﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><?xml-stylesheet type='text/css' href='/css/feedgenStyle.css'?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>ECPA Press Release RSS Feed</title><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/feedGen.aspx</link><description>The latest Press Releases from ECPA.</description><copyright>(c) 2013ECPA.</copyright><ttl>5</ttl><item><title>Latin America and the Caribbean could cover all their electricity needs using renewable resources: IDB report</title><description>&lt;p style="margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.5em; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lower prices and new technologies are making solar, wind and other resources competitive with fossil fuels for power generation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.5em; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;"&gt;Latin America and the Caribbean&amp;rsquo;s&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.iadb.org/en/topics/energy/renewable-energy,2653.html" style="color: #0066cc;"&gt;renewable energy&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;endowment is large enough to cover its projected 2050 electricity needs 22 times over, according to a new report commissioned by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.5em; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://services.iadb.org/wmsfiles/images/0x0/-21142.jpg" target="_blank" style="color: #0066cc;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" class="imageleft" src="http://services.iadb.org/wmsfiles/images/0x0/-21141.jpg" style="border: 0px; margin-right: 12px; margin-bottom: 9px; float: left; display: block; width: 250px; height: 250px;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.5em; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;"&gt;The report,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://%20http//www.iadb.org/en/publications/publication-detail,7101.html?id=69434" style="color: #0066cc;"&gt;Rethinking our Energy Future&lt;/a&gt;, argues that lower prices and new technologies are making renewables a viable alternative. Solar, geothermal, wave, wind and biomass sources in this region could produce up to 80 petawatt-hour of electricity.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.5em; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;"&gt;One petawatt-hour is equivalent to 1 trillion kilowatt-hour, roughly 3 times the amount of electricity Mexico consumes in one year. At present, Latin America generates 1.3 petawatt hour. By 2050, demand is expected to grow to between 2.5 to 3.5 petawatt- hour.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.5em; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;"&gt;The report addresses a series of myths surrounding renewable energies, noting that several of these alternative technologies have become price competitive with conventional technologies, offer good investment opportunities and should be taken into consideration by policymakers aiming to diversify their national energy matrixes, reduce fuel supply vulnerabilities and cut greenhouse gas emissions.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.5em; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;"&gt;&amp;ldquo;Though Latin America uses more renewable energy than any other region in the world, it faces difficult choices as it seeks to generate the electricityit needs to grow without harming the environment,&amp;rdquo; said IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno. &amp;ldquo;Renewables are becoming a viable and attractive option that needs to be explored.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.5em; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;"&gt;The report will be presented on June 18 in Bogot&amp;aacute; at the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://events.iadb.org/calendar/eventDetail.aspx?lang=en&amp;amp;id=4091" style="color: #0066cc;"&gt;Global Green Growth Forum Latin America and the Caribbean (3GF LAC)&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;to leaders from government, business, finance, civil society and international organizations gathered at the invitation of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, and Moreno.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.5em; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;"&gt;&amp;ldquo;With this study we seek to promote concrete action and public-private partnerships, by putting into perspective the magnitude of available renewable sources, outlining their broaded benefits and illustrating policy options,&amp;rdquo; said Walter Vergara, head of the IDB&amp;rsquo;s&lt;a href="http://www.iadb.org/en/topics/climate-change/climate-change,1448.html" style="color: #0066cc;"&gt;Climate Change Division&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;and lead author of the report.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.5em; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;"&gt;In 2012, global investments in alternative renewable technologies (solar, wind, geothermal, ocean, small-scale hydropower and advanced bio-energy) and traditional hydropower amounted to $244 billion, of which Latin America represented a modest 5.4 percent. To tap into its vast potential, the region must modernize its policy and regulatory frameworks and scale up investments.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.5em; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;"&gt;While investments in renewable energy have been limited so far, the study argues that major new developments are underway in Latin America. Wind is the fastest growing non-traditional renewable source in the region. Mexico is the fifth largest producer of geothermal energy in the world and Colombia, Panama and Ecuador are exploring their own resources. Biomass, solar and wind are increasingly being used in Brazil, Mexico, Guatemala, Argentina and Chile.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.5em; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;"&gt;The study concludes that, regardless how each country may shape its energy policy, increasing the penetration and use of non-traditional renewables makes sense for Latin America and the Caribbean.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.5em; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The IDB and renewable energy&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.5em; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;"&gt;The Inter-American Development Bank supports programs to improve energy efficiency, foster cross-border energy integration, and diversify the energy matrix by sustainably exploiting renewable and non-renewable energy sources.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin: 0px 0px 18px; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.5em; color: #333333; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff;"&gt;At present, the IDB is financing large-scale wind farms, solar power systems for rural areas, biofuel facilities that co-generate electricity and programs to promote efficient lighting. It also supports retrofitting hydroelectric facilities with more efficient turbines and ensuring that new dams and natural gas projects meet stricter social and environmental standards.&lt;br /&gt;
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To see original publication by the IDB, click &lt;a href="http://www.iadb.org/en/news/webstories/2013-06-18/renewable-energy-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean,10486.html"&gt;here.&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;img alt="" src="/data/images/Partner_Logos/IDB.gif" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=630'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>general news</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=630</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:36:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Litro de Luz  Colombia and the magic of a water bottle</title><description>&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span id="result_box" lang="en" b="4" a="undefined" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="46"&gt;&lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2191"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;By Mariana Escobar Rold&amp;aacute;n&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;img width="560" height="373" title="Litro de Luz empez&amp;oacute; como un experimento de clase de un filipino." class="imagecache imagecache-560x373" alt="Litro de Luz empez&amp;oacute; como un experimento de clase de un filipino." src="http://cdn.elespectador.co/files/imagecache/560x373/img_ipad/58c25c6f45eec6fd29c713db8d08085e.jpg" /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Litro de Luz started as a class project &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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At first&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2192"&gt;, Fabiola&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2193"&gt;Valenzuela&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2194"&gt;, a displaced woman&lt;/span&gt; from &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2196"&gt;Cauca&lt;/span&gt; who arrived to &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2197"&gt;Cali&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2200"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2201"&gt;did not believe a&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2202"&gt;plastic bottle and&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2203"&gt;a liter of water&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2204"&gt;could&amp;nbsp;light up&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2205"&gt; her&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2206"&gt;home&lt;/span&gt; at the &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2207"&gt;Comuna&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2208"&gt;18&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2209"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;in&lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2210"&gt; the southern end&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2211"&gt;of town.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2212"&gt;However, when&lt;/span&gt; she i&lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2213"&gt;nstalled on&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;her&lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2214"&gt; roof&lt;/span&gt; top an empty 1,5 liters soda bottle &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2217"&gt;and filled it with &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2218"&gt;1.5 liters&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2219"&gt;of clean water,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2220"&gt;the physical effect&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2221"&gt;of refraction of&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2222"&gt;the sun's rays&lt;/span&gt; that &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2223"&gt;entered the&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2224"&gt;bottle&lt;/span&gt; convert to &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2228"&gt;light&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2229"&gt;with&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2230"&gt;the power of a&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2232"&gt;55-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2233"&gt;watts bulb.&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Now her&lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2234"&gt;&amp;nbsp;kitchen&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2235"&gt;and bathroom&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2236"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; that were &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2238"&gt;in the dark&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2239"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2240"&gt;finally&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2241"&gt;lit up.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span id="result_box" lang="en" b="4" a="undefined" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="46"&gt;&lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2245"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
In just&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2246"&gt;twenty minutes and&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2247"&gt;for a price&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2248"&gt;estimated at&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2249"&gt;$ 9,000 pesos ($4.80 dollars)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2250"&gt;&amp;nbsp;anyone&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2251"&gt;can&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2252"&gt;learn the skill&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2253"&gt;to install this&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2254"&gt;tool&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2255"&gt;with a useful life&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2256"&gt;of&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2257"&gt;10 years and decreasing &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2258"&gt;by up to&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2259"&gt;40&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2260"&gt;%&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2261"&gt;their electricity bill.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="hps" id="result_box" lang="en" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2264"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span id="result_box" lang="en" b="4" a="undefined" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="46"&gt;&lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2302"&gt;"We work&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2303"&gt;in neighborhoods&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2304"&gt;of&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2305"&gt;extreme poverty&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2306"&gt;conditions&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2307"&gt;that&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2308"&gt;are not even on&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2309"&gt;the map&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2310"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2311"&gt;and&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2312"&gt;in many of the&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2313"&gt;displaced population,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2315"&gt;inhabits&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2316"&gt;not not&amp;nbsp;have&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2317"&gt;the ability to&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2318"&gt;hire an architect&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2319"&gt;to draw up a&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2320"&gt;proper&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2321"&gt;lighting&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2322"&gt;system&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2323"&gt;in&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2324"&gt;their homes.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2325"&gt;We are&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2326"&gt;pointing&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2327"&gt;to&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2328"&gt;change&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2329"&gt;public policy&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2330"&gt;around&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2331"&gt;the right to have acces to&amp;nbsp;light&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2332"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2334"&gt;" says&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2335"&gt;Camilo&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2336"&gt;Herrera&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2337"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2338"&gt;whose project&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2339"&gt;has just been recognized&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2340"&gt;by the&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2341"&gt;Energy and Climate&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Partnership of &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2343"&gt;the Americas&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2344"&gt;(ECPA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2345"&gt;)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2346"&gt;and was awarded by the UN&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;in the &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2349"&gt;last&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2350"&gt;climate convention&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class="hps" wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2351"&gt;in Durban&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span wd="null" closure_uid_683697574="2352"&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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This article was originally published in spanish by El Espectador. To see full article in Spanish, click&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.elespectador.com/noticias/cultura/vivir/articulo-427450-magia-de-una-botella-agua"&gt;here.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=623'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>general news</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=623</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:22:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Developing a Regional Renewable Energy Roadmap for Central America</title><description>&lt;p style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: arial, helvetica, verdana, 'bitstream vera sans', sans-serif; line-height: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;Nearly 22 percent of the world&amp;rsquo;s electricity is now supplied by renewable energy, and Central America is part of this global transition. The region is a worldwide leader in hydropower and geothermal energy, and most Central American countries are developing wind power projects. Yet the region is far from harvesting its enormous renewable energy resources to their fullest potentials, according to a new report from the Worldwatch Institute,&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;The Way Forward for Renewable Energy in Central America&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: arial, helvetica, verdana, 'bitstream vera sans', sans-serif; line-height: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;The report assesses the status of renewable energy technologies in Central America and analyzes the conditions for their advancement in the future. It identifies important knowledge and information gaps, evaluates key finance and policy barriers, and makes suggestions for how to overcome both. The study serves as a &amp;ldquo;roadmap of a roadmap,&amp;rdquo; scoping the improvements needed to facilitate the transition to a sustainable energy system and establishing the necessary methodology and groundwork for comprehensive regional and national energy strategies.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: arial, helvetica, verdana, 'bitstream vera sans', sans-serif; line-height: 14px; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;&amp;ldquo;Central American countries have issued ambitious policy statements that express political will for the further advancement of renewables, and some of them have made significant progress. However, there is much room for improvement to reach the region&amp;acute;s full potential,&amp;rdquo; said Ana Mar&amp;iacute;a Majano, Associate Director of INCAE Business School&amp;rsquo;s Latin American Center for Competitiveness and Sustainable Development (CLACDS) and a co-author of the study. &amp;ldquo;In many cases, countries lack binding long-term goals and a coherent development strategy to reach them. Concrete policy instruments are often missing or not working properly, and administrative ineffectiveness sometimes impedes full implementation.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: arial, helvetica, verdana, 'bitstream vera sans', sans-serif; line-height: 14px; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;The report focuses on four &amp;ldquo;high-impact&amp;rdquo; areas for transitioning Central America&amp;rsquo;s energy systems:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: arial, helvetica, verdana, 'bitstream vera sans', sans-serif; line-height: 14px; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Expanding access to sustainable energy in underserved communities through distributed&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;renewable energy.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Across Central America, an estimated 7 million people have limited or no access to electricity services. Because many live in remote areas far from electricity grids, it is unlikely that centralized power systems will ever reach them, according to the report.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: arial, helvetica, verdana, 'bitstream vera sans', sans-serif; line-height: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Slowing the region&amp;rsquo;s rapidly rising fossil fuel use for centralized power generation.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Despite new investments in large-scale, grid-tied renewables&amp;mdash;such as geothermal, biomass, wind, and solar&amp;mdash;many Central American countries have plans to increase imports of oil, coal, and natural gas. &amp;ldquo;What is evident from our research is that the region pays an enormous socioeconomic price for its reliance on fuelwood and imported fossil fuels,&amp;rdquo; said Adam Dolezal, Worldwatch&amp;rsquo;s Central America Project Manager. &amp;ldquo;By integrating key externalities such as health and pollution costs, as well as lost economic opportunities such as job creation, into the costs of various energy technologies, the competitive advantage of clean energy solutions becomes even clearer.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: arial, helvetica, verdana, 'bitstream vera sans', sans-serif; line-height: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Addressing more aggressively the unsustainable use of fuelwood for cooking.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Traditional biomass, especially fuelwood for cooking, continues to account for more than a third of the region&amp;rsquo;s energy consumption. Several countries in the region are seeking to establish or expand production of biofuels for transportation.Alternative sources of biomass as well as better harvesting and consumption practices are one step; renewable energy technologies are another.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: arial, helvetica, verdana, 'bitstream vera sans', sans-serif; line-height: 14px; background-color: #ffffff; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tackling the region&amp;rsquo;s rapidly rising energy use for transportation, a sector that in some countries already contributes the highest share of carbon dioxide emissions.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;The report notes that although Central American governments are undertaking measures to slow energy consumption and diversify fuels in the transportation sector, these efforts need to be scaled up enormously if climate and development goals are to be met.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin: 1em 0px; padding: 0px; color: #666666; font-family: arial, helvetica, verdana, 'bitstream vera sans', sans-serif; line-height: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Way Forward for Renewable Energy in Central America&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;draws on the latest available data to offer the most comprehensive study of renewable energy in Central America to date, providing key recommendations for moving forward and highlighting important knowledge gaps and action steps in the areas of technology, socioeconomics, finance, and policy. The report is the culmination of the first phase of Worldwatch&amp;rsquo;s Central America Sustainable Energy Initiative, launched in partnership with CLACDS, based in Costa Rica and Nicaragua, with funding from the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) and the Energy and Environment Partnership with Central America (EEP).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=589'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=589</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Representante de la OEA describe al simulacro de desastres realizado en Nevis como exitoso
</title><description>Los conocimientos y las habilidades técnicas de los casi 133 miembros del equipo Comunitario de Respuesta a Desastres del Proyecto de Comunidades Sostenibles, titulado "Aumentando la capacidad de recuperación una comunidad a la vez" se pusieron a prueba a través de un ejercicio de simulación realizado en toda la isla el 27 de mayo de 2013.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=590'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=590</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ECPA Sustainable Communities Initiative to Host Building Sustainable Cities and Communities in the Americas Focus of OAS Experts Meeting in Guatemala</title><description>Over the past 3 decades, the Americas has become the most urbanized region in the world, resulting in serious challenges for social and economic infrastructure, especially housing and transportation, as well as for the quality of human health and the health of the environment. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=591'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=591</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Centro de Electroquímica y Energía Química realiza taller para periodistas sobre energías renovables</title><description>El pasado miércoles 29 de Mayo se realizó un taller para periodistas titulado Energías Renovables: ¿Una posibilidad real para reducir la dependencia de combustibles fósiles en nuestro país?". &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=606'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=606</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Climate Change and Adaptation Expert Maria-Paz Gutierrez to Visit Guatemala on Behalf of ECPA Senior Fellows</title><description>Dr. Maria-Paz Gutierrez, a Senior ECPA Fellow, will be traveling May 31 to June 5, 2013 to participate in meetings and events in Guatemala, including the General Assembly Meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS). &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=586'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=586</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Maria-Paz Gutierrez, experta en cambio climático, visitará Guatemala en representación del Programa Senior ECPA Fellows</title><description>La Dra. María-Paz Gutiérrez, Senior Fellow de la ECPA, viajará a Guatemala del 31 de mayo hasta el 5 de junio para participar de la Reunión de la Asamblea General de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA).  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=587'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=587</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Construyendo ciudades y comunidades sostenibles en las Américas, enfoque de la Reunión de Expertos auspiciada por la OEA en Guatemala</title><description>Durante las últimas tres décadas, las Américas se ha convertido en la región más urbanizada del mundo, enfrentando graves problemas de infraestructura social y económica, especialmente en las áreas de vivienda y de transporte, así como el detrimento de la calidad de la salud humana y la del medio ambiente. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=592'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=592</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>1a Escuela Internacional del Clima ACCIÓN/UNESCO sobre "Variabilidad y Cambio Climático en los Andes"</title><description>La Red del Observatorio Interandino de Cambio Climático Andino (ACCIÓN), invita a los estudiantes de ciencias atmosféricas y ambientales de los países andinos a partipar de la Primera Escuela Internacional del Clima sobre "Variabilidad y Cambio Climático en los Andes" que tendrá lugar en Lima, Perú, de 3 al 6 septiembre de 2013.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=562'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=562</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>El presidente Barack Obama destaca el trabajo de la Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas (ECPA) en una reciente entrevista con la revista Americas Quarterly</title><description>Durante la entrevista el Presidente Obama dijo "estoy orgulloso del trabajo que hemos realizado hasta ahora con ECPA, que ha incentivado las alianzas voluntarias entre los gobiernos, las organizaciones interamericanas, el sector privado, la industria y la sociedad civil." &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=565'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=565</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>El presidente Obama y los líderes de México y América Central se reúnen para ampliar la cooperación eléctrica baja en carbono </title><description>Durante su visita a México y Costa Rica, el presidente Obama se reunió con los jefes de Estado de Centroamérica, México y la República Dominicana para dialogar sobre la participación económica de los EE.UU. y la iniciativa de la Alianza en Energía y Clima de las Américas-"Conectando las Américas 2022" (Connect 2022). &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=567'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=567</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Solar-powered plane wraps first leg of flight across United States
</title><description>The flight from San Francisco to Phoenix took 18 hours and 18 minutes on Saturday - and didn't use a drop of fuel.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=569'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=569</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ECPA participates in the V Latin American and Caribbean Energy Efficiency Seminar - OLADE</title><description>Juan Cruz Monticelli, manager of the ECPA Energy Efficiency Working Group initiative participated in the session on Energy Efficiency Standards in the Region.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=571'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=571</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>On-site Solar Bio-Power Generation to improve clean energy access in Central America</title><description>Researchers from Michigan State University and the University of Costa Rica developed a unit that takes animal, agriculture and other waste products and turns them into clean, efficient energy.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=573'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=573</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica announced recipients of funds for green initiatives under Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) framework</title><description>The University of Costa Rica, Yo Emprendedor, the Professional Solar Academy of the Americas, Purdue University and the NGO SNV of the Netherlands Development Organization received economic support from the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) to develop projects and clean energy policies. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=561'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=561</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Latinoamerica Renovable announces the launch of the “Renewable Monitor”
</title><description>This new tool will help entrepreneurs, investors, companies with products and services related to renewable energies, Governments, researchers, teachers, media, consultants, analysts and students to better understand the trends in the development of renewable energy for the region of Latin America. 
