One year on: What do we know about the Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator?

From our Editorial Team

June 3, 2019

The Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator, formed in response to the 2017 hurricane season, is an entrepreneurial engine, setting an ambitious agenda to create the world’s first “climate-smart zone”. The coalition, which includes 26 countries and over 40 private and public sector partners, seeks to catalyze transformative investments and partnerships across priority areas including clean energy, resilience, […]

Action plan to strengthen Blue Economy in Caribbean published by World Bank

June 3, 2019

A new World Bank report examines the importance of tackling marine pollution to ensure the Caribbean region is resilient to climate change. The report, “Marine Pollution in the Caribbean: Not a Minute to Waste”, calls for urgent action to restore damaged ecosystems and protect the Caribbean’s marine resources. The ocean is a key source of […]

Mexico announces tender for geothermal drilling and new information repository for geothermal projects

June 3, 2019

Geothermal energy is expanding in Mexico, with two announcements this week regarding the drilling of two wells for geothermal energy, and the upcoming development of a database on geothermal water resources in the country. CFE, Mexico’s state power utility announced a tender for the drilling of two wells in the Los Azufres geothermal project. These […]