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Latin American policymakers commit to hydrogen at inaugural H2LAC

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Hydrogen has the potential to change the face of Latin America and the Caribbean for generations to come, transforming its economies and decarbonizing its industries. As we kicked off the first annual Hydrogen Congress for Latin America and the Caribbean (H2LAC), we convened a panel of policymakers to gauge their vision and understand their approach. […]

3 Takeaways from the 5th Caribbean Infrastructure Forum

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Against the backdrop of a post-pandemic recovery, Caribbean stakeholders convened on March 24-25 at the 5th Caribbean Infrastructure Forum (CARIF) around the need – and the opportunity – to finance and build the next generation of economy-boosting, resilient infrastructure. Here’s our three main takeaways. 1. Focus less on bricks & mortar, more on bits & […]

Can we revitalize Caribbean economies through investment in infrastructure?

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The arrival of COVID-19 on Caribbean shores threatened to unleash a double-digit recession in a region dependent on air, sea and land transport to connect and grow its economies. After all, the travel and tourism sector contributed nearly US$59 billion to the Caribbean’s gross domestic product in 2019. Over the course of a recent discussion […]

Prioritizing the role of women in building clean and decarbonized economies across Latin America and the Caribbean

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Why women working in the energy sector will play a vital role in LAC’s economic recovery Even before COVID-19, the promise of full gender equality remained unfulfilled in Latin America and the Caribbean despite the fact that women in the labor force improves competitiveness. By one analysis from McKinsey & Company, published prior to the […]

Where is the Caribbean clean energy transition headed in 2021?

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Did the much-touted clean energy transition in the Caribbean survive intact through the pandemic? The consensus, it seems, is that we’re licking our wounds – but that it’s alive and kicking. New Energy’s editorial team spoke to Caribbean specialists and industry insiders to check the region’s vital signs, gauge market sentiment, and get a sense […]

Could green hydrogen broker a detente between renewable energy and Mexican oil sectors?

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Private companies and the Mexican government have been duking it out in public, the media and in court for the last two years over the future of the country’s energy sector, which was primed to usher in a new era after the 2013 market reform. Many investors, particularly in the renewable energy space, flocked to […]

2021 is here. We want to know, how can we support you?

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Few among our number will be sorry to put 2020, an undeniably challenging year, behind us. At the outset, in particular, the prognosis looked grim. Economies across our region were in a state of existential crisis, and unemployment was rife. Clean energy, we feared, might be relegated to the back burner, crowded out in the […]

UK’s top trade official on the Caribbean energy transition: ‘There is no time to waste’

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By: Darren Henry, UK Trade Envoy to the Commonwealth Caribbean We are at a critical moment for the future of our planet. Temperatures are rising, storms are raging, crops are failing. It is vital that as we approach the next United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26 in Glasgow, we increase climate ambition around the world, […]

Caribbean Clean Energy: A Reality Check

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A powerhouse line-up of women leaders, representing islands across the Caribbean and Hawaii, gave their perspectives on a broad scope of Caribbean clean energy topics including how Covid has impacted the energy transition, the impact on project pipelines and how policymakers and multilaterals are responding. This discussion took place during a webinar on Wednesday, October […]