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What the Other Guy Blogs About: Renewable Energy in Chile
Monday, May 11th, 2009The Reegle Blog has a very good overview of the curent state of development of renewable energy projects in Chile. My only quibble with the article is that it focuses solely on wind and solar projects, omitting other forms of renewable energy under development or being looked at in Chile, such as geothermal (where Chile [...]
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 need [...]
Climate Change as Employment Opportunity for the Caribbean
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009From the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat:
CLIMATE CHANGE AS A GENERATOR OF EMPLOYMENT IN KEY ECONOMIC SECTORS OF THE CARIBBEAN
As the international community continues to give significant attention to the global phenomenon, Climate Change, Mr. Garfield Barnwell, Director of Sustainable Development at the CARICOM Secretariat posited some insights into how the Caribbean Region could transform this [...]
IDB and Korea Partner on Green Growth / IDB y Corea apoyarán crecimiento verde
Monday, March 30th, 2009From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB):
Korea and IDB strengthen partnership on Green Growth
During the 50th Annual Meeting of the IDB’s Board of Governors the IDB and the Korean government, one of the Bank’s 48 member-countries, will also sign a cooperation agreement on Green Growth to develop and promote the use of renewable energy, efficient energy [...]
Japan Gives $5 mil. to IDB’s SECCI / Japón contribuye US$5 millones al SECCI del BID
Monday, March 30th, 2009From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB):
Japan to Contribute $5 Million to IDB’s Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Fund
IDB and two Japanese development agencies planning separate agreements
The Japanese government will contribute $5 million to a fund managed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) that promotes investments in economically and environmentally sound energy options.
Japan will make the [...]
An Energy Loan to Panama with Environmental Components / Un préstamo al sector energético panameño con componentes ambientales
Thursday, March 19th, 2009From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB):
Panama to consolidate energy sector reforms with support from the IDB
US$100 million loan will underpin the country’s growth and help reduce poverty
Panama will consolidate reforms needed to ensure the sustainability of its energy supplies, underpin economic growth and reduce poverty with financial and technical support from the Inter-American Development Bank.
The [...]
Energy Innovation Contest for LAC
Friday, February 27th, 2009From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB):
Hemispheric energy innovation contest announced
Donors offer up to $200,000 to finance multiple proposals for promoting energy efficiency and access to renewable energy in Latin America and the Caribbean
Novel ideas for improving energy efficiency and expanding access to renewable energy in Latin American and Caribbean countries will receive up to $200,000 [...]
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 York and [...]
IFC Supports Chile’s First Project-financed Wind Farm / IFC Apoya el Primer Parque Eólico Financiado en Chile
Monday, February 9th, 2009From the International Finance Corporation (IFC):
IFC Supports Construction of Chile’s First Project-financed Wind Farm
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today signed an agreement to invest $61.5 million for the construction of the Totoral Wind Farm, advancing the development of renewable energy in Chile. The 46-megawatt wind project will support the country’s objectives of [...]
Now Renewables Have Their Own International Agency
Saturday, January 31st, 2009The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) was created at a founding conference in Bonn, Germany, this week, followed the next day by a short working session of the preparatory commission charged with getting it up-and-running. The brainchild of renewable advocate Germany, with strong backing from Denmark and Spain, IRENA is intended to raise the profile [...]
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