Latin America

Where We Mine: extractives in Latin America

September 10, 2021

As the drive to expand renewable energy capacity speeds up, there is a rush for lithium and other materials around the world. What will the expansion of rare earth mining in Latin America mean for the indigenous communities and workers who have historically borne the harms of the extractives industries? Thea Riofrancos, author, explains how […]

Private sector launches task force to increase hydrogen market in Brazil

August 25, 2021

A group of private sector companies led by Shell announced the creation of a task force to increase the competitiveness of hydrogen in Brazil before COP26.   Source (in Portuguese) 

UK sets out to implement its hydrogen strategy by 2030

August 17, 2021

As the U.K launched its Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution last year, developing a thriving low carbon hydrogen sector in the UK is a key plank of the government’s plan to build back better with a cleaner, greener energy system. With the potential to overcome some of the trickiest decarbonization challenges facing […]

UN weather agency: millions affected by climate change and extreme weather in Latin America and Caribbean

August 17, 2021

Climate-related and geophysical events resulted in the loss of 312,000 lives and directly affected more than 277 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean, a new report released by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) revealed on Tuesday. Source

For many, hydrogen is the fuel of the future. New research raises doubts.

August 13, 2021

Industry has been promoting hydrogen as a reliable, next-generation fuel to power cars, heat homes and generate electricity. But a new peer-reviewed study on the climate effects of hydrogen, the most abundant substance in the universe, casts doubt on its role in tackling the greenhouse gas emissions that are the driver of catastrophic global warming, as reported by […]

Ormat wins contract for San Jacinto geothermal plant expansion

August 13, 2021

Polaris Infrastructure Inc. announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement with a wholly subsidiary of Ormat Technologies Inc. for the supply of a 10 MW (net) Binary Unit at its San Jacinto geothermal power plant in Nicaragua . The additional Binary Unit is in response to Polaris’ previously announced December 2020 extension of the Power Purchase Agreement […]

Ecopetrol Group presents its first stand-alone report following the task force on climate-related financial disclosures

August 4, 2021

Ecopetrol S.A. reported it has voluntarily adopted the recommendations issued by the Financial Stability Board’s Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) as part of its disclosure policies. In this regard, the company has published its first specialized report on the subject, for the year 2020, where the disclosures seek to reinforce its processes and […]

Electric mobility advances in Latin America and the Caribbean in the context of the pandemic – new UNEP report

July 30, 2021

The changes in the use of transport as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the national recovery plans are an opportunity for the governments and companies of Latin America and the Caribbean to accelerate the transition towards electric mobility, according to a United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) report released today. Source

Four Things to Know About California’s Hydrogen Market – and Why Latin America Should Pay Attention

From our Editorial Team

July 21, 2021

California is getting serious about hydrogen. Governor Newsom’s recent executive order calling for the elimination of new internal combustion passenger vehicles by 2035 cited the state-wide target of 200 hydrogen stations by 2025. Various legislators are also pushing for $300 million of the state budget to be set aside to bolster hydrogen-related infrastructure. Against this […]