On April 15th and 16th, 2010, the Energy and Climate Ministerial of the Americas was held in Washington, DC, USA.  The event, organized by the U.S. Department of Energy took place at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on April 15th and at the Organization of American States (OAS) on April 16th.  This two-day gathering of energy ministers from countries of the Americas is a key component of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA), announced by the U.S Government during the Fifth Summit of the Americas held Trinidad and Tobago in 2009. 

Energy and Climate Ministerial of the Americas Day 1 - April 15, 2010

Washington, D.C. USA

Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

Agenda 

EN I SPA

Hillary Clinton (Remarks)

Luis Alberto Moreno (Opening remarks)

Secretary Steven Chu. See presentation, here. 

See report, here.

Energy and Climate Ministerial of the Americas Day 2 – April 16, 2010

Organization of American States

Washington, D.C. USA

Agenda

ENG I SPAN 

-General of the Organization of American States José Miguel Insulza (Opening remarks)

-U.S. Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu (Opening remarks)

• Climate Change in the Americas by Todd Stern, U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change  (Remarks)
• Opportunities in Clean Energy for Haiti by Minister Jacques Gabriel, Minister of Transportation and Communications, Haiti (Remarks in French)

See report, here.