 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=576'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=576</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jeff Soule, experto en desarrollo sostenible, visitará Suriname
en representación del Programa Senior ECPA Fellows 
</title><description>Jeff Soule, Senior Fellow de la Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas (ECPA), viajará a Suriname entre el 25 de marzo y el 1 de abril para analizar los desafíos actuales con respecto a la urbanización de la histórica ciudad de Paramaribo, patrimonio de la humanidad. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=510'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=510</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Un panel de publicidad convierte la humedad del aire en agua potable en Perú </title><description>Un grupo de investigadores de la Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología y la agencia de publicidad Mayo Perú DraftFCB han puesto en marcha un gran panel de publicidad que transforma la humedad del aire en agua potable &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=512'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=512</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Desastres esta semana</title><description>Titulares de los principales eventos naturales en las Américas en esta semana, tendencias y hallazgos científicos, políticos y más &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=540'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=540</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>[VIDEO] Ceremonia de Certificación Cradle to Cradle de la iniciativa de la ECPA 'Producción Ciclo Cerrado en las Américas'</title><description>Empresa Ecuatoriana Batery Alimentos S.A. recibe esta certificación, primera en América Latina. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=513'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=513</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Empresa ecuatoriana, Batery Alimentos SA, recibe la primera certificación "Cradle to Cradle" de América Latina</title><description>Batery Alimentos SA, de Ecuador se convirtió en la primera empresa en América Latina y el Caribe en recibir una certificación Cradle to Cradle (C2C) por sus prácticas de fabricación. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=515'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=515</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>USDA reporta sobre los efectos del cambio climático, en la adaptación de la  Agricultura, y los Bosques en los E.E.U.U</title><description>El Departamento de Agricultura de los EE.UU. (USDA) lanzó el 5 de febrero "dos informes exhaustivos que sintetizan la literatura científica sobre los efectos del cambio climático y estrategias de adaptación para la agricultura y bosques de los EE.UU."
El calentamiento global es real (http://s.tt/1zYHB) &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=479'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=479</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Estudio de Prefactibilidad de Interconexión Eléctrica entre St. Kitts y Nevis y Puerto Rico</title><description>El 20 de febrero de 2013, la Secretaría General de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA), a través del Departamento de Desarrollo Sostenible (DDS) de la Secretaría Ejecutiva para el Desarrollo Integral (SEDI), organizó un taller para compartir los resultados del estudio de prefactibilidad de Interconexión Eléctrica entre St. Kitts y Nevis y Puerto Rico &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=484'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=484</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>[VIDEO] El Secretario General de la ONU comparte mensaje en el Día Mundial del Agua 2013</title><description>Mensaje del Secretario General de la ONU Bank Ki-Moon sobre la importancia de la Cooperación de Agua, el tema del Día Mundial del Agua 2013. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=508'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=508</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hoy se celebra el Día Mundial de la Eficiencia Energética </title><description>El Día Mundial de la Eficiencia Energética se celebra cada año el 5 de marzo. Es una fecha propicia para reflexionar sobre el uso racional que le damos a la energía, y actuar en consecuencia.
 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=489'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=489</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Conectando las Américas: Avanzando Alianzas para Acciones sobre la Energía, el Medio Ambiente y la Infraestructura</title><description>En seguimiento de la VI Cumbre de las Américas, la Secretaría General de la OEA presenta el foro virtual “Conectando las Américas: Avanzando Alianzas para Acciones sobre la Energía, el Medio Ambiente y la Infraestructura.” &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=491'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=491</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jeff Soule, experto en desarrollo sostenible, visitará Trinidad y Tobago
en representación del Programa Senior ECPA Fellows 
</title><description>Jeff Soule, Senior Fellow de la Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas (ECPA), viajará a Trinidad y Tobago del 9 al 17 de marzo para participar en reuniones y eventos, incluyendo el Foro Urbano del Caribe, donde se debatirá temas urbanos y de gestión territorial. El Sr. Soule trabaja en la Asociación Americana de Planificación como Director Internacional de Programas de Extensión.
 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=494'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=494</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>La Organización de los Estados Americanos Organiza un Taller Regional de Eficiencia Energética en Santa Lucía
</title><description>La Secretaría de Desarrollo Integral  de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA), a través del Programa de Energía Sostenible para el Caribe (CSEP) y el Grupo de Trabajo de Eficiencia Energética de la Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas (ECPA), serán los anfitriones del taller sobre Diseños energéticamente eficientes para oficinas e instalaciones de la administración pública en climas tropicales. Este evento iniciará mañana, jueves, 28 de febrero en el hotel Bay Gardens en Rodney Bay.
 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=486'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=486</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ecuador será el primer país en América Latina y el Caribe en recibir certificación Cradle-to Cradle (C2C)</title><description>Ceremonia de entrega del primer "certificado Cradle-to-Cradle (C2C)" para el embalaje de un producto manufacturado en el país, América Latina y el Caribe. Este evento tendrá lugar el próximo martes, 19 de marzo en Quito, Ecuador. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=499'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=499</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Taller de Capacitación sobre la Gestión Ambiental Responsable de Residuos de Aparatos Eléctricos y Electrónicos en El Salvador</title><description> &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=501'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=501</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ana Barros, experta en cambio climático, visitará Perú en representación del Programa Senior ECPA Fellows</title><description>La Dra. Ana Barros, Senior Fellow de la Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas (ECPA), viajará a Arequipa y Lima del 17 al 23 de marzo para participar de una visita a terreno, reuniones y hacer presentaciones. La Dra. Barros trabaja en la Universidad Duke como Profesora de Ingeniería. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=503'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=503</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Anuncio de la selección del proyecto para la Gestión Ambientalmente Responsable de Residuos Eléctricos y Electrónicos bajo la iniciativa de Comunidades Sostenibles de la ECPA </title><description>El proyecto de Recolección y Reciclaje de Desechos Electrónicos (E-Waste) busca promover la concientización sobre el impacto ambiental y de salud pública asociado a las técnicas actuales de eliminación de desechos eléctricos y electrónicos.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=505'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=505</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bolivia es el tercer país de América con mejor seguridad energética
</title><description>Según el índice 2012 de Sostenibilidad Energética, divulgado por el Consejo Mundial de Energía (WEC-inglés), el país está por debajo de Canadá y Colombia, y se ubica en el número 22 en el mundo. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=497'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=497</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Latinoamérica Renovable anuncia el lanzamiento del "Monitoreo Renovable"
</title><description>Esta nueva herramienta ayudará a empresarios, inversionistas, empresas con productos y servicios relacionados con energías renovables, los gobiernos, investigadores, profesores, medios de comunicación, consultores, analistas y estudiantes a comprender mejor las tendencias en el desarrollo de energías renovables para la región de América Latina.
 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=577'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=577</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Biodigestor mejorará acceso de energías limpias en Centroamérica
</title><description>La Universidad Estatal de Michigan y la Universidad de Costa Rica desarrollaron un biodigestor gracias al cual se utilizará la energía solar para convertir los desechos agroindustriales en energía eléctrica. 
 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=572'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=572</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ECPA presente en el V Seminario Latinoamericano y del Caribe en Eficiencia Energética de OLADE</title><description>Gerente del Grupo de Trabajo en Eficiencia Energética de la ECPA participó en la sesión de Normativas de Eficiencia Energética en la Región.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=570'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=570</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Avión solar hace historia en EEUU
</title><description>El avión cuenta con celdas fotovoltaicas en sus alas y no usa combustible; aterriza en Arizona sin problemas y está en la travesía de cruzar el país entero en vuelo.
 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=568'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=568</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>El Grupo de Trabajo en Eficiencia Energética de la Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas (ECPA) y el Ministerio de Hidrocarburos y Energía (MHE) del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia organizaron un taller sobre de eficiencia energética</title><description>Participaron en el taller más de 120 personas, contándose con la presencia de funcionarios del Gobierno de Bolivia, así como de representantes de los gobiernos de Colombia, Chile y México. En el encuentro se compartieron experiencias relacionadas con en el diseño y ejecución de políticas y programas nacionales de eficiencia energética. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=556'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=556</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Embajada de Estados Unidos en Costa Rica anunció beneficiarios de fondos para iniciativas verdes de la Alianza en Energía y Clima de las Américas (ECPA)</title><description>La Universidad de Costa Rica, Yo Emprendedor, la Academia de Profesionales Solares de las Américas, la Universidad Purdue y la organización no gubernamental SNV de la Organización de Desarrollo de Holanda reciben aportes económicos de parte de la iniciativa Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas (ECPA, por sus siglas en inglés), para desarrollar proyectos y políticas de energía limpia.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=560'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=560</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ECPA participa en el 8vo Simposio Internacional de Producción más Limpia en Panamá</title><description>Kevin de Cuba, gerente de la iniciativa de la ECPA "Producción en Ciclo Cerrado en las Américas" participó como ponente principal de este evento. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=557'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=557</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Conferencia de La Jolla- la inscripción anticipada finaliza el 26 de Abril</title><description>Cada mes de mayo, el Instituto de las Américas convoca a su evento anual de energía, conocido como "La Conferencia de La Jolla".  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=544'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=544</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Produciendo energía limpia y reduciendo los residuos en Centroamérica </title><description>Investigadores de la Universidad Estatal de Michigan trabajan en un proyecto piloto que ayudará a tres países centroamericanos a enfrentar tres temas importantes - producción de energía, residuos de animales y  agrícolas y el desarrollo económico. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=575'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=575</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Instituciones públicas de El Salvador se capacitan en conducción eficiente 
</title><description>El curso estuvo a cargo de funcionarios que se especializaron en México en el marco de la Alianza de Energía y Climas de las Américas (ECPA) y a través del grupo de trabajo de eficiencia energética. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=541'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=541</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Productores de café en Costa Rica utilizarán tecnologías renovables de energía en el sector agrícola
</title><description>Este proyecto de investigación se propone crear un nuevo modelo de energía limpia que beneficie a los agricultores del café de Centroamérica. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=534'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=534</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) Energy Efficiency Working Group and the Ministry of Hydrocarbons and Energy (MHE) of the Plurinational State of Bolivia organized an energy efficiency workshop </title><description>With nearly 120 participants, including officials of the Government of Bolivia, as well as representatives of the governments of Colombia, Chile and Mexico, the meeting facilitated the exchange of experiences regarding the design and implementation of energy efficiency policies and programs.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=559'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=559</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ECPA initiative manager presents at the 8th International Symposium on Cleaner Production in Panama</title><description>Closed Looped Cycle Production Manager, Kevin de Cuba participated as a keynote speaker at this event. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=558'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=558</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Producing clean energy, reducing waste in Central America</title><description>Researchers from Michigan State University are hopeful that a single project will help three Central American countries deal with three major issues—energy production, animal and agricultural waste, and economic development. 
 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=574'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=574</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sustainable Development Expert Jeff Soule to Visit Bolivia on Behalf of ECPA Senior Fellows</title><description>Jeff Soule, a Senior Fellow in the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA), will be traveling April 22nd-April 29th to Bolivia to participate in workshops and meeting around sustainable energy solutions. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=552'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=552</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Public institutions in El Salvador are trained in efficient driving</title><description>The course was conducted by officers who specialized in Mexico as part of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) and through the working group on energy efficiency, which requested the collaboration of the National Commission for the Efficient Use Mexico Energy (CONUEE). &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=542'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=542</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>La Jolla Conference - Early Bird Registration Ends April 26!</title><description>Each May, for twenty-two years, the Institute of the Americas has convened a high-level hemispheric energy summit known as “The La Jolla Conference.”

 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=543'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=543</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, highlights ECPA in his speech to the OAS Permanent Council 

</title><description>United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, referred to ECPA as a successful regional initiative while addressing the OAS Permanent Council. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=517'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=517</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Inauguran el encuentro nacional para el establecimiento de propuestas de la Nueva Política Nacional de Eficiencia Energética</title><description>El Grupo de Trabajo en Eficiencia Energética de la Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas (ECPA) y el Ministerio de Hidrocarburos y Energía (MHE) del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia realizan taller sobre eficiencia energética. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=555'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=555</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>OAS Earth Day Celebration - TERRA Screening: A Fun and interactive way for children and youth to learn about the Importance of preserving and treasuring our natural resources</title><description>A film screening of TERRA for children and youth at the Art Museum of the Americas in Washington, DC on April 22nd, 2013 in order to celebrate Earth Day and raise awareness about education for sustainability.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=546'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=546</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ministerio de Hidrocarburos y Energía organiza el Encuentro Nacional sobre la Nueva Política de Eficiencia Energética en Bolivia 
</title><description>El evento se realizará con el apoyo de la Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas (ECPA) y del Departamento de Desarrollo Sostenible de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA).

