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Energy and Climate Change Governance: Building Pathways for Sustainable Energy
Energy and climate change are at the front and center of the concerns of the countries of the Americas. Governments and civil society are becoming increasingly aware of the fact that energy paradigms need to be revisited to adequately address the challenge of supplying abundant, reliable energy while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Indeed, it can be argued that energy and climate change are two faces of the same coin.
 
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Senior ECPA Fellows | Forests and Climate Change
Just about all human activities in our modern world produce greenhouse gases (GHGs), primarily carbon dioxide (CO2), and thus contribute to climate change. The use of fossil fuels for transportation, generation of electricity, and industries is the main source of CO2 emissions. However, the removal of trees from forested land also generates GHGs: mature forests, having absorbed CO2 from the atmosphere while growing, store carbon in wood, leaves, and soil, and this carbon is released when people clear forested land.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Senior ECPA Fellows | Role of Forests in Mitigating Climate Change
Forests cover about 30% of the world’s land area. They provide us with food in the form of edible plants, fruits, nuts, berries, insects, and animals. They provide income and livelihoods to people through timber and a variety of non-timber products such as mushrooms and honey.
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Monday, February 13, 2012

Senior ECPA Fellows | Chingaza National Natural Park
Where does your water come from? For many cities often the source is a distant natural area. In Bogotá, – the capital of Colombia and its largest city – the water comes from a mysterious and unique habitat threatened by climate change. Last year I got to see it first-hand.
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Saturday, January 28, 2012

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Monday, March 21, 2011

Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas Fact Sheet

Through the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA), the United States is working with partners in the region to advance the development and deployment of innovative clean energy technologies to combat global climate change, enhance national security, and advance sustainable development and green growth.
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