Most experts agree that Latin America's increased use of natural gas to generate electricity is here to stay. Why? And what could this mean for climate change?
The trend is largely driven by Mexico´s switch from fueling electricity with oil products to natural gas. This comes as a result of improved access to natural gas, as well as lower costs.
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The enrollment period for the ‘Climate Finance Essentials: Innovative Finance for the Climate Change Challenge’ course is now open until January 25th.
This is the second time this course is offered.
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Latin America needs more hydropower. Is there a way to get them right? At the IDB, we are always searching for lessons learned that can help us do better and more sustainable projects. The 456MW Chaglla Hydroelectric Project on the Huallaga River in Huánuco, Perú – of the Empresa de Generación Huallaga, a subsidiary of the Odebrecht Group – provides a number of lessons learned for hydropower development in South America.
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When the price of oil drops, there are winners and losers. People tend to think that all types of renewable energy lose out to cheap oil, but that is not the case. One renewable source that wins is geothermal.
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The time to publish the results of our contest for bloggers has finally arrived!After much deliberation, the jury has decided on a winning entry from Bolivia:Climate change and the current bias, by Johan Yugar.We would like to congratulate the auhor, who will receive his GoPro camera in January 2015, and whose post will be published in this blog on January 8th.We would also
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The Energy Innovation Contest IDEAS supports the development of new projects that promote the use of renewable energy, energy efficiency, bio-fuels and energy access in rural areas throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
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The history of clean energy in leading countries like Denmark, Spain or Germany is well known: big investments, subsidies, and an energy matrix that is much greener than that of other developed nations likes the US or Japan.