 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=545'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=545</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ministry of Hydrocarbons and Energy of Bolivia (MHE) and ECPA to host the National Conference on New Energy Efficiency Policy in Bolivia</title><description>The event is supported by the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) and the Department of Sustainable Development of the OAS. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=547'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=547</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Celebración del Día de la Tierra de la OEA - Proyección de la película TERRA: una manera divertida e interactiva para los niños y jóvenes de aprender acerca de la importancia de preservar y atesorar nuestros recursos naturales</title><description>Este 22 de abril en el Museo de Arte de la Américas (AMA) con el fin de celebrar el Día de la Tierra y crear conciencia acerca de la educación para la sostenibilidad se proyectará la película TERRA. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=549'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=549</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Presentación en la OEA: El Rostro del Cambio Climático en las Américas</title><description>La Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas participa en celebración de la OEA por el Día de la Tierra. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=554'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=554</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>OAS Celebrates Earth Day with a Digital Presentation: The Face of Climate Change in the Americas</title><description>The Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) participates in the OAS Earth Day celebration. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=553'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=553</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>El Grupo de Trabajo en Eficiencia Energética de la Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas (ECPA) y el Ministerio de Hidrocarburos y Energía (MHE) del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia realizan un taller sobre eficiencia energética </title><description>El Grupo de Trabajo de la ECPA en Eficiencia Energética y el MHE están organizando el taller Propuestas para el establecimiento de la nueva política nacional de eficiencia energética del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=550'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=550</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Energy Efficiency Working Group of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) and Ministry of Hydrocarbons and Energy (MHE) of the Plurinational State of Bolivia to Host Workshop on Energy Efficiency</title><description>The ECPA Energy Efficiency Working Group and MHE are organizing the workshop “Proposals for the Establishment of the New National Energy Efficiency Policy for the Plurinational State of Bolivia”. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=551'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=551</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Empresa Ecuatoriana, Batery Alimentos S.A, recibe la Primer Certificación "Cradle-to-Cradle" de América Latina </title><description>Batery Alimentos SA, de Ecuador se convirtió en la primera empresa en América Latina y el Caribe en recibir una certificación Cradle to Cradle (C2C) por sus prácticas de fabricación. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=506'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=506</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Planning Association Continues ECPA Work in Latin America</title><description>Four project sites selected to improve quality of life and build urban planning capacity. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=495'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=495</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>La Asociación Americana de Planificación (APA) continua trabajando con ECPA en América Latina. </title><description>Cuatro proyectos han sido seleccionados para mejorar la calidad de vida y capacitar en planificación urbana &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=496'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=496</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Organization of American States Hosted Regional Workshop on Energy Efficiency in Saint Lucia
</title><description>The Department of Sustainable Development of the Organization of American States (OAS), through the Caribbean Sustainable Energy Program (CSEP) and the Energy Efficiency Working Group of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA), hosted a workshop on energy efficiency designs for office and public buildings in tropical climates. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=487'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=487</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>La Organización de los Estados Americanos Organizó un Taller Regional de Eficiencia Energética en Santa Lucía
</title><description>La Secretaría de Desarrollo Integral  de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA), a través del Programa de Energía Sostenible para el Caribe (CSEP) y el Grupo de Trabajo de Eficiencia Energética de la Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas (ECPA), fueron los anfitriones del taller sobre Diseños energéticamente eficientes para oficinas e instalaciones de la administración pública en climas tropicales. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=488'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=488</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ecuador declares a National Day to Combat Climate Change</title><description>Deputy Secretary of Climate Change Carola Borja said that this issue has become a political priority of the state and so far information is sought to prepare adaptation plans.

 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=481'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=481</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, mentions ECPA as a successful initiative during his speech to the OAS Permanent Council.
</title><description>We are happy to share this video of the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, in which he mentions ECPA as a successful initiative during his speech to the OAS Permanent Council on 02.13.13. 
 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=472'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=472</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Local Impacts From Climate Change</title><description>2012 was the warmest year on record in Albany. If you look at the big picture, it's important to understand climate change itsn't just global warming. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=474'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=474</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>
Andean Climate Change Interamerican Observatory Network (ACCION) video release</title><description>University of Albany with the support of ECPA is advancing the region toward a sustainable future  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=476'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=476</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Governments of South America Meet in Lima to Discuss Energy Efficiency under the Auspices of ECPA</title><description>Seven countries in South America exchanged information on energy efficiency, shared their initiatives and identified avenues for cooperation. 
 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=456'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=456</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Virginia Tech and the University of Belize collaborate to form a coalition to promote sustainable forestry in Central America</title><description>At a forum held in Belize, Senior ECPA Fellow Janaki Alavalapati shared views on sustainable forests and land use 
 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=458'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=458</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Powermundo, Peace Corps and Trees, Water &amp; People Light up Rural Peru </title><description>Peace Corps, Trees, Water &amp; People and PowerMundo are collaborating to implement the ECPA-supported initiative, "Improving Access to Clean Energy in Latin America." &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=459'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=459</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ministry of Energy of Chile and Institute of the Americas Host Chile Energy Policy Roundtable</title><description>At the event hosted by Institute of the Americas experts agreed on the need to foster a diversified energy matrix to further energy security &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=460'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=460</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Antigua Launches Solar Project at Shirley Heights Lookout</title><description>Antigua and Barbuda’s government has launched a solar panel project at the Nelsons Dockyard Shirley Heights Lookout in Antigua under the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=463'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=463</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NEXUS Fulbright Scholars To Research Climate Adaptation</title><description>Scholars from the Western Hemisphere will spend up to one year researching climate change adaptation strategies to enhance the quality of life of communities across the Americas &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=461'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=461</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Peace Corps and Trees, Water &amp; People Build Clean Cookstoves in the Village of Rio Abajo, El Salvador</title><description>The joint venture is geared at training volunteers in small rural communities of El Salvador. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=457'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=457</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2013 será el año de la energía solar en América Latina y el Caribe 
</title><description> &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=449'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=449</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CONDESAN presents new publication: Andean Amazon Regional Dialogue on Water</title><description>CONDESAN presents the sixth edition of the the Andean Series proposals, which is entitled "Andean Amazon Regional Dialogue on Water- DRAA 2012", which includes the results of the symposium held in May 2012 in the city of Iquitos, Peru. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=451'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=451</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SEI to Bring Spanish PV Program to 50 Central American Solar Technicians in 2013
</title><description>If you read the news back in September, you saw that the US Department of State awarded Solar Energy International (SEI) $190,000 to be a part of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA). &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=452'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=452</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>IDB and Colombia's National Coffee Research Center (Cenicafé) work on a New Coffee Breed for Colombia </title><description>[Video] Colombia is mapping the genome of its coffee plants to facilitate the development of varieties that are better adapted to climate change.
 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=441'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=441</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Honduras will participate in climate change global decisions.</title><description>The unfortunate but realistic categorization taken in Doha, Qatar, where Honduras has the highest climate change vulnerability of the planet, also brought the good news to incorporate it as a member of the Global Climate Change Adaptation.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=444'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=444</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Peru to suffer energy shortage in 2016</title><description>Cesar Butrón,Chairman of the Economic Operation of Interconnected System (COES) expressed that, if new energy projects are not materialize, by 2016 Peru will present a structural problem in the system that will result in energy rationing.
 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=446'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=446</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Purdue forges clean-energy partnership with University of West Indies and U.S. State Department
</title><description>Purdue faculty will work with the University of the West Indies and Partners of the Americas under an ECPA grant to foster clean energy deployment across the Caribbean and Central America. 

 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=447'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=447</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama's Speech Gives Climate Goals Center Stage</title><description>The following is a transcript of President Obama’s second inaugural speech. For anyone who wants something shorter, The Times has condensed the speech in a way that keeps its main themes.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=455'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=455</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Colombian Scientist To Conduct Research at United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Lab Facilities</title><description>Juan Carlos Lopez will contribute to the development of innovative fermentation and coffee processing technologies   &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=462'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=462</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Impactos locales del cambio climático</title><description>2012 fue el año más caluroso registrado en Albany. Si nos fijamos en el panorama general, es importante entender que el cambio climático no solamente es calentamiento global. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=475'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=475</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lanzamiento del video de la Red Interamericana de Observatorios del Cambio Climático en los Andes (ACCIÓN)</title><description>La universidad de Albany con el apoyo de ECPA está avanzando la región hacia un futuro sostenible &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=477'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=477</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>El Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas, Ban Ki-Moon habla sobre la excelente labor que viene realizando la Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas (ECPA).</title><description>Nos alegra mucho compartir el discurso que el Secretario General de la Naciones Unidas dio ante el consejo permanente de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) la semana pasada. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=473'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=473</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ecuador fija el Día de la Lucha Contra el Cambio Climático </title><description>El 21 de febrero ha sido designado como el Día Nacional de la Lucha Contra el Cambio Climático. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=480'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=480</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Antigua lanza proyecto solar en Shirley Heights Lookout</title><description>El gobierno de Antigua y Barbuda ha puesto en marcha un proyecto de paneles solares en el Nelsons Dockyard Shirley Heights Lookout en Antigua bajo el marco de la Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=464'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=464</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Representantes de gobiernos sudamericanos se reúnen en Lima para debatir acerca de la eficiencia energética en el marco de la ECPA</title><description>Siete países de Sudamérica intercambiaron información sobre eficiencia energética, compartieron sus iniciativas e identificaron vías de cooperación &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=465'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=465</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>El Cuerpo de Paz y Trees Water &amp; People construyen estufas mejoradas en la aldea de Río Abajo en El Salvador</title><description>El esfuerzo mancomunado se orienta a capacitar a voluntarios en pequeñas comunidades rurales de El Salvador &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=466'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=466</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Virginia Tech y la Universidad de Belice colaboran para formar una coalición que promueva la gestión forestal sostenible en Centroamérica</title><description>En un foro llevado a cabo en Belice, el Experto de la ECPA Janaki Alavalapati compartió sus puntos de vista acerca del uso de la tierra y la silvicultura sostenibles &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=467'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=467</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Powermundo, el Cuerpo de Paz y Trees, Water &amp; People iluminan zonas rurales del Perú</title><description>El Cuerpo de Paz, Trees, Water &amp; People y PowerMundo colaboran en la implementación de la iniciativa "Mejora del acceso a la energía limpia en América Latina" que apoya la ECPA &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=468'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=468</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama redobla la apuesta por las renovables y contra el cambio climático</title><description>En el discurso de toma de posesión de su segunda presidencia, el presidente Barack Obama mantuvo la habitual línea de defensa e impulso de liderazgo de las energías renovables. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=454'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=454</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Purdue forma una  alianza con la Universidad de las Indias Occidentales y el Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos con el fin de promover el uso de energía limpia.</title><description>Los catedráticos de la Universidad de las Indias Occidentales (UWI) y Partners of the Americas trabajarán en conjunto para promover el despliegue de la energía limpia en todo el Caribe y América Central bajo el marco de la ECPA. 
 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=448'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=448</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>El BID y el Centro Nacional de Investigaciones de Café - Cenicafé trabajan en un nuevo tipo de café
</title><description>Colombia trabaja en el mapeo del genoma de plantas de café para facilitar el desarrollo de variedades que se adapten mejor al cambio climático. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=442'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=442</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hondureña participará en decisiones mundiales contra cambio climático</title><description>La desafortunada pero realista categorización tomada en Doha, Qatar, de ser Honduras el país con mayor vulnerabilidad del planeta, también trajo consigo la buena nueva de incorporarlo como miembro del Fondo Mundial de Adaptación al Cambio Climático. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=443'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=443</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Becarios de NEXUS Fulbright investigarán sobre la adaptación al clima</title><description>Académicos de todo el Hemisferio pasarán hasta un año investigando estrategias de adaptación al cambio climático con vistas a mejorar la calidad de vida de las comunidades de las Américas &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=470'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=470</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Científico colombiano realizará investigaciones en las instalaciones del laboratorio del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA)</title><description>Juan Carlos López contribuirá al desarrollo de tecnologías innovadoras de fermentación y procesamiento del café &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=471'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=471</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Perú: Racionamiento energético se daría en el 2016 
</title><description>El presidente del Comité de Operación Económica del Sistema Interconectado Nacional (COES) César Butrón indicó que, de no concretarse nuevos proyectos energéticos, a partir del 2016 se presentará un problema estructural en el sistema que se traducirá en racionamiento energético.
 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=445'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=445</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SEI Llevará el Programa PV en Español a 50 Técnicos Solares de Centroamérica en el 2013. </title><description>Si usted leyó las noticias en septiembre, se enteró que el Departamento de Estado de los EE.UU. adjudicó a Solar Energy International (SEI) $ 190.000 para formar parte de la Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas (ECPA).  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=453'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=453</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CONDESAN presenta nueva publicación: Diálogo Regional de la Amazonía Andina por el Agua</title><description>CONDESAN presenta el sexto número de la Serie Propuestas Andinas, que tiene como título “Diálogo Regional de la Amazonía Andina por el Agua – DRAA 2012”, el cual recoge los resultados del coloquio realizado en mayo 2012 en la ciudad de Iquitos, en Perú.
