to provide energy-efficient housing solutions for low- and middle-income home buyers.
IFC [...]
Closer US-Brazilian Energy Cooperation
Saturday, September 20th, 2008Last month the US Secretary of Energy and Brazil’s Energy Minister met and agreed to intensify cooperation between the two nations on energy-related technology and policy issues. I haven’t seen much about this in the regular press, so I thought I’d briefly flag it here.
The two parties agreed “to focus on key areas of mutual [...]
LAC Could Save US$36 bn Via Energy Efficiency / ALC podrían ahorrar US$36mil millones con eficiencia energética
Monday, September 15th, 2008From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB):
Latin America and the Caribbean could save US$36 billion through energy efficiency investments by 2018
New IDB report compares energy consumption, fuel and electricity prices; claims efficiency could be region’s largest untapped source of energy
Latin American and Caribbean countries could save an estimated US$36 billion over the next decade by adopting [...]
Solar Energy & Energy Efficiency for Baja California Homes
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008This project is interesting to me for several reasons.
I like that it will help home owners reduce their energy consumption, will provide photovoltaics to low- and middle-income households, and will emphasize systems “financially feasible for users” (sometimes household solar systems promoted are not appropriate to the income bracket they are supposed to serve).
I like that [...]
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