How Will US Energy Policy Shifts Alter Relations with Latin America?
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to overhaul US energy and foreign policy in ways that could have important impacts on energy relations with Latin America and the Caribbean.
Analysis
How Can Latin America Move to Low-Carbon Energy?
Latin America faces some of the toughest obstacles to halting energy emissions, but many countries in the region also have among the best opportunities to reach climate goals.
Can Latin America transition to low carbon energy?
The agreements of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and COP21 in Paris put Latin American governments in a crucial stage to take action by developing adequate policies to scale up investments in renewable energy and making alliances to receive capacity-building and technological support.
Green Transportation: Electric Vehicles in Latin America
Electric vehicles are a critical part of a clean transport agenda, but strong policy incentives are needed to promote widespread EV adoption in Latin America.
What Does Latin America’s Shift to the Right Mean for the Energy Sector?
At a breakfast meeting with members of the Inter-American Dialogue’s Energy and Resources Committee, Michael Reid, The Economist’s senior Latin America editor and author of the “Bello” column, discussed why he thinks the region is shifting to the right.
Nationalization & Its Discontents: Low Oil Prices & Latin America
As global oil prices collapsed over the last two years, regional governments have started to lose their leverage in the energy industry. To attract international investors, they must offer increasingly favorable terms, which means ceding more of their own control.
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Clean Energy Innovation in Latin America
In the wake of the COP21 global climate talks, governments must shift attention to how they will actually follow through on the commitments made in Paris. One concept is central to achieving that goal – innovation.
A New Phase in Japan-Latin America and the Caribbean Relations
For decades, Japan has been an important trading partner, lender, investor, and provider of official development assistance in Latin America and the Caribbean.
“Greening” Development Finance in Latin America
Development banks should play a great role in ensuring sustainable infrastructure development in Latin America in the coming years.
COP 21 & Climate Change Policy in Latin America
Though the COP21 negotiations promise to be complex, they also present an opportunity for the region to address existing vulnerabilities.
China’s Strategy in Brazil & the Southern Cone
What does China stand to gain from investing in Latin America’s energy projects? Where is China looking next in the region?
Impact of Lower Commodity Prices on Latin American Growth
With the recent decline in commodity prices, why have some countries have fared better than others?
Latin America Clean Transport Forum
The electrification of the transportation sector is crucial to reducing carbon emissions and tackling global climate change.
Natural Gas Market Outlook
Given their close proximity to the United States, LAC countries are well-positioned to capitalize on the surplus of US gas exports and current buyer’s market.
China & the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Will the TPP and RCEP be promoting of greater integration or of disintegration in the Asia-Pacific region?