 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=450'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=450</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ministerio chileno de Energía e Instituto de las Américas organizan mesa redonda sobre política energética</title><description>Durante el evento organizado por Institute of the Americas, los expertos convinieron en la necesidad de respaldar una matriz energética diversificada en pos de una mayor seguridad energética &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=469'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=469</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Organization of American States (OAS) to Host the Regional Workshop on Energy Efficiency Designs for Office and Public Buildings in Tropical Climates in Saint Lucia</title><description>The Executive Secretariat for Integral Development (SEDI) through its two initiatives the Caribbean Sustainable Energy Program (CSEP) and the Energy Efficiency Working Group will host a two-day workshop on energy efficiency designs for office and public buildings in tropical climates.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=485'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=485</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Científico Colombiano realiza investigación en el laboratorio del Departamento de Agricultura de Estados Unidos (USDA)</title><description>El investigador senior cuenta con amplia experiencia en el estudio del café y lleva a cabo la investigación con científicos de Illinois State University. Este projecto forma parte del pilar de energía renovable de la Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas (ECPA). &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=440'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=440</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Construyendo puentes hacia un futuro energético sostenible</title><description>Dan Kammen, Experto de la ECPA hablar sobre el Programa Fulbright NEXUS Fellows en el nuevo blog de "Política de Energía y Ciencia"de National Geographic. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=432'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=432</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>EE.UU. apoya a la iniciativa "Comunidades Sostenibles en Centroamérica y el Caribe" con subvenciones a través de la Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas (ECPA)
</title><description>En una ceremonia celebrada hoy en la sede de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA), la Embajadora Carmen Lomellin, Representante Permanente de EE.UU., anunció el apoyo de los EE.UU. para la iniciativa Comunidades Sostenibles en Centroamérica y el Caribe, un programa competitivo de subvenciones para mejorar la cooperación hemisférica para el desarrollo sostenible de la comunidad en el contexto de la Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas (ECPA). &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=434'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=434</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>OEA anuncia destinatarios de subvenciones del proyecto “Comunidades Sostenibles en Centroamérica y el Caribe”</title><description>La Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) anunció hoy los destinatarios de 14 subvenciones bajo el proyecto "Comunidades Sostenibles en Centroamérica y el Caribe” dentro del marco de la Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=435'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=435</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Debate Árbol de Navidad: ¿verdadero o falso?</title><description>Frank Lowenstein, Experto de la ECPA y director de adaptación al clima de Nature Conservancy, resuelve el creciente debate: ¿deberían las familias comprar árboles de Navidad reales o falsos?  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=438'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=438</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Los altos costos de la energía son el "talón de Aquiles" de Chile, dicen los expertos en la Mesa Redonda del IOA</title><description>En un discurso durante una discusión en la mesa redonda, el Ministro Bunster reconoció que los costos de energía se mantendrán altos durante los próximos cuatro o cinco años mientras la nación se enfrenta a retrasos en los proyectos. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=430'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=430</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Taller de Evaluación Mundial de Océanos para la Región del Gran Caribe</title><description>Desde el día 13 al 15 de noviembre, Estados Unidos fue anfitrión del Taller de Evaluación Mundial de Océanos para la Región del Gran Caribe en Miami, Florida. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=418'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=418</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Estudio sobre cambio climático.  Experiencias de los estudiantes sobre sostenibilidad se muestran en la universidad de Albany</title><description>Desde los deshielos glaciares tropicales en los Andes  hasta las inundaciones en Nueva Orleans, los cambiantes patrones climáticos han tenido un impacto significativo en las comunidades de todo el mundo. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=421'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=421</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>BID aprueba US$30 millones para matriz energética sostenible en el Perú</title><description>Préstamo impulsará el uso de fuentes renovables, promoverá la eficiencia energética reconciliando las crecientes demandas de energía, la protección del medio ambiente y los intereses de la comunidad

 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=428'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=428</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Boletín de noticias de la ECPA</title><description>En este número: EE.UU y Colombia reciben a los representantes de los gobiernos de las Américas para discutir el acceso universal a la electricidad - Misión de intercambio México-El Salvador - Congreso regional de geotermia, 2012 - Foro de Energía Renovable del Caribe 2012 - Seminario en Innovación, ciencia y tecnología para el desarrollo energéticamente eficiente de Centroamérica - TWP y la Asociación hondureña para el desarrollo inauguraron el Centro de demostración de energía renovable en Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Mesa redonda en eficiencia energética de la ECPA - Foro de Energía Renovable del Caribe 2012 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=423'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=423</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ministro Merino: "Perú tiene el gran desafío de usar el gas natural en forma masiva"</title><description>El simposio, auspiciado por la Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas (ECPA), se propone identificar y debatir acerca de actividades concretas que fomenten la eficiencia energética a nivel nacional y regional en América.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=416'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=416</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>La Secretaria de Estado Hillary Clinton habla sobre la Diplomacia Energética en el Siglo 21 </title><description>A principios de este año, en la Cumbre de las Américas, Colombia puso en marcha una nueva iniciativa con los Estados Unidos llamada Conectando las Américas 2022. Su objetivo es lograr el acceso universal a la electricidad para el año 2022 a través de la interconexión eléctrica en el hemisferio, uniendo redes eléctricas en todo el hemisferio desde Canadá hasta el fondo hasta el extremo sur de Chile, así como su ampliación hacia el Caribe. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=413'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=413</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Experto estadounidense en energías limpias y cambio climático dicta charla en la FIC</title><description>Roger Duncan, designado por EE.UU. (Senior Fellow) ante la Alianza de Energía y Clima para las Américas (ECPA), visitó Santiago en octubre oportunidad en la que sostuvo encuentros con autoridades del Ministerio de Energía, con analistas de diversos centros de estudios, y ejecutivos del sector privado chileno. Durante sus reuniones dialogó sobre los modelos de eficiencia energética y de energías renovables y conoció iniciativas que se impulsan en Chile. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=414'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=414</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Boletim de Informações da ECPA</title><description>Nesta Edição: EE.UU e Colombia recebem os representantes dos governos das Américas para discutir o acesso universal à electricidade Missão de intercâmbio México-El Salvador - Congresso regional de geotermia, 2012 - Fórum em Energia Renovável IRENA-CARILEC - Seminário em Inovação, Ciência e Tecnologia para o Desenvolvimento - Energicamente Eficiente na América Central - TWP e a Associação Hondurenha para o Desenvolvimento inauguraram o Centro de Demonstração de Energia Renovável em Honduras - Mesa redonda em eficiência energética da ECPA - Fórum de Energia Renovável do Caribe
2012 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=425'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=425</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Experto de la ECPA, Gregory Asner trabaja en el Primer Mapa Nacional de Deforestación en alta resolución en Perú</title><description>El Ministerio de Ambiente de Perú (MINAM) trabaja con el Instituto Carnegie para emplear tecnología de ultima generación en el monitoreo de cambios de uso del suelo y niveles de deforestación en el territorio. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=405'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=405</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Enviado Especial y Coordinador para Asuntos Internacionales de Energía el Embajador Carlos Pascual destaca el valor de los sistemas de energía interconectados en el Caribe
</title><description>El Embajador Carlos Pascual, Enviado Especial y Coordinador para Asuntos Internacionales de Energía, encabezará la delegación de los EE.UU.. Los formuladores de políticas de todo el Caribe, así como de la industria privada, organizaciones internacionales, bancos multilaterales de desarrollo y organizaciones no gubernamentales que trabajan para promover la energía renovable, la eficiencia energética y las interconexiones energéticas en la región, se reunirán en la conferencia que durará tres días. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=409'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=409</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fulbright NEXUS 2012-2013 Investigación Académicos Adaptación al Cambio Climático
</title><description>La Oficina de Asuntos Educativos y Culturales del Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. anunció hoy la segunda ronda de 20 becas Fulbright del Programa de Red de Académicos Regionales en Investigación Aplicada en el Hemisferio Occidental (NEXUS). Los becarios provienen de los Estados Unidos, Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brasil, Canadá, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Jamaica, México, Perú y Uruguay. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=407'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=407</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Funcionarios  de Energía reflexionan sobre alternativas de interconexión eléctrica, en el Foro de Energía Renovable del Caribe (CREF)</title><description>El Foro de Energía Renovable del Caribe (CREF)  que se realiza anualmente y este año esta llevándose a cabo en San Juan, Puerto Rico del 15-17 de octubre de 2012. El tema de este año es: “La nueva era: desde la oportunidad hasta la implementación.”  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=411'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=411</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Visiting Scientist from Colombia conducts research at USDA Lab
</title><description>Senior Researcher with extensive coffee research experience will work with scientists from Illinois State University. This project directly supports the renewable energy pillar of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA).  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=439'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=439</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Christmas Tree Debate: Real or Fake?</title><description>Senior ECPA Fellow Frank Lowenstein, director of climate adaptation at the Nature Conservancy, solves the growing debate: should families buy real or fake Christmas trees?  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=437'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=437</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>OAS Announces Recipients of “Sustainable Communities in Central America and the Caribbean” Project Grant Winners</title><description>The Organization of American States (OAS) today announced the recipients of 14 grants under the “Sustainable Communities in Central America and the Caribbean Project  within the framework of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=436'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=436</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Building Bridges to a Sustainable Energy Future</title><description>Senior ECPA Fellow Dan Kammen talking about the Fulbright NEXUS Fellows Program on National Geographic's new 'Energy Policy &amp; Science' weekly blog. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=431'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=431</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. Supports "Sustainable Communities in Central America and the Caribbean" Grants Through the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA)</title><description>In a ceremony today at the headquarters of the Organization of American States (OAS), Ambassador Carmen Lomellin, U.S. Permanent Representative, announced U.S. support for Sustainable Communities in Central America and the Caribbean, a competitive grants program to enhance hemispheric cooperation on sustainable community development in the context of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA). &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=433'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=433</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>World Ocean Assessment Workshop for the Wider Caribbean</title><description>On November 13-15, the United States hosted the World Ocean Assessment Workshop for the Wider Caribbean in Miami, Florida.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=419'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=419</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>High energy costs are Chile’s ‘Achilles heel,’ experts say at IOA roundtable 
</title><description>In a keynote address during a roundtable discussion, Minister Bunster acknowledged that energy costs will remain high for the next four to five years as the nation grapples with project delays.  

 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=429'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=429</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>IDB approves $30 million for sustainable energy matrix in Peru</title><description>Loan to boost use of renewable sources; promote energy efficiency while reconciling increased energy demands; environmental protection and community interests

 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=427'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=427</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Climate Change Research, Student Sustainability Experiences Showcased at UAlbany</title><description>Recently, scientists and students at the University at Albany presented "a virtual field trip" to highlight their research and studies on climate change and sustainability. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=420'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=420</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Minister Merino: "Peru has the great challenge of using natural gas in a massive way"</title><description>The symposium, sponsored by the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA), aims to identify and discuss specific activities that promote energy efficiency at national and regional level in the Americas. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=417'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=417</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fulbright NEXUS 2012-2013 Scholars Research Climate Change Adaptation</title><description>The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced today its second cohort of 20 Fulbright Regional Network for Applied Research (NEXUS) Scholars from the Western Hemisphere. Scholars hail from the United States, Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=406'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=406</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Boletim de Informações da ECPA</title><description>Nesta Edição: EE.UU e Colombia recebem os representantes dos governos das Américas para discutir o acesso universal à electricidade Missão de intercâmbio México-El Salvador - Congresso regional de geotermia, 2012 - Fórum em Energia Renovável IRENA-CARILEC - Seminário em Inovação, Ciência e Tecnologia para o Desenvolvimento - Energicamente Eficiente na América Central - TWP e a Associação Hondurenha para o Desenvolvimento inauguraram o Centro de Demonstração de Energia Renovável em Honduras - Mesa redonda em eficiência energética da ECPA - Fórum de Energia Renovável do Caribe
2012 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=426'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=426</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ECPA newsletter</title><description>In this issue: US and Colombia Host Leaders of the Americas to Pursue Universal Access to Electricity - Energy Efficiency and Innovation Seminar in Costa Rica - Trees, Water &amp; People Inaugurates Renewable Energy Center in Honduras - ECPA Energy Efficiency Pillar Roundtable - Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum 2012, Puerto Rico - Geothermal Congress for Latin America and the Caribbean 2012 - IRENA-CARILEC Renewable Energy &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=424'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=424</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>La secretaria de Estado de los Estados Unidos, Clinton y la ministra de Relaciones Exteriores de Colombia, Holguín se reúnen para avanzar Conectando a las Américas 2022</title><description>La secretaria de Estado, Hillary Rodham Clinton y la canciller colombiana, María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar se reunieron hoy en Nueva York con los cancilleres de distintos gobiernos del Hemisferio Occidental. Los líderes se reunieron en un evento paralelo durante la 67a Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas para avanzar Conectando las Américas 2022 (Connect 2022), una iniciativa lanzada en la Sexta Cumbre de las Américas en abril de 2012. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=403'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=403</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>TWP y la Asociación Hondureña para el Desarrollo (AHDESA), inauguraron el Centro de Demostración de Energía Renovable en Tegucigalpa, Honduras.</title><description>El Centro ha sido construido como parte del trabajo que vienen realizando bajo el programa de la Alianza en Energía y Clima de las Américas (ECPA) denominado como "Acelerando el Acesso a Energía Limpa en América Latina."  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=396'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=396</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fecha límite para Propuestas para la Alianza para aumentar el compromiso en la investigación en Ciencias (PEER) es el 4 de diciembre, 2012</title><description>La Agencia de Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional (USAID) y la National Sciences Foundation (NSF) están trabajando juntos para apoyar el segundo ciclo de la aumentar el compromiso en la investigación en Ciencias (PEER). &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=400'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=400</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pionero Solar propaga tecnología en energía limpia </title><description>Ken Olson de Carbondale acaba de regresar de su viaje de dos semanas a Centroamérica, donde evaluó el programa que lleva estufas mejoradas, alumbrando con energía solar a comunidades alejadas. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=398'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=398</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ficha descriptiva de la Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas</title><description>Ficha descriptiva de la ECPA - Office of the Spokesperson, Washington, DC. 13 de abril de 2012. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=345'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=345</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Conferencia de Prensa seguida por Diálogo de Alto Nivel entre E.E.U.U y Colombia </title><description>Colombia apoya la nueva iniciativa de la Alianza en Energía y Clima de las Américas, "Conectando a las Américas 2022." Esta nueva iniciativa busca facilitar sistemas energéticos confiables y a precios accesibles que son esenciales para el desarrollo y prosperidad de las Américas.   &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=390'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=390</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CTI-PFAN CEFF-CAC Convocatoria de Propuestas para una Competencia de Planes de Negocio en Centro América y el Caribe</title><description>Convocatoria abierta para participar en el Foro de Financiamiento de Energía Limpia en América Central y el Caribe (CEFF-CAC) en la competencia de planes de negocio.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=392'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=392</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Conectando las Américas 2022</title><description>Ficha descriptiva de la ECPA - Office of the Spokesperson, Washington, DC. 13 de abril de 2012. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=348'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=348</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S expert on clean energy and climate change dictates lecture at FIC (Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez)</title><description>Roger Duncan, appointed by U.S. as Senior ECPA Fellow for the Energy and Climate Partnership for the Americas (ECPA), visited Santiago in October to attend meetings with officials from the Ministry of Energy, analysts from various think tanks and private sector executives. During these meetings he discussed models of energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=415'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=415</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Energy Diplomacy in the 21st Century</title><description>Earlier this year, at the Summit of the Americas, Colombia launched a new initiative it is leading with the United States called Connecting the Americas 2022. It aims to achieve universal access to electricity by the year 2022 through electrical interconnection in the hemisphere, linking electrical grids throughout the hemisphere from Canada all the way down to the southern tip of Chile, as well as extending it to the Caribbean.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=412'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=412</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs Ambassador Carlos Pascual Highlights Value of Interconnected Energy Systems in the Caribbean</title><description>Ambassador Carlos Pascual, Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, will lead the U.S. delegation. Policymakers from across the Caribbean, as well as private industry, international organizations, multilateral development banks, and NGOs working to advance renewable energy, energy efficiency, and energy interconnections in the region, will gather for the three-day conference. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=408'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=408</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Energy officials gather to consider Caribbean electricity interconnection alternatives, at the Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF)</title><description>The annual Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF) is taking place from October 15 – 17, 2012 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This year’s theme is “Where Caribbean Renewables Meet World-Class Technology, Expertise &amp; Capital.”  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=410'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=410</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Senior ECPA Fellow Gregory Asner works with the Peruvian Ministry of Environment on their First National High Resolution Deforestation Map</title><description>The Ministry of the Environment of Peru (MINAM) works with Carnegie Institute for their System to Monitor Land Cover, Deforestation and Forest Degradation, a critical element for the management of Peruvian forests at the national level. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=404'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=404</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Secretary Clinton and Colombian Foreign Minister Holguin Meet to Advance Connecting the Americas 2022</title><description>Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton and Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin Cuellar met today in New York City with foreign ministers from numerous governments of the Western Hemisphere. Leaders met at a side event during the 67th United Nations General Assembly to advance Connecting the Americas 2022 (Connect 2022), an initiative launched at the Sixth Summit of the Americas in April 2012.

