Climate Change

Webinar Recording – COP21 and the Paris Agreement: Implications for the Caribbean

February 25, 2016

Earlier last month, New Energy Events hosted a webinar on the implications of COP21 and the Paris Agreement on the Caribbean. The 21st Annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties, COP 21, saw the adoption of landmark commitments by the global community to keep global temperature increases below 2 degrees Celsius […]

Latin America must diversify its energy sector to withstand climate change

December 17, 2015

Problems of infrastructure and politics hamper Latin American initiatives to thwart the problems of climate change, from guerrilla attacks on power systems in Columbia to congressional stalemate in Mexico. Energy experts in Latin America maintain that over-dependence on hydropower threatens the stability of the region at a time when environmental disasters are more common, leading […]

Paris Climate Agreement explained: what it means for Latin America

December 14, 2015

The climate deal reached in Paris over the weekend has important implications for Latin American countries, many of which played a key role in helping the negotiations advance. The Paris agreement will also help mobilize new investment in key sectors such as clean energy, which will bring important local benefits while mitigating climate change emissions. […]

The Bahamas could vanish if climate change is not reversed

December 4, 2015

Bahamas’ Prime Minister Perry Christie warned that “with 80 percent of our land within one metre or five feet of mean sea level, business as usual with regard to climate change threatens the very existence of the Bahamas as we know it.” This year alone, Hurricane Joaquin left the small-island nation with $ USD100 million […]

Affordable Financing for Climate Change Mitigation Projects in Jamaica

September 16, 2015

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the First Global Bank have partnered to give Jamaicans access to affordable loan financing for projects related to climate-smart agricultural and climate change mitigation solutions. According to Peter Lindo, Vice President of First Global Bank, the loans are different than traditional green financing, which typically targets […]

Water, Climate, Energy Intertwined with Fight Against Poverty in Central America

August 31, 2015

Water, climate, energy policies are key to fighting poverty in Central America. According to Victor Campus of the Humboldt Center, an environmental think-tank in Nicaragua, Central American poverty cannot be solved without universal access to a sustainable power supply, water and climate change adaptation techniques. Developing tools in these domains is critical to the success […]

Climate Change and Rising Sea-Levels a Serious Concern for the Caribbean

August 4, 2015

An estimated two-meter rise in sea-level caused by climate change over the next few decades will leave many Caribbean residents and businesses with no choice but to rebuild or relocate. “Approximately 1,300 km square metres of land area will be lost. That’s equivalent to Barbados plus Antigua & Barbuda plus St Vincent & the Grenadines, […]