US & Mexico Increase Cooperation on Climate Change & Clean Energy
Thursday, April 16th, 2009From the White House: U.S.-MEXICO ANNOUNCE BILATERAL FRAMEWORK ON CLEAN ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE President Obama and President Calderon today announced plans to strengthen and deepen bilateral cooperation by establishing the US-Mexico Bilateral Framework on Clean Energy and Climate Change. During their first conversation in January 2009, then President-elect Obama and President Calderon discussed the […]
Free Templates of Key Legal Documents for Clean Energy Projects
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009From the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP): Wall Street lawyers work with Government of Canada to expand market for clean energy In a unique project financed by the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) and implemented by the Government of Canada’s RETScreen International in association with The Energy + Environment Foundation, New […]
Largest Biofuel Loan Yet by a Multilateral Bank
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008Temas Note: This announcement is interesting to me for at least four reasons. First, as the title says, this is the largest biofuel loan package yet made by a multilateral development bank (MDB). [I doubt that record will stand, and probably will not even stand for very long.] Second, it underscores IDB’s commitment to, and […]
Climate Change May Hit Andean Nations Hard
Thursday, June 12th, 2008In early May the Andean Community (CAN) released its report on the probable impact of global climate change on its four member states (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru). One of the key conclusions of El Carmbio Climático no tiene fronteras (“Climate Change Does Not Have Borders”) is that by 2025 the impacts of global climate change […]
IDB Creates Clean Energy Markets Cluster / BID crea conglomerado de actividades para promover mercados de energía limpia
Thursday, January 18th, 2007From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB): IDB Fund Creates Clean Energy Markets Cluster New instruments to help small enterprises access opportunities, improve competitiveness The Inter-American Development Bank’s Multilateral Investment Fund announced today the creation of a new cluster of activities focused on Promoting Clean Energy Markets. This initiative will help small enterprises gain access to […]
New IDB Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Initiative / Nueva Iniciativa del BID de Energía Sostenible y Cambio Climático / Nova Iniciativa do BID Sobre Energia Sustentável e Mudança Climática
Thursday, November 30th, 2006The website for SECCI can be found at http://www.secci-idb.org/ From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB): Support for economically and environmentally sound energy options More than 300 government officials and experts agreed during a two-day meeting at the Inter-American Development Bank that sustainable sources of energy are at the core of the Latin American and Caribbean […]