 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=402'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=402</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Partnership for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) Science  Proposal Deadline is December 4, 2012</title><description>The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the National Sciences Foundation (NSF) are working together to support the second cycle of Partnership for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) Science.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=399'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=399</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Request for Proposals: Cooperation in Conservation under the Western Hemisphere Migratory Species Initiative (WHMSI).  </title><description>Cooperation in Conservation under the Western Hemisphere Migratory Species Initiative (WHMSI) request for Proposasl aimed at enhancing the conservation of shared migratory speciest throughout the Americas by strengthening institutional and human capacity, political commitment, international cooperation, and public-private partnership. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=401'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=401</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Trees, Water &amp; People and AHDESA Inaugurate the Renewable Energy Training and Demonstration Center</title><description>On August 17th, TWP and our partner organization, Asociación Hondureña para el Desarrollo (AHDESA), inaugurated the Renewable Energy Training and Demonstration Center in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The Center has been developed as part of our work with the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) Improving Access to Clean Energy in Latin America initiative.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=395'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=395</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Solar pioneer spreading clean energy technology</title><description>Ken Olson of Carbondale has just returned from a two-week trip to Central America, where he evaluated a program to bring clean cookstoves and solar-powered and energy-efficient lighting to remote villages. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=397'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=397</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas Fact Sheet</title><description>ECPA Fact Sheet - Office of the Spokesperson, Washington, DC. April 13, 2012 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=344'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=344</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CTI-PFAN CEFF- CAC Call for Proposals for Business Plan Competition </title><description>CTI-PFAN is now accepting proposals from Central America and the Caribbean Region for participating in the Clean Energy Financing Forum for Central America and the Caribbean (CEFF-CAC) Business Plan Competition.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=391'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=391</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Connecting the Americas 2022</title><description>ECPA Fact Sheet - Office of the Spokesperson, Washington, DC. April 13, 2012 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=349'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=349</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Press Conference Following the U.S. Colombia High-Level Partnership Dialogue
</title><description>Colombia supports the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas’ newest initiative, “Connecting the Americas 2022.” This new initiative seeks to facilitate reliable and affordable electricity critical for development and prosperity of the Americas.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=389'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=389</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ECPA Newsletter</title><description>Inside this issue: U.S and Colombia Launch Connecting the Americas
2022 - Clearinghouse Hosts Regional Dialogue on ECPA activities at
the OAS - Clearinghouse Hosts Technical Exchange on Thermal Retrofitting in Chile’s Bio Bio Region - Mexico City Workshop in
Support of Energy Efficiency in the Americas - Clearinghouse Training
Course on Closed Looped Cycle Production in Ecuador - Senior ECPA Fellows Speak at Rio+20 Conference - Clearinghouse Inaugurates
the 22k Wp Solar PV Project in Dominican Republic. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=393'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=393</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Boletín de Noticias de la ECPA</title><description>En este número: Los Gobiernos de Colombia y  Estados Unidos Lanzan Conectando las Américas 2022 - Mecanismo de Facilitación organiza
Diálogo Regional de las Actividades realizadas bajo el marco de la ECPA - Misión de Intercambio Técnico: Eficiencia Energética y Acondicionamiento Térmico en la Región del Bío Bío - Mecanismo de Facilitación organiza un curso intensivo en Producción en Ciclo Cerrado en Ecuador - Expertos de la ECPA participan de un evento durante la Conferencia Río+20 - Mecanismo de Facilitación inaugura planta solar fotovoltaica en República Dominicana - Mecanismo de Facilitación organiza un taller en la Ciudad de México en apoyo a la eficiencia energética en las Américas. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=394'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=394</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>El Diálogo de la Alianza en Energía y Clima de las Américas fue realizado en la OEA
</title><description>La Organización de Estados Americanos, Partners of the Americas y el Departamento de Estado organizaron el Diálogo Regional de la Alianza en Energía y Clima de las Américas para compartir las iniciativas que los gobiernos latino americanos vienen realizando en el marco de ECPA. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=379'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=379</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sustainable Communities in Central America and the Caribbean Request for Proposals
</title><description>A Request for Proposals aimed at strengthening the capacity of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and community associations in Central America and the Caribbean to build sustainable communities under the framework of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA). &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=381'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=381</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Forest Carbon Monitoring Breakthrough in Colombia
</title><description>Senior ECPA Fellow Gregory Asner from Carnegie Institute for Science participates in a foresct carbon monitoring in Colombia using new and highly efficient techniques.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=387'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=387</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gran avance en monitoreo de carbono forestal en Colombia</title><description>El experto de ECPA Gregory Asner de Carnegie Institute for Science participa de un estudio de monitoreo de carbono forestal en Colombia usando nuevas técnicas altamente eficientes.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=388'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=388</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Convocatoria del Programa Comunidades Sostenibles en Centro América y el Caribe </title><description>Una convocatoria dirigida a fortalecer la capacidad de Organizaciones No Gubernamentales (ONGs) y asociaciones comunitarias en Centro América y el Caribe para construir comunidades sostenibles en el marco de la  Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas (ECPA) siguiendo cuatro áreas prioritarias para el desarrollo comunitario sostenible. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=382'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=382</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New initiatives for sustainable development in the Americas</title><description>This news article was published by Infoandina and discusses the event: Dialogue on Regional Activities under the ECPA framework organized at the Organization of American States. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=384'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=384</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>OAS Hosts Dialogue on Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA)</title><description>Today, a discussion on regional activities under the
framework of the ECPA alliance was held at OAS. This event was hosted by the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs at the Department of State, Organization of American States, and Partners of the Americas. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=380'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=380</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Training Course on "Closed Looped Cycle Production"</title><description>The Closed Looped Cycle Production in Ecuador program is one component of the "Closed Looped Cycle Production in the Americas" initiative under the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA).  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=376'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=376</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ECPA Regional Engagement Dialogue </title><description>A discussion on regional activities under the Energy and Climate Partnership o the Americas (ECPA) will take plase at the Organization of American States. This event is hosted by the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs at the Departament of State, Organization of American States and Partners of the Americas.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=377'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=377</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>International Seminar on Sustainability 2012: Design Models and Sustainable Construction in Latin America </title><description>From July 26-28, an International Seminar and Expo on Sustainability will take place in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. This event is organized to promote dialogue between the design and sustainable development industries. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=386'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=386</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fulbright NEXUS Regional Scholar Program</title><description>Apply for opportunity for mid-career fellows in applied aspects of climate and energy during the 2012-13 year! Deadline: July 1st. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=369'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=369</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Diálogo de las Actividades Regionales bajo la Alianza en Energía y Clima de las Américas (ECPA)</title><description>Diálogo regional sobre las actividades bajo el marco de la Alianza en Energía y Clima de las Américas (ECPA). Este evento es realizado por la Oficina de Asuntos del Hemisferio Occidental, del Departamento de Estado, la Organización de los Estados Americanos y Partners of the Americas. 
 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=378'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=378</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Seminario Internacional de Sostenibilidad 2012: El diseño y la construcción sostenible en América Latina</title><description>Del 26 al 28 de julio se realizará en Santa Cruz, Bolivia el Seminario &amp; Expo Internacional de Sostenibilidad, SIS 2012. Este evento busca consolidar a Bolivia como el espacio de encuentro anual para todas aquellas actividades relacionadas con la industria del diseño y la construcción sostenible. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=385'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=385</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Nuevas iniciativas para un desarrollo sostenible en el continente</title><description>Artículo escrito por Infoandina sobre el "Diálogo de las Actividades Regionales en el marco de la Alianza en Energía y Clima de las Américas (ECPA).  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=383'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=383</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Programa Regional Fulbright NEXUS</title><description>Convocatoria: Aprovecha esta oportunidad de obtener una beca en  temas de clima y energía para el año 2012-2013. Fecha de límite: 1 de julio. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=370'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=370</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>La foto de la semana de Trees, Water &amp; People Photo of the Week: Cocinas Mejoradas para las comunidades rurales de Guatemala</title><description>25 familias en las comunidades rurales de Bendición y Nuevo Santos recientemente recibieron cocinas eficientes de dos hornillas con la ayuda de la Asociación de Forestería Comunitaria de Guatemala Ut'z Che'.
 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=372'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=372</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Curso de Capacitación en “Producción en Sistemas de Ciclo Cerrado”</title><description>Organizado por la Organización de Estados Americanos, en cooperación con el Grupo de Investigación en “Ingeniería ambiental y tecnologías para el desarrollo sostenible” de la Universidad CEU – San Pablo y el Ministerio de Coordinación de la Producción, Empleo y Competitividad del Ecuador.
 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=373'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=373</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Glaciar de Cordillera de los Andes podría disminuir en 20% en próximos 10 años
</title><description>En los próximos 10 años la masa glaciar de la Cordillera de los Andes disminuiría en un promedio de 20 por ciento, debido a los efectos del calentamiento global, estimó el profesor de la universidad de Zurich, el suizo Wilfried Heaberli. 
 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=374'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=374</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Glacier of Andes Mountains Range could decline 20% in the next 10 years
</title><description>In the next 10 years the mass glacier of the  Andes Mountains Range would decline by an average of 20 percent, due to the effects of global warming, according to estimates from a college professor in Zurich, the Swiss Wilfried Heaberli.

 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=375'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=375</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Trees, Water &amp; People Photo of the Week: Clean Cookstoves for La Bendición, Guatemala</title><description>25 families in the rural communities of La Bendición and Nuevo Todos Santos received two-burner clean cookstoves with the help of our partners at Asociación de Forestería Comunitaria de Guatemala Ut’z Che’.
 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=371'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=371</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Senior ECPA Fellows | Role of Forests in Mitigating Climate Change</title><description>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. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=316'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=316</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Farm Chemicals, Integrated Pest Management, and Water</title><description>The Latin American Press recently reported that the Chilean Agriculture Ministry has banned several chemicals used in farming that have been linked to “cancer among other diseases”. Like climate change, the threat these chemicals pose to human health is difficult to quantify. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=324'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=324</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Solicitud de propuestas</title><description>Responda a la Convocatoria para Propuestas: Programa Regional de Energía Limpia de la ECPA en Centroamérica y el Caribe - Embajada de EE.UU. en San José, Costa Rica - Fecha de límite: 4 de junio de 2012. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=362'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=362</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Expertos de la ECPA | El parque nacional Chingaza</title><description>¿De dónde viene su agua? Para muchas ciudades es común que la fuente esté en una zona natural distante. En Bogotá, la capital de Colombia y su ciudad más grande, el agua proviene de un hábitat misterioso y único amenazado por el cambio climático. El año pasado pude verlo personalmente. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=315'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=315</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Senior ECPA Fellows | Chingaza National Natural Park</title><description>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. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=314'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=314</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Inter-American Development Bank approves $30 million investment in green fund for Latin America and the Caribbean </title><description>Renewable energy and clean technology companies to benefit from new fund &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=308'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=308</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo aprueba US$30 millones de inversión en un fondo verde para América Latina y el Caribe</title><description>Energía renovable y empresas de tecnología limpia se beneficiarán del nuevo fondo &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=309'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=309</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Estados Unidos fortalece sus relaciones con Brasil al abrir su mercado de etanol</title><description>Después de décadas de gravámenes al etanol importado, el Gobierno de Estados Unidos abre su mercado al permitir que venza el plazo de un impuesto federal a la importación. Antes, los productores extranjeros de etanol debían entregar US$0,54 en impuestos por cada galón de etanol importado a Estados Unidos &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=307'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=307</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>United States Strengthens Relations With Brazil By Throwing Open Its Ethanol Market</title><description>After decades of taxing foreign ethanol, the U.S. Government opens up its market by allowing the federal tariff import to expire. Previously, foreign ethanol producers had to forfeit USD 0.54 in taxes per gallon of ethanol exported to the U.S.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=306'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=306</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Launch of the U.S.-Chile Energy Business Council</title><description>The Council will work though five working groups —Regulatory Framework, Technology, Traning, Financing, and Infrastructure— to develop clean energy and energy efficiency business opportunities, bring experts to share technical experience with Council members, and support an energy trade fair in 2012. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=304'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=304</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lanzamiento del Consejo de Negocios en Energía EE.UU.-Chile</title><description>El Consejo trabajará a través de cinco grupos de trabajo —marcos reglamentarios, tecnología, capacitación, financiamiento e infraestructura— a fin de desarrollar oportunidades de negocios en energías menos contaminantes y eficiencia energética, traer expertos para que compartan su experiencia técnica con los miembros del Consejo y apoyar una feria negocios en 2012 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=305'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=305</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Developing Latin America (Desarrollando América Latina)</title><description>Global Voices, an international community of bloggers reporting media from around the world, recently reported on the results of the Desarrollando America Latina competition &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=302'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=302</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Desarrollando América Latina</title><description>Global Voices, una comunidad internacional de bloggers que difunden información de todo el mundo, recientemente divulgó los resultados del concurso Desarrollando America Latina &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=303'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=303</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Boletín de noticias de la ECPA</title><description> &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=311'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=311</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ECPA Newsletter</title><description> &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=310'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=310</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tetra Tech Awarded $19 Million USAID Clean Energy Program in Colombia</title><description>Tetra Tech has been awarded an $18.6 million contract to help USAID increase access to renewable energy and improve energy efficient practices in Colombia. The Colombia Clean Energy Program is USAID/Colombia’s flagship clean energy activity and supports the Presidential Initiative on Climate Change and the whole-of-government Enhancing Capacity – Low Emissions Development Strategy (EC-LEDS).  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=312'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=312</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tetra Tech recibe US$ 19 millones para el programa de la USAID sobre energía limpia en Colombia</title><description>Se adjudicó a Tetra Tech un contrato por US$ 18,6 millones para ayudar a la USAID a aumentar el acceso a fuentes de energía renovable y mejorar las prácticas eficientes de energía en Colombia. El programa de energía limpia en Colombia es la actividad insignia sobre energía menos contaminante de la USAID en ese país y apoya la iniciativa presidencial sobre cambio climático así como la estrategia gubernamental de desarrollo para el fortalecimiento de la capacidad con bajas emisiones de carbono. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=313'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=313</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Los químicos agrícolas, la gestión integrada de plagas y el agua</title><description>Recientemente la prensa latinoamericana informó que el Ministerio de Agricultura de Chile prohibió varios químicos agrícolas relacionados con el “cáncer entre otras enfermedades”. Al igual que el cambio climático, la amenaza que estos químicos presentan para la salud humana es difícil de cuantificar. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=325'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=325</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ficha descriptiva de la Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas </title><description>A través de la Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas (ECPA), Estados Unidos trabaja con socios regionales a fin de promover el desarrollo y despliegue de innovadoras tecnologías de energía limpia para luchar contra el cambio climático mundial, mejorar la sevuridad energética nacional y promover el desarrollo sostenible y el crecimiento verde. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=222'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=222</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Senior ECPA Fellows | Forests and Climate Change</title><description>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. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=318'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=318</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Michigan State University to Hold First Primary Stakeholder Meeting for the ECPA initiative "Improving Access to Clean Energy in Rural Central America Using On-site Solar Bio-Power Generation"</title><description>The meeting will be hosted in Costa Rica on March 8, 2012  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=322'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=322</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Expertos de la ECPA | El papel que desempeñan los bosques en la mitigación del cambio climático</title><description>Los bosques cubren cerca del 30% de la superficie del planeta. Nos proveen alimentos tales como plantas comestibles, frutas, nueces, bayas, insectos y animales. Generan ingresos y fuentes de empleo a través de productos madereros y no madereros tales como los hongos y la miel. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=317'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=317</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Expertos de la ECPA | Los bosques y el cambio climático</title><description>Todas las actividades humanas del mundo moderno producen gases de efecto invernadero, principalmente dióxido de carbono, y por lo tanto contribuyen al cambio climático. El uso de combustibles fósiles para el transporte, la generación de electricidad y las industrias constituyen la principal fuente de emisiones de dióxido de carbono. Sin embargo, la tala de árboles en tierras forestales también genera gases de efecto invernadero: árboles maduros que absorbieron dióxido de carbono de la atmósfera durante su crecimiento, almacenan carbono en la madera, las hojas y el suelo. La deforestación libera este carbono. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=319'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=319</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Universidad del Estado de Michigan realizará primera reunión de la iniciativa de la ECPA “Mejora del acceso a la energía limpia en zonas rurales de Centroamérica mediante bioenergía solar”</title><description>La reunión se llevará a cabo en Costa Rica el 8 de marzo de 2012 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=323'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=323</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>El experto de la ECPA Daniel Kammen viajará a Nicaragua y Guatemala</title><description>El propósito de la visita es reunirse con reguladores locales de la electricidad y hablar sobre la norma de mezcla de etanol E-10 propuesta para el consumo interno de gasolina en Guatemala. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=321'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=321</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comunicado de prensa: Anuncio oficial del Programa Senior ECPA Fellows</title><description>Compañeros de las Américas gana una beca de la Oficina de Asuntos del Hemisferio Occidental en el Departamento de Estado para implementar el Programa Senior ECPA Fellows - Washington, D.C. - 21 de marzo de 2012 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=335'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=335</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Blog de la Iniciativa de planificación urbana de ECPA: Trabajo de desarrollo</title><description>El desarrollo tiene como objetivo no ser didáctico, sino inclusivo: ser étnico y culturalmente precavido, iniciado a nivel local y sostenible ambientalemente. El desarrollo busca exportar la igualdad. (Inglés) &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=329'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=329</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Senior ECPA Fellow Daniel Kammen to travel to Nicaragua, Guatemala </title><description>The purpose of the visit is to meet with local electricity regulators and speak about the regulation and marketing of a proposed E-10 ethanol blend for Guatemala's domestic gasoline consumption.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=320'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=320</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ECPA Urban Planning Initiative Blog: Development Work</title><description>Development aims not to be didactic, but inclusive: to be ethnically, and culturally cautious, locally initiated, and environmentally sustainable. Development aims to export equality. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=328'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=328</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Press Release: Senior ECPA Fellows Program Official Announcement</title><description>Partners of the Americas has been awarded a grant by the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs at the US Department of State to implement the Senior ECPA Fellows Program - Washington, D.C. - March 21, 2012 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=334'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=334</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New UN-Habitat, European Commission, and Local Governments for Sustainability Project</title><description>Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI), UN-Habitat, and the European Commission (EC) have begun a project entitled Promoting Low Emission Urban Development Strategies in Emerging Economy Countries.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=332'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=332</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Request for Proposals</title><description>The Caribbean Sustainable Energy Program (CSEP) has opened a call for expression of interest to assist in building-up the Legal Framework for the Development of Sustainable Energy in Antigua and Barbuda and Geothermal Energy in Grenada. