Sustainable energy for all in the Caribbean

Briefing note by ECLAC Caribbean Chief, Diane Quarless…

Sustainable energy for all in the Caribbean

Sustainable bioenergy: a framework for decision makers

PrefacioEn nuestro primer documento, ONUEnergía se centró en El desafío de la Energía para Alcanzar los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio . Señalamos que los servicios energéticos disponibles no han logrado satisfacer las necesidades de los más pobres del mundo, con 2.400 millones de personas que recurren a la biomasa tradicional para sus necesidades energéticas, y 1.600 millones sin acceso alguno a la electricidad. Los compromisos básicos para la gente pobre no se pueden alcanzar sin un enfoque mucho más centrado hacia los servicios energéticos.Al mismo tiempo, se ha visto un fuerte au…

Incentive mechanisms for clean energy innovation in Brazil: Paths for an energy big push

Today, Brazil and many countries around the world are seeking to stimulate economic recovery and improve people’s quality of life. In this context, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) of the United Nations has been developing the Big Push for Sustainability, a renewed approach to support the efforts of the countries of the region to design more sustainable development models, by coordinating policies to promote investments that will transform existing models. The ECLAC office in Brasilia and the Center for Strategic Studies and Management (CGEE), in conjunction …

Visita de Santiago Peña, Presidente de la República del Paraguay, a la CEPAL

Palabras de José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Secretario Ejecutivo de la CEPAL, en ocasión de la visita de Santiago Peña, Presidente de la República del Paraguay 7 de noviembre, 2023 – Sala Raúl Prebisch, CEPAL, Santiago Su Excelencia Santiago Peña, Presidente de la República del Paraguay, Señor Raúl Latorre, Presidente de la Cámara de Diputados Señor Rubén Ramírez Lezcano, Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores, Señora Lea Giménez, Ministra Secretaria General y Jefa de Gabinete Civil de la Presidencia de la República, Señor Antonio Rivas Palacios, Embajador de la República del Paraguay en …

Dominica is CARICOM forerunner in renewable energy use, latest ECLAC report reveals

With renewables accounting for 28 per cent of electricity generation, Dominica is the CARICOM member which consumes the largest proportion of its energy from renewable sources according to the newly released ECLAC study ‘Barriers to Identification and Implementation of Energy Efficiency Mechanisms and Enhancing Renewable Energy Technologies in the Caribbean’. Today, Dominica is at the forefront in the use of renewable sources of energy among the OECS countries, having achieved 28 per cent of its present electricity generation from hydropower and wind. Dominica aims to become energy self-…