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. It was first launched in 2009 and over 50 ideas have won awards since, out of over 2,300 innovation project proposals submitted. The call is … [Read more...] about What’s your bright idea? Take part in IDEAS energy innovations contest!
The top 10 developing nations investing in clean energy
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. However, developing nations represent a large and rapidly growing share of the world’s clean energy investment, according to Climatescope 2014, a … [Read more...] about The top 10 developing nations investing in clean energy
5 Facts About Climate Change in the Caribbean
* By Tyrone Hall, Communications Specialist at the CARICOM Climate Change Centre Natural events and human activities contribute to an increase in average temperatures around the world. Increases in greenhouse gases such as Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is the main cause. Our planet and our region are warming and this leads to a change in climate. Here are 5 key facts about climate … [Read more...] about 5 Facts About Climate Change in the Caribbean
How can we make Caribbean islands “climate smart”?
Last September, representatives from 31 small islands members of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) reaffirmed their commitment to the sustainable development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) during the United Nations Third International Conference on SIDS, which took place in Apia, Samoa. As a climate change adaptation consultant living and working in a … [Read more...] about How can we make Caribbean islands “climate smart”?
What can Latin American countries learn from Korea in energy efficiency?
If you dig a hole through the center of the Earth, starting from Montevideo in Uruguay, you would get to Seoul, the capital of South Korea. Korea and Uruguay are the antipodes, meaning that they are diametrically opposite to each other. Korea is indeed one of the farthest countries from Latin America, seemingly not having many things in common with the region either. However, … [Read more...] about What can Latin American countries learn from Korea in energy efficiency?