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=336'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=336</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Press Release: Workshop on Mexico’s Experience in Energy Efficiency Strengthening - OAS</title><description>This was be the inaugural event in a series of regional activities planned by the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) Energy Efficiency Working Group, chaired by the Government of Mexico. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=338'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=338</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>"The Americas…Looking Ahead to Rio+20" by Jose Miguel Insulza, Secretary General of the OAS</title><description>'The world’s leaders will reconvene in Rio in June 2012 for the 20th anniversary of the original UN Conference on Environment and Development (i.e. Earth Summit). As we look ahead to the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, the OAS recently held a Dialogue among energy and climate change experts...' &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=340'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=340</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Nuevo Proyecto de UN-Habitat, la Comisión Europea y Gobiernos Locales por la Sustentabilidad</title><description>Gobiernos Locales por la Sustentabilidad (ICLEI), UN-Habitat y la Comisión Europea han iniciado un proyecto que se llama Promoción de Estrategias de Emisiones Bajas de Desarrollo Urbano en Ciudades con Economías Emergentes. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=333'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=333</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Solicitud de propuestas</title><description>El Programa de Energía Sostenible del Caribe (CSEP) ha abierto una convocatoria para propuestas para ayudar en la creación de un marco jurídico para el desarrollo de energía sostenible en Antigua y Barbuda y la energía geotérmica en Granada. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=337'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=337</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>"Las Américas...Mirando hacia el Río+20" por José Miguel Insulza, Secretario General de la OEA</title><description>'Los lideres del mundo volverán a reunir en Río de Janeiro en junio de 2012 para el 20º aniversario de la Conferencia original de la ONU sobre el Medio Ambiente y el Desarrollo (i.e. Cumbre de la Tierra). Al mirar adelante a la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, la OEA recientemente organizó un Diálogo entre expertos en energía y cambio climático...' &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=341'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=341</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comunicado de prensa: Taller sobre Experiencia Mexicana en el Fortalecimiento de la Eficiencia Energética - OEA</title><description>Éste fue el evento inaugural de una serie de actividades regionales planeadas por el Grupo de Trabajo sobre Eficiencia Energética, que el Gobierno de México preside en el marco de la Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas (ECPA). &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=339'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=339</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comunicado de prensa: Ficha descriptiva de la Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas</title><description>El Departamento del Estado de los Estados Unidos publica una ficha descriptiva de la Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas de la 'Office of the Spokesperson', Washington, DC. 13 de abril de 2012. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=347'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=347</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Joint Statement by North American Leaders Incorporates ECPA</title><description>"Enhanced electricity interconnection in the Americas would advance the goals of ECPA..." - Office of the Press Secretary of the White House. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=342'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=342</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Press Release: Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas Fact Sheet</title><description>U.S. State Department releases ECPA Fact Sheet from the Office of the Spokesperson, Washington, DC. April 13, 2012. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=346'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=346</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>National Energy Commission Blog - Dominican Republic</title><description>The tides are changing... Check out the May 4th CNE blog post on tidal power in action. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=359'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=359</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas Fact Sheet </title><description>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.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=102'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=102</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Request for Proposals</title><description>Answer the Call for Proposals in the Caribbean: LCCA National Energy Audit Initiative l CSEP Sustainable Energy Financing Guide. Deadlines: May 7 and May 15, 2012, respectively. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=352'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=352</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Solicitud de propuestas</title><description>Responda a la Convocatoria para Propuestas en el Caribe: LCCA Iniciativa Nacional de Auditoría Energética l CSEP Guía de Financiación para la Energía Sostenible. Fechas de límite: el 7 de mayo y el 15 de mayo, respectivamente. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=353'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=353</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>El crecimiento del ambiente construido desde el espacio</title><description>Fíjese en el blog de esta semana de la Iniciativa de planificación urbana de la ECPA con fotos que muestran la expansión urbana desde el espacio por la NASA y el Servicio Geológico de EEUU. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=356'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=356</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Request for Proposals</title><description>Answer the Call for Proposals: ECPA Central America and Caribbean Regional Clean Energy Program - U.S. Embassy in San José, Costa Rica - Deadline: June 4, 2012. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=361'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=361</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Nuevo mapa interactivo de iniciativas de la ECPA</title><description>¡Descubre las iniciativas de energía que se están llevando a cabo en su región con esta nueva herramienta! &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=368'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=368</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Institute of the Americas Workshop</title><description>IOA hosts Central American electric sector officials for strategic planning workshop in La Jolla, California. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=363'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=363</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Taller del Instituto de las Américas</title><description>El IOA recibe funcionarios centroamericanos del sector eléctrico para un taller de planificación estratégica en La Jolla, California. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=364'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=364</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Blog de la Comisión Nacional de Energía - República Dominicana</title><description>Energía Mareomotriz: las mareas en acción. Fíjese en el artículo del 4 de mayo del blog de la CNE. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=360'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=360</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Declaración Conjunta de los líderes de Norteamérica incorpora la ECPA</title><description>"El fortalecimiento de la interconexión eléctrica en las Américas avanzaría los objetivos de la ECPA..." - Oficina del Secretario de Prensa de la Casa Blanca. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=343'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=343</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New Interactive ECPA Initiatives Map</title><description>Find out what energy initiatives are taking place in your region with this great new tool! &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=367'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=367</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>La importancia de las Américas para nuestro futuro compartido</title><description>Subsecretario de Estado William J. Burns habla de alianzas, energía, la ECPA y más en la  42ª Conferencia Anual sobre las Américas en Washington del Consejo de las Américas. 8 de mayo de 2012. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=366'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=366</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Importance of the Americas to Our Shared Future</title><description>Deputy Secretary William J. Burns talks partnerships, energy, ECPA and more at the Council of the Americas' 42nd Washington Conference on the Americas. May 8, 2012. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=365'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=365</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Growth of the Built Environment from Space</title><description>Check out this week's ECPA Urban Planning Initiative blog with amazing photographs which depict urban sprawl from space by NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=354'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=354</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The International Renewable Energy Agency – Renewable Energy Learning Partnership</title><description>ECPA Urban Planning Initiative Blog: The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has launched the Renewable Energy Learning Partnership (IRELP), providing an online platform for renewable energy education and training. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=357'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=357</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>La Agencia Internacional de las Energías Renovables - Alianza de Aprendizaje de la Energía Renovable</title><description>Blog de la Iniciativa de Planificación Urbana de la ECPA: La Agencia Internacional de las Energías Renovables (IRENA) lanza la Alianza de Aprendizaje de la Energía Renovable (IRELP), proporcionando una plataforma en línea para la educación y capacitación sobre la energía renovable. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=358'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=358</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Secretaria de Estado Hillary Clinton habla de energía y más en la Cumbre de las Américas</title><description>Comentarios en el lanzamiento de la Iniciativa "Conectando las Américas 2022" en la Cumbre de CEO. 13 de abril de 2012. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=351'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=351</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Secretary of State Hillary Clinton talks energy and more at the Summit of the Americas</title><description>Remarks at the Launch of "Connect 2022" Initiative at CEO Summit. April 13, 2012. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=350'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=350</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Follow us on Twitter!</title><description>Access daily updates on energy and climate events and news here! #ECPA &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=330'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=330</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>¡Seguirnos en Twitter!</title><description>Acceder a las actualizaciones diarias sobre eventos y noticias de energía y clima aquí. #ECPA &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=331'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=331</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Request for Applications (RFA): Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) / Caribbean Region Climate Adaptation (CRCA) Partnership Initiative</title><description>Higher Education for Development (HED), in cooperation with USAID and the Office of Economic Policy and Summit Coordination at the U.S. Department of State, is issuing a request for applications for the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) / Caribbean Region Climate Adaptation (CRCA) Partnership Initiative. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=278'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=278</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Solicitud de aplicaciones: Iniciativa Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas (ECPA) y Adaptación al Cambio Climático de la Región del Caribe (CRCA)</title><description>Higher Education for Development (HED), en colaboración con la USAID y la Oficina de Política Económica y Coordinación de Cumbres del Departamento de Estado de EE.UU., emite una solicitud de aplicaciones para la Iniciativa Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas (ECPA) y Adaptación al Cambio Climático de la Región del Caribe (CRCA). &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=279'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=279</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ECPA organiza curso de geotermia en El Salvador</title><description>Durante la semana del 7 al 12 de Noviembre de 2011, se celebró en El Salvador un curso organizado por la OEA, “sobre exploración y desarrollo geotérmico”, como parte de la asistencia técnica ofrecida bajo la iniciativa de la ECPA. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=280'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=280</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Boletín de Noticias de la ECPA</title><description> &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=263'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=263</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Luz y fuerza de la energía renovable</title><description>Antiguos métodos y técnicas de producir energía despiertan un renovado interés ante la creciente conciencia acerca de los preciosos y limitados recursos de la tierra
Por Mark Lambrides y Juan Cruz Monticelli &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=294'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=294</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Durban: Un importante paso hacia adelante en la lucha contra el cambio climático mundial</title><description>Por Todd Stern, enviado especial del Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. para el cambio climático &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=297'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=297</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Los Andes se derriten como paleta al Sol</title><description>Expertos en el Séptimo Diálogo Interamericano sobre la Gestión del Agua llamaron a tomar conciencia de los problemas de alta montaña. Pérdida de nevados en Colombia no sería dramática, pero sí el deterioro de páramos. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=286'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=286</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Se anuncia primer proyecto solar de gran escala en Sudamérica</title><description>La empresa española T-Solar anunció la construcción de la primera planta sudamericana de generación fotovoltaica de gran escala en Perú. Dos plantas ofrecerán una capacidad combinada de 44 MW y son solo el principio de los planes de T-Solar en América Latina.
 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=299'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=299</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cumbre de Durban: ¿Qué representa para América Latina?</title><description>Los resultados de las negociaciones (i) de este mes sobre cambio climático en Durban, Sudáfrica, generan una plataforma para seguir avanzando en el corto y mediano plazo. Por un lado, los delegados de 194 países acordaron un paquete de medidas que podría forzar a todos los grandes contaminantes a adoptar un plan de acción vinculante para frenar el ritmo del calentamiento global para el año 2015. Por el Banco Mundial. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=301'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=301</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Durban: An Important Step Forward in Combating Global Climate Change</title><description>By Todd Stern, Special Envoy for Climate Change at the U.S. State Department &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=296'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=296</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Líderes latinoamericanos debaten acerca de la energía y el cambio climático</title><description>Esta semana, líderes costarricenses y latinoamericanos debatieron acerca de la energía sostenible, el cambio climático y la política ambiental en eventos mundiales. Por Clayton R. Norman &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=293'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=293</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>México impulsará las energías renovables con ayuda del BID </title><description>Paquete de créditos por US$210 milliones del BID, el Fondo de Tecnología Limpia, y la Nacional Financiera de México permitirían atraer más US$1.500 millones en inversiones &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=283'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=283</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>El final anunciado de los glaciares colombianos
</title><description>Si bien en Colombia los glaciares no son vitales para nuestra supervivencia, los fuertes cambios de clima sí pueden afectar enormemente los páramos, que nos proveen el 50% del agua. Un escenario nada alentador.
 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=284'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=284</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Se realizaron en Quito reuniones relacionadas al proyecto de producción en ciclo cerrado en el Ecuador</title><description>Durante la semana del 28 de noviembre al 02 de diciembre, 2011 se realizaron en Quito, Ecuador, reuniones relacionadas al proyecto de producción en ciclo cerrado en el Ecuador, como parte de la iniciativa "Producción en Ciclo Cerrado en las Américas". El objetivo principal de la iniciativa es introducir la filosofía de diseño de la cuna a la cuna (C2C) en el sector productivo del Ecuador, como una herramienta innovadora para el desarrollo de negocios para mejorar la eficiencia energética y el desempeño ambiental del sector industrial y al mismo tiempo aumentar la productividad, la competitividad y la sostenibilidad de las empresas, en particular las de tamaño pequeño y mediano (PYMEs). &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=288'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=288</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Announced Ending of Colombian Glaciers</title><description>Although in Colombia glaciers are not vital to our subsistence, prevalent climate change may greatly affect these highlands, which provide 50% of our water; a discouraging outlook. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=285'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=285</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ECPA Newsletter</title><description> &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=262'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=262</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Andes are Melting like Popsicles Under the Sun</title><description>Experts at the VII Inter American Dialogue on Water Resources Management called for greater awareness regarding highland issues. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=287'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=287</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Latin American leaders talk energy, climate change</title><description>Leaders from Costa Rica and Latin America spoke on themes of sustainable energy, climate change and environmental policy at global venues this week. By Clayton R. Norman &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=292'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=292</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Illuminating the Power of Renewable Energy</title><description>New light is being shed on age-old methods and techniques of producing power, reflecting a more conscious awareness of Earth’s precious and limited resources
By Mark Lambrides and Juan Cruz Monticelli &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=295'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=295</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mexico will boost renewable energy with help from the IDB</title><description>Package of up to $210 million from the IDB, Clean Technology Fund and Mexico’s Nacional Financiera aims to mobilize more than $1.5 billion for renewable energy projects
 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=282'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=282</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Meetings regarding Closed-Looped Cycle Production in Ecuador Held in Quito</title><description>During the week of November 28 to December 02, 2011 meetings were held in Quito, Ecuador, regarding closed-looped cycle production in Ecuador as part of the "Closed Looped Cycle Production in the Americas" initiative. The principle goal of the initiative is to introduce the Cradle-to-Cradle (C2C) design philosophy in the production sector of Ecuador as an innovative business development tool to mainly improve energy efficiency and environmental performance in the industrial sector while simultaneously increasing the productivity, competitiveness and sustainability of businesses, in particular Small and Mediums size Enterprises (SMEs). &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=289'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=289</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>1st Large-Scale Solar Project in S. America Announced</title><description>Spain-based T-Solar has announced funding to construct South America’s first large-scale photovoltaic generating plants in Peru.  The two plants will have a combined output of 44 MW and present only a start for T-Solar’s plans in Latin America. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=298'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=298</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Durban Conference and Climate Change in Latin America</title><description>The climate change talks this month in Durban, South Africa, generate a platform to continue advancing in the short and medium term. On the one hand, after two weeks of negotiations, delegates of 194 countries agreed on a set of measures that could force all major greenhouse gas emitters to adopt a binding plan of action by 2015 to slow global warming. By The World Bank
 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=300'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=300</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Global Future of Green Capitalism</title><description>Dr. Marc A. Weiss, Chairman and CEO, and James Hurd Nixon, President,
Global Urban Development &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=272'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=272</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Launch of the St. Kitts and Nevis - Puerto Rico electrical interconnection pre-feasibility study</title><description>NOV 24, WASHINGTON DC – At the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (GS/OAS) in Washington, D.C., Mr. Mark Lambrides, Chief of the Energy and Climate Change Mitigation Section of the Department of Sustainable Development, and Mr. Kevin de Cuba, ECPA Caribbean Initiative Manager met with Mr. Jeffrey Palermo, Executive Consultant of the international consulting firm KEMA, to officially launch the study regarding the electrical interconnection pre-feasibility between the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis and Puerto Rico. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=290'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=290</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lanzamiento del estudio de pre-factibilidad sobre la interconexión eléctrica entre San Cristóbal y Nieves - Puerto Rico</title><description>24 de noviembre, WASHINGTON, DC - En la sede de la Secretaría General de la Organización de Estados Americanos (SG / OEA) en Washington, DC, el Sr. Mark Lambrides, Jefe de la Sección  de Energía y Mitigación del Cambio Climático del Departamento de Desarrollo Sostenible, y el Sr. Kevin de Cuba, el Gerente de Iniciativa de ECPA para el Caribe se reunieron con el Sr. Jeffrey Palermo, Consultor Ejecutivo de la consultora internacional KEMA, para lanzar oficialmente el estudio de pre-factibilidad sobre la interconexión eléctrica entre la Federación de San Cristóbal y Nieves y Puerto Rico. (Leer mas en Ingles) &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=291'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=291</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ÍSOR and Iceland Drilling ship equipment to project in Dominica</title><description>Iceland GeoSurvey and Iceland Drilling send out drilling equipment, a specially equipped truck for well logging and a portable lab to a geothermal project site on the Caribbean island state of Dominica.Reported today by the company, Iceland GeoSurvey (ISOR) for the first time has shipped a specially equipped truck for well logging and a portable lab abroad, with the equipment leaving port a few days ago. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=276'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=276</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ÍSOR y Iceland Drilling trasladan maquinaria para un proyecto en Dominica</title><description>Iceland GeoSurvey y Iceland Drilling están transportando maquinaria de perforación, en este caso un vehículo especialmente equipado para perforar pozos y un laboratorio portátil, al emplazamiento de un proyecto de geotermia en Dominica, un estado insular del Caribe.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=277'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=277</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>El futuro mundial del capitalismo verde
</title><description>Dr. Marc A. Weiss, Presidente y Gerente Ejecutivo, y James Hurd Nixon, Presidente de Global Urban Development &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=273'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=273</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ECPA Hosts Geothermal Course in El Salvador</title><description>During the week of November 07th -12th, 2011 was held in El Salvador a Short Course on Geothermal Exploration and Development as part of technical assistance under the ECPA initiative. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=281'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=281</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Se cancela licitación para conexión submarina de Dominica con Martinica</title><description>Proximamente la licitación se lanzará nuevamente y se publicará un nuevo aviso de licitación. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=269'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=269</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mecanismo de Facilitación de la ECPA organiza curso de geotermia para Colombia, Ecuador y Perú</title><description>participarán actores clave del sector de la geotermía con miras a promover la utilización de este importante recurso energético &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=270'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=270</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Exitosa capacitación de formadores en tecnología de biodigestores</title><description>El Cuerpo de Paz está capacitando al personal, ejecutores de proyectos y voluntarios, quienes a su vez capacitan al personal, maestros y miembros de la comunidad, en temas relacionados con la gestión de recursos naturales, la eficiencia energética, las tecnologías de energía renovable, el cambio climático así como la mitigación y adaptación al mismo. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=265'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=265</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hacen falta políticas contundentes y la adopción de decisiones firmes</title><description>Para que la energía renovable sea sostenible en el Caribe, los gobiernos de la región deben demostrar su compromiso mediante políticas energéticas contundentes. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=267'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=267</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Encuentro de alto nivel entre el Ministro Mauricio Cárdenas y el Subsecretario de Energía de Estados Unidos, Daniel Poneman</title><description>Una reunión de alto nivel sostuvo en Washington, DC el pasado 23 de septiembre el designado Ministro de Minas y Energía, Mauricio Cárdenas, con el Subsecretario de Energía de los Estados Unidos, Daniel Poneman. 

