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Estación de servicio ANCAP en la Rambla O'Higgins

Ancap, PDVSA, impuestos y combustibles: sobre los “agujeros negros” y otros fenómenos

En mi columna anterior del mes de julio sobre empresas propiedad del Estado, omití información sobre fomentar un mayor debate sobre el papel dinamizador y el impacto social de las empresas públicas. En esta dinámica de intercambios es que surge el “agujero negro” de Ancap como una herida abierta en nuestra sociedad; y la mejor forma de abordar el tema es proporcionando información adecuada en extensión y profundidad para enriquecer el debate.

Alfonso Blanco

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ El País

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Building Climate Justice and Equity: Recommendations from Caribbean Partners on PACC 2030

On September 19, 2024, the Inter-American Dialogue released the report “Building Climate Justice and Equity: Recommendations from Caribbean Partners on PACC 2030.” This report, authored by Caribbean scholar Dr. Stacy-ann Robinson, integrates the viewpoints of the Citizen Advisory Group on PACC 2030, evaluating the initiative’s current effectiveness and outlining a strategic plan for future policy enhancements in the Caribbean.

Stacy-ann Robinson

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Mercados eléctricos y la transición verde en Centroamérica

Centroamérica está avanzando de manera significativa hacia una transición energética más limpia y sostenible. Los programas de transición energética y climática, junto con políticas y regulaciones favorables, están fomentando un entorno propicio para el desarrollo de proyectos que energías renovables.

Ashley Rodríguez

Event Summaries ˙

What Will Three New Rail Lines Mean for Mexico?

A Latin America Advisor Q&A featuring experts’ views on state infrastructure projects in Mexico.

Lucinda Vargas, Wolfram F. Schaffler González, Amy Glover, Nicolás Mariscal

Latin America Advisor ˙

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Las prioridades de la política exterior de Chile

Chile enfrenta desafíos significativos como la disminución de la confianza ciudadana en la democracia, la crisis climática y migratoria, y el aumento del crimen organizado. Para abordar estos temas, el 21 de mayo, el Diálogo Interamericano y Global Americans organizaron una conversación con Gloria de la Fuente, subsecretaria de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile. 

Bernarda Jarrín, Michelle Alas

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Catalyzing Private Sector Investment in Clean Energy

Representatives from the Inter-American Dialogue and Deloitte welcomed participants and set the stage by emphasizing the importance of multi-stakeholder collaboration in advancing clean energy initiatives. The hosts highlighted the region’s vast renewable energy potential and the necessity of strategic partnerships to unlock these opportunities.

Ashley Rodríguez

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A Fireside Chat with Lourdes Melgar

In anticipation of the Mexican election on June 2, the Dialogue invited Lourdes Melgar; a prominent energy expert and former deputy secretary of energy for hydrocarbons in Mexico, to share her extensive insights on the energy landscape in the country.

Ashley Rodríguez

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China’s EV drive accelerates in Latin America

China is making headway in the Latin American market by exporting electric vehicles (EVs) and investing in local production. Asia and Latin America Program Director, Margaret Myers, considers the significant implications China’s growth in Latin America’s EV and lithium mining industries could have for the region.

Margaret Myers

Articles & Op-Eds ˙ ˙ East Asia Forum

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Central American Migration: In Numbers

On June 12, 2024, the Inter-American Dialogue released the presentation “Central American Migration: In Numbers” that contains research from Manuel Orozco, director of the Migration, Remittances, and Development program. The presentation discusses key data points on migration from the Central America sub-region and contextualizes these trends within historical trends.

Manuel Orozco

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Member in the News: Marina Silva

Marina Silva, Inter-American Dialogue member and minister of Environment and Climate Change in Brazil, has been named as one of the TIME’s 100 most influential people in 2024. 

Marina Silva

Member in the News ˙ ˙ TIME

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Caribbean Energy Synergies

To better understand the role of Guyana, Suriname, and Trinidad & Tobago both globally and in the Caribbean, the Inter-American Dialogue convened a group of experts as part of the event Caribbean Energy Synergies.

Michael Kerns

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North American Energy Integration: Conflict Resolution Under USMCA

This report, written in collaboration with COMEXI and the University of Calgary explores what routes to de-escalation exist under the US-Canada-Mexico energy dispute resolution talks.

Daniela Stevens, Julia González Romero, Lourdes Melgar, Elizabeth Whitsitt

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Prosperity and Progress in Intermediate Cities: Making Development Impacts through Remittances

On January 12, 2024, the Inter-American Dialogue released the report “Prosperity and Progress in Intermediate Cities: Making Development Impacts through Remittances.” The report, produced by Manuel Orozco, director of the Migration, Remittances, and Development program, Jaqueline Barrios, country coordinator for Guatemala, and Patrick Springer, program associate, reviews results and impacts of the program’s local development initiative in the Guatemalan municipalities of San Marcos, and Amatitlán.

Manuel Orozco, Jaqueline Barrios, Patrick Springer

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