El encuentro sirvió para avanzar en dos áreas principales de interés estratégico para Colombia: utilizar la experiencia del Departamento de Energía de los Estados Unidos (DOE), para profundizar en el tema de uso eficiente de energía y aprovechar, también, la experiencia del DOE para fortalecer los modelos que se usan para las proyecciones sectoriales. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=259'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=259</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Reunión del Convenio de Cambio Climático en Panamá Discute el Futuro del MDL</title><description>La Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (CMNUCC) comenzó su última reunión preparatoria para la Cumbre de Durban, en Panamá con una discusión sobre el futuro del Protocolo de Kyoto y la continuidad del Mecanismo para el Desarrollo Limpio (MDL) como fuente de financiamiento para proyectos de reducción de emisiones de carbono.
 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=260'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=260</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Agua, árboles y suelo</title><description>Por Daniel Brooks &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=253'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=253</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>OECS busca servicios de consultoría para su proyecto "Energía sostenible para una OECS competitiva"</title><description>Las partes interesadas deberán presentar sus declaraciones de capacidad antes del 31 de octubre de 2011 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=251'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=251</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Se llevó a cabo en Bogotá la segunda reunión del Grupo de Trabajo sobre el Petróleo Pesado</title><description>El Grupo de Trabajo sobre el Petróleo Pesado fue creado en abril de 2010 para que los socios regionales de las Américas compartan experiencias sobre el petróleo pesado, se pongan al tanto del estado actual de la tecnología y traten otros asuntos de interés mutuo, como las cuestiones ambientales y de políticas relacionadas con la explotación del petróleo pesado. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=236'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=236</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Estudio de factibilidad del proyecto de energía eólica México - Zacatecas</title><description>El municipio de Zacatecas realiza una convocatoria para la presentación de calificaciones y datos de propuestas de empresas estadounidenses interesadas que cumplan con los requisitos de experiencia y capacidad para realizar un estudio de factibilidad del proyecto de energía eólica México - Zacatecas. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=242'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=242</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Promoción de la colaboración en energía y clima entre Estados Unidos y el Caribe</title><description>En su visita a Jamaica el 22 de junio, la Secretaria de Estado Hillary Rodham Clinton anunció los avances de programas existentes y nuevas iniciativas entre Estados Unidos y el Caribe en tanto que miembros de la Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas (ECPA) y la cooperación en materia de biocombustibles entre Estados Unidos y Brasil. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=234'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=234</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Boletín de noticias de ECPA</title><description>En este número: Gobierno de Panamá es anfitrión de la reunión de ECPA
- ECPA: Un puente hacia un futuro energético sostenible en las Américas
- III Foro de Centroamérica sobre Energía Renovable se lleva a cabo en la ciudad de Nueva York
- Energía sostenible en el Caribe: Se adjudican seis proyectos de asistenvia técnica &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=230'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=230</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Estudio de factibilidad del proyecto piloto de gases de vertedero México - Zacatecas</title><description>El municipio de Zacatecas realiza una convocatoria para la presentación de calificaciones y datos de propuestas de empresas estadounidenses interesadas que cumplan con los requisitos de experiencia y capacidad para realizar un estudio de factibilidad del Estudio de factibilidad del proyecto piloto de gases de vertedero México - Zacatecas. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=244'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=244</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Estudio de factibilidad del proyecto de energía eólica México - Baja California</title><description>El gobierno del estado de Baja California, a través de la Comisión de Energía del Estado, realiza una convocatoria para la presentación de calificaciones y datos de propuestas de empresas estadounidenses interesadas que cumplan con los requisitos de experiencia y capacidad para realizar un estudio de factibilidad del proyecto de energía eólica México - Baja California. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=246'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=246</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Concurso Viviendas urbanas sostenibles e inclusivas, cumbre y entrega de premios en el National Building Museum de Washington D.C.</title><description>Evento abierto al público &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=248'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=248</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Evaluación del potencial de recursos de gas y petróleo de esquisto en la Cuenca del Norte, Uruguay, 2011</title><description>Aplicando una metodología de evaluación geológica con base en rendimiento, el Servicio Geológico de los Estados Unidos (USGS) estimó recursos potenciales cuyos volúmenes promedio ascienden a 13,4 billones de pies cúbicos en gas de esquisto recuperable y 500 millones de barriles en petróleo de esquisto técnicamente recuperable en la Cuenca del Norte del Uruguay. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=255'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=255</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Conferencia de la OEA destaca las “oportunidades decisivas” para enfrentar el cambio climático</title><description>La mejor forma de aprovechar las “oportunidades decisivas” que tienen los países de las Américas para enfrentar el cambio climático está en los Acuerdos de Cancún, según afirmó hoy la Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (CMNUCC), Christiana Figueres, ponente principal de una conferencia sobre la materia organizada por la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) en su sede en Washington, DC.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=215'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=215</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Los presidentes Obama de Estados Unidos y Rousseff de Brasil ratifican la importancia de la ECPA</title><description>Por invitación de la presidente Dilma Rouseff, el presidente de los Estados Unidos, Barack Obama, realizó una visita oficial a Brazil del 19 al 21 de marzo de 2011. En una declaración conjunta realizada durante la visita, ambos presidentes ratificaron la importancia de la Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas (ECPA) y reconocieron la relevancia del proyecto “Planificación urbana sostenible y construcción eficiente desde el punto de vista energético para zonas de bajos ingresos de las Américas”. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=223'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=223</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comunicado de prensa conjuto sobre la reunión ministerial entre Estados Unidos y el Caribe</title><description>Comunicado conjunto de Antigua y Barbuda, Las Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, República Dominicana, Grenada, Guyana, Haití, Jamaica, San Kitts y Nevis, Santa Lucía, San Vincent y las Grenadinas, Surinam, Trinidad y Tobago y Estados Unidos. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=238'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=238</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Call for Proposals - LCCC Initiative: Energy Audits Caribbean</title><description>The Department of Sustainable Development of the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States requires the services of a certified energy audit expert/firm to assist the LCCC national focal points in executing their National Energy Auditing initiatives. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=274'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=274</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Convocatoria de propuestas - Iniciativa LCCC: auditorías de energía en el Caribe</title><description>El Departamento de Desarrollo Sostenible de la Secretaría General de la Organización de los Estados Americanos solicita los servicios de un experto o empresa con certificación para realizar auditorías energéticas para asistir a los puntos focales nacionales de la LCCC en la ejecución de sus iniciativas de auditoría nacional de energía. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=275'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=275</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cancellation of a service tender for submarine interconnection of Dominica with Martinique</title><description>The tender will be re-launched and a new Procurement Notice for the project will be published shortly &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=268'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=268</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ECPA Clearinghouse Holds Geothermal Course for Colombia, Ecuador and Peru</title><description>Key stakeholders of the geothermal sector will attend the event aimed at promoting the use of this important energy resource &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=271'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=271</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Strong policy and tough decisions needed</title><description>In order for renewable energy to be sustainable in the Caribbean, governments throughout the region have to show their commitment through strong energy policies. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=266'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=266</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Climate Change Convention Meeting in Panama Discusses Future of CDM</title><description>In Panama, the United Nations Framework Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC) started its last preparatory meeting before the Durban Summit with a discussion on the future of the Kyoto Protocol and the continuity of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) as a financing source for projects on carbon emission reduction. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=261'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=261</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Successful Training of Trainers on Biodigester Technology</title><description>The Peace Corps Peace Corps is training staff, project partners and volunteers, who in turn are training municipal staff, teachers and community members on climate change, natural resource management, energy efficiency, and renewable energy technologies, as well as mitigation and adaptation to climate change.
 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=264'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=264</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>High-level meeting between the Minister of Mines and Energy from Colombia, Mauricio Cárdenas and Deputy Secretary of Energy of the United States, Daniel Poneman</title><description>A high level meeting held on September 23th in Washington, appointed Minister of Mines and Energy, Mauricio Cárdenas, with Deputy Secretary of Energy of the United States, Daniel Poneman.

The meeting served to advance in two main areas of strategic interest to Colombia: using the experience of the Department of Energy (DOE) to pursue the subject of energy efficiency and also take advantage of the experience of the DOE to strengthen the models used for sectoral projections. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=256'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=256</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Assessment of Potential Shale Gas and Shale Oil Resources of the Norte Basin, Uruguay, 2011</title><description>Using a performance-based geological assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated mean volumes of 13.4 trillion cubic feet of potential technically recoverable shale gas and 0.5 billion barrels of technically recoverable shale oil resources in the Norte Basin of Uruguay. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=254'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=254</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>OECS Seeks Consultancy Services for its Project "Sustainable Energy for a Competitive OECS"</title><description>Interested parties should submit their statements of capability no later than October 31, 2011 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=250'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=250</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Water, Trees, and Soil</title><description>By Daniel Brooks &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=252'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=252</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mexico - Zacatecas Wind Power Project Feasibility Study</title><description>The Municipal Government of Zacatecas invites submission of qualifications and proposal data from interested U.S. firms that are qualified on the basis of experience and capability to conduct a Feasibility Study for the Zacatecas Wind Power Project. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=241'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=241</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Second Meeting of the Heavy Oil Working Group held in Bogotá</title><description>The Heavy Oil Working Group was launched in April 2010 to bring together regional partners from the Americas to share experiences with heavy oil, update on the current state of technology, and discuss other areas of mutual interest, such as environmental and policy issues involved with heavy oil development. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=235'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=235</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Joint Press Release on the U.S.-Caribbean Ministerial Meeting</title><description>Following is a joint statement of Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, the Commonwealth of Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, the Republic of Guyana, the Republic of Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the Republic of Suriname, the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and the United States. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=237'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=237</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mexico - Zacatecas Landfill Gas Pilot Project Feasibility Study</title><description>The Municipal Government of Zacatecas invites submission of qualifications and proposal data from interested U.S. firms that are qualified on the basis of experience and capability to conduct a Feasibility Study for the Zacatecas Landfill Gas Pilot Project. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=243'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=243</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mexico - Baja California Wind Power Project Feasibility Study</title><description>the State Government of Baja California, through the State Energy Commission of Baja California, invites submission of qualifications and proposal data from interested U.S. firms that are qualified on the basis of experience and capability to conduct a Feasibility Study for the Baja California Wind Power Project. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=245'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=245</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Sustainable and Inclusive Housing Prize Initiative, Learning Summit and Awards Ceremony at the National Building Museum in Washington D.C.</title><description>Open to the public &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=247'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=247</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>United States’ Obama and Brazil’s Rousseff Underscore Importance of ECPA</title><description>At the invitation of President Dilma Rousseff, the President of the United States, Barack Obama, paid a State Visit to Brazil on March 19-21, 2011. In a joint statement issued during the visit, both presidents underscored the importance of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) and recognized the relevance of the project “Sustainable Urban Planning and Energy Efficient Construction for Low-Income Areas of the Americas”. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=103'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=103</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>OAS Conference Highlights “Decisive Opportunities” in Facing Climate Change</title><description>There is no better way of taking advantage of the “decisive opportunities” available to the countries of the Americas in facing climate change than the Cancun Agreements, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Christiana Figueres, said today during her participation as keynote speaker in a conference on climate change organized by the Organization of American States (OAS) at its headquarters in Washington, DC.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=95'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=95</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Advancing U.S.-Caribbean Energy and Climate Cooperation</title><description>During her June 22 visit to Jamaica, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced progress on existing programs and new initiatives between the United States and the Caribbean as part of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) and U.S.-Brazil Biofuels Cooperation. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=233'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=233</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ECPA Newsletter</title><description>Inside this issue: 
Government of Panama Hosts ECPA Meeting
- ECPA: Building Bridges for a Sustainable Energy Future in the Americas
- III Central America Renewable Energy Forum Held in New York City
- Sustainable Energy in the Caribbean: Six Technical Assistance Projects Awarded &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=229'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=229</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2do Taller Regional de Energética - Comunidades del Caribe con Baja Emisión de Carbono</title><description>El Departamento de Desarrollo Sostenible de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA), en asociación con el Laboratorio de Energía Renovable (NREL) del Departamento de Energía de EE.UU., mantuvo el 2do taller de comunidades del Caribe bajas en carbono (LCCC) el 1º y 2 de marzo en la sede de NREL en Golden, Colorado, EE.UU. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=224'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=224</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2nd Regional Energy Workshop of the Low Carbon Communities in the Caribbean (LCCC)</title><description>The Department of Sustainable Development of the Organization of American States (OAS), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), hosted the 2nd Low-Carbon Communities in the Caribbean (LCCC) workshop on March 1 and 2 at NREL’s Headquarters in Golden, Colorado, USA. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=104'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=104</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Una Cumbre de Cambio, por el Presidente Barack Obama</title><description>Al abordar la Cumbre de las Américas, nuestro hemisferio enfrenta claras opciones. Podemos superar los desafíos compartidos con un propósito común, o podemos permanecer empantanados en los viejos debates del pasado. En beneficio de todos nuestros pueblos, es preciso elegir el futuro. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=166'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=166</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Summit of Change, by President Barack Obama</title><description>As we approach the Summit of the Americas, our hemisphere is faced with a clear choice. We can overcome our shared challenges with a sense of common purpose, or we can stay mired in the old debates of the past. For the sake of all our people, we must choose the future. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=158'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=158</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Government of Panama Hosts Meeting of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas</title><description>ECPA Representatives from over twenty countries of the Western Hemisphere met today and yesterday in Panama City to exchange views on key energy and climate issues confronting the region. The Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) meeting was convened by the Secretariat of Energy of Panama and the Organization of American States (OAS) to advance cooperation among the countries toward enhancing sustainable energy and addressing critical challenges of climate change. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=97'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=97</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gobierno de Panamá celebra reunión de la Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas</title><description>Representantes de más de veinte países del continente americano se reunieron hoy en la ciudad de Panamá para intercambiar opiniones sobre temas clave en materia de energía y clima que confronta la región. La reunión de la Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas (ECPA, por sus siglas en inglés) fue organizada por la Secretaría Nacional de Energía de Panamá y la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) con el propósito de promover la cooperación entre los países para mejorar la energía sostenible y abordar los críticos desafíos que plantea el cambio climático. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=217'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=217</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ECPA Fact Sheet</title><description>ECPA Fact Sheet &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=157'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=157</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Grupo de Trabajo en Petróleo Pesado</title><description>Grupo de Trabajo en Petróleo Pesado &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=167'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=167</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Los Estados Unidos y la Cumbre de las Américas de 2009: Asegurar el futuro de nuestros ciudadanos</title><description>Los Estados Unidos y la Cumbre de las Américas de 2009: Asegurar el futuro de nuestros ciudadanos &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=168'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=168</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Grupo de Trabajo en Petróleo Pesado</title><description>Grupo de Trabajo en Petróleo Pesado &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=169'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=169</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>El Secretario Chu invita a los líderes de la energía a una reunión ministerial sobre energía y clima en las Américas</title><description>El Secretario Chu invita a los líderes de la energía a una reunión ministerial sobre energía y clima en las Américas &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=161'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=161</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Laboratorio Nacional de Energía Renovable</title><description>Laboratorio Nacional de Energía Renovable &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=162'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=162</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Los lideres de energia en EEUU toman medidas para desarrollar la Alianza de Energia y Clima de las Americas
</title><description>Los lideres de energia en EEUU toman medidas para desarrollar la Alianza de Energia y Clima de las Americas
 &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=164'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=164</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ECPA Fact Sheet</title><description>Ficha técnica de la ECPA &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=165'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=165</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comunicado de prensa de la Agencia de Comercio y Desarrollo de los Estados Unidos</title><description>Comunicado de prensa de la Agencia de Comercio y Desarrollo de los Estados Unidos &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=210'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=210</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>La Agencia de Comercio y Desarrollo de los Estados Unidos reúne a funcionarios de alto nivel de América Latina y el Caribe para examinar tecnologías de energía no contaminante en los Estados Unidos</title><description>La Agencia de Comercio y Desarrollo de los Estados Unidos reúne a funcionarios de alto nivel de América Latina y el Caribe para examinar tecnologías de energía no contaminante en los Estados Unidos &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=211'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=211</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>El departamento de Energía de los EE.UU. anuncia proyectos de energía limpia para la iniciativa sobre comunidades con bajas demisiones de carbono en las Américas</title><description>El departamento de Energía de los EE.UU. anuncia proyectos de energía limpia para la iniciativa sobre comunidades con bajas demisiones de carbono en las Américas &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=212'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=212</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Año nuevo, alianza nueva</title><description>Año nuevo, alianza nueva &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=213'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=213</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Departamento de Energía de EE.UU. participará en Reunión Regional Energética en Colombia antes de la Cumbre Ministerial de Energía y Clima de las Américas</title><description>Departamento de Energía de EE.UU. participará en Reunión Regional Energética en Colombia antes de la Cumbre Ministerial de Energía y Clima de las Américas &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=207'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=207</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ECPA Fact Sheet</title><description>ECPA Fact Sheet &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=208'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=208</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Nathan Younge, Director regional para América Latina y el Caribe de la Agencia de Comercio y Desarrollo de los Estados Unidos</title><description>Nathan Younge, Director regional para América Latina y el Caribe de la Agencia de Comercio y Desarrollo de los Estados Unidos &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=209'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=209</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Establecimiento del temario energético de las Américas</title><description>Establecimiento del temario energético de las Américas &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=205'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=205</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>La Alianza de Energía y Clima para las Américas analizada en el Foro Urbano Mundial</title><description>La Alianza de Energía y Clima para las Américas analizada en el Foro Urbano Mundial &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=206'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=206</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Canadá y el petróleo pesado</title><description>Canadá y el petróleo pesado &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=204'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=204</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Un nuevo futuro de la energía en las Américas</title><description>Un nuevo futuro de la energía en las Américas &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=203'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=203</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ECPA Fact Sheet</title><description>ECPA Fact Sheet &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=200'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=200</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Esta semana cambia el rumbo del debate energético</title><description>Esta semana cambia el rumbo del debate energético &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=201'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=201</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Estrategia continental</title><description>Estrategia continental &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=202'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=202</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Nuestra visión es un futuro energético y climático sostenible para el Hemisferio</title><description>Nuestra visión es un futuro energético y climático sostenible para el Hemisferio &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=199'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=199</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Daniel Kammen presenta el Programa de Expertos de la ECPA</title><description>Daniel Kammen presenta el Programa de Expertos de la ECPA &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=194'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=194</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Conferencia sobre las energías apropiadas para el desarrollo sustentable</title><description>Conferencia sobre las energías apropiadas para el desarrollo sustentable &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=195'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=195</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Profesor estadounidense habla sobre energías limpias y renovables en la EXPO</title><description>Profesor estadounidense habla sobre energías limpias y renovables en la EXPO &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=196'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=196</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>En Fundación Chile analizaron las energías limpias y su impacto económico</title><description>En Fundación Chile analizaron las energías limpias y su impacto económico &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=191'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=191</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Experto Norteamericano destacó en la USM las ventajas Energéticas de Chile</title><description>Experto Norteamericano destacó en la USM las ventajas Energéticas de Chile &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=192'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=192</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Conferencia sobre energías limpias y renovables</title><description>Conferencia sobre energías limpias y renovables &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=193'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=193</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Informe de la reunion del Grupo de Trabajo en Petróleo Pesado</title><description>El Ministro de recursos naturales de Canadá, Christian Paradis, anunció el Grupo de trabajo sobre petróleo pesado en la Reunión Ministerial de la Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas en Washington, DC en abril de 2010. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=225'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=225</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>DOE - Americas’ Energy Leaders Take Action to Realize Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas</title><description>DOE - Americas’ Energy Leaders Take Action to Realize Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=156'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=156</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Heavy Oil Working Group</title><description>Heavy Oil Working Group &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=159'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=159</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Meeting Report for the Heavy Oil Working Group</title><description>The Heavy Oil Working Group was announced by the Minister of Natural Resources Canada, Christian Paradis, at the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas Ministerial meeting in Washington, DC in April 2010. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=105'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=105</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>DOE - ECPA Ministerial</title><description>DOE - ECPA Ministerial &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=91'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=91</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>USTDA - ECPA Clean Energy Exchange</title><description>USTDA - ECPA Clean Energy Exchange &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=151'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=151</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>DOE Announces Clean Energy Projects for Low-Carbon Communities of the Americas Initiative</title><description>DOE Announces Clean Energy Projects for Low-Carbon Communities of the Americas Initiative &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=152'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=152</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Kicking off the New Year by Kicking off a New Partnership</title><description>Kicking off the New Year by Kicking off a New Partnership &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=153'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=153</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NREL</title><description>NREL &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=154'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=154</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ECPA Fact Sheet</title><description>ECPA Fact Sheet &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=148'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=148</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Nathan Younge and USTDA Director Regional para América Latina y el Caribe</title><description>Nathan Younge and USTDA Director Regional para América Latina y el Caribe &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=149'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=149</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Canada to launch ’heavy oil’ energy group</title><description>Canada to launch ’heavy oil’ energy group &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=144'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=144</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Setting a Hemispheric Energy Agenda</title><description>Setting a Hemispheric Energy Agenda &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=145'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=145</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ECPA Discussed at the World Urban Forum</title><description>ECPA Discussed at the World Urban Forum &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=146'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=146</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. DOE to Attend Colombian Regional Energy Meeting</title><description>U.S. DOE to Attend Colombian Regional Energy Meeting &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=147'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=147</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A new energy future in the Americas</title><description>A new energy future in the Americas &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=143'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=143</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sustainable energy and climate future is our vision for Western Hemisphere</title><description>Sustainable energy and climate future is our vision for Western Hemisphere &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=139'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=139</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Energy discussion this week shifts focus</title><description>Energy discussion this week shifts focus &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=141'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=141</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Continental Strategy</title><description>Continental Strategy &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=142'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=142</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. professor speaks on clean and renewable energy at the EXPO</title><description>U.S. professor speaks on clean and renewable energy at the EXPO &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=136'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=136</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The OAS plays an important cooperation role in the Americas</title><description>The OAS plays an important cooperation role in the Americas &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=138'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=138</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Conference on the appropriate energy for sustainable development</title><description>Conference on the appropriate energy for sustainable development &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=135'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=135</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Introducing Senior ECPA Fellow Daniel Kammen</title><description>Introducing Senior ECPA Fellow Daniel Kammen &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=134'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=134</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. Expert Highlights Chile’s Potential in Renewable Energy</title><description>U.S. Expert Highlights Chile’s Potential in Renewable Energy &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=130'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=130</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fundación Chile analyzed Clean Energy and its Economic Impact</title><description>Fundación Chile analyzed Clean Energy and its Economic Impact &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=131'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=131</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American expert highlights Chile’s Potential in Renewable Energy at the USM</title><description>American expert highlights Chile’s Potential in Renewable Energy at the USM &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=132'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=132</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Conference on renewable and clean energy</title><description>Conference on renewable and clean energy &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=133'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=133</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. Expert Highlights Chile’s Potential in Renewable Energyy</title><description>U.S. Expert Highlights Chile’s Potential in Renewable Energyy &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=128'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=128</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>American Professor will speaks on Clean and Renewable Energy at EXPO</title><description>American Professor will speaks on Clean and Renewable Energy at EXPO &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=129'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=129</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ECPA Fact Sheet</title><description>ECPA Fact Sheet &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=140'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=140</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>La OEA desempeña un papel importante en materia de cooperación en las Américas</title><description>La OEA desempeña un papel importante en materia de cooperación en las Américas &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=198'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=198</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Conferencia sobre Energías Limpias y Renovables</title><description>Conferencia sobre Energías Limpias y Renovables &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=187'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=187</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Experto estadounidense destaca el potencial de Chile en energías renovables </title><description>Experto estadounidense destaca el potencial de Chile en energías renovables  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=188'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=188</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Profesor estadounidense habla sobre energías limpias y renovables en la EXPO</title><description>Profesor estadounidense habla sobre energías limpias y renovables en la EXPO &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=189'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=189</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Interesa producción limpia</title><description>Interesa producción limpia &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=190'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=190</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>El Cuerpo de Paz junto con el Departamento de Estado enfrentan condiciones energéticas y climáticas a nivel de base</title><description>El Cuerpo de Paz junto con el Departamento de Estado enfrentan condiciones energéticas y climáticas a nivel de base &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=182'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=182</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dr. Gerald Galloway expone control de crecientes del río Bravo</title><description>Dr. Gerald Galloway expone control de crecientes del río Bravo &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=183'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=183</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ECPA Fact Sheet</title><description>ECPA Fact Sheet &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=184'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=184</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>El Dr. Gerald Galloway, especialista de la ECPA, examina la gestión de los recursos hídricos</title><description>El Dr. Gerald Galloway, especialista de la ECPA, examina la gestión de los recursos hídricos &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=185'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=185</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>La red inteligente para alimentar a Europa con energías renovables</title><description>La red inteligente para alimentar a Europa con energías renovables &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=186'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=186</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lanzamiento del programa Fulbright NEXUS para establecer vínculos entre la facultad de la universidad, destacados investigadores y profesionales de políticas del Hemisferio </title><description>Lanzamiento del programa Fulbright NEXUS para establecer vínculos entre la facultad de la universidad, destacados investigadores y profesionales de políticas del Hemisferio  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=178'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=178</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Taller Regional de Auditoría de Energía con Comunidades de Bajo Carbono en el Caribe (LCCC)</title><description>Taller Regional de Auditoría de Energía con Comunidades de Bajo Carbono en el Caribe (LCCC) &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=180'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=180</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Prevén inundaciones más severas para Nuevo Laredo</title><description>Prevén inundaciones más severas para Nuevo Laredo &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=181'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=181</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Conference on Renewable and Clean Energy</title><description>Conference on Renewable and Clean Energy &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=127'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=127</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Senior ECPA Fellow Dr. Gerald Galloway Examines Water Management</title><description>Senior ECPA Fellow Dr. Gerald Galloway Examines Water Management &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=125'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=125</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The intelligent network to supply Europe with renewable energies</title><description>The intelligent network to supply Europe with renewable energies &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=126'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=126</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ECPA Fact Sheet</title><description>ECPA Fact Sheet &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=124'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=124</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Peace Corps Partners with Department of State to Tackle Energy and Climate Issues at the Grassroots Level</title><description>Peace Corps Partners with Department of State to Tackle Energy and Climate Issues at the Grassroots Level &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=122'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=122</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dr. Gerald Galloway Exposes Control of High and Rising Water of the Rio Grande</title><description>Dr. Gerald Galloway Exposes Control of High and Rising Water of the Rio Grande &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=123'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=123</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>IDB Initiative report for the Energy Innovation Center</title><description>The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the United States Department of Energy (DOE) have been working together since 2009 to support the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA). In 2010, the IDB launched the ENE-Innovation Center to promote energy innovation and knowledge exchange by serving as a regional incubator for implementation and financing. This will allow the ENE-Innovation Center to also offer technical assistance and execute capacity building programs. Through the ENE-Innovation Center, the IDB is partnering with Governments and the private sector, both regional and non-regional, to provide support for sustainable energy innovation through: (i) knowledge dissemination; (ii) technical assistance; and (iii) capacity building. The ENE-Innovation Center will serve as a hub to the various renewable energy centers that are currently being developed throughout LAC. It will be staffed with professionals from the IDB and its partner institutions. This would include member country energy experts, assignments from leading research centers on renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy access, and energy security. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=99'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=99</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Vote for your favorite Sustainable Housing Project</title><description>This competition was launched in anticipation of the 2012 Summit of the Americas, and in support of U.S. President Barack Obama’s Energy and Climate Partnership for the Americas (ECPA). It is funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, and is a joint effort of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the U.S. Department of State, and the American Planning Association with support from the Brazilian Ministry of Cities. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=100'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=100</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Expected to have more severe floods for Nuevo Laredo</title><description>Expected to have more severe floods for Nuevo Laredo &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=121'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=121</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jamaica: Addressing Water Poverty</title><description>Jamaica: Addressing Water Poverty &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=116'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=116</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fulbright NEXUS Program Launched to Link University Faculty, Applied Researchers and Policy Practitioners Across Western Hemisphere</title><description>Fulbright NEXUS Program Launched to Link University Faculty, Applied Researchers and Policy Practitioners Across Western Hemisphere &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=118'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=118</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The lack of foresight has been factor tragedy in Nuevo Laredo</title><description>The lack of foresight has been factor tragedy in Nuevo Laredo &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=119'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=119</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jamaica: Enfrenta la Pobreza de Agua</title><description>Jamaica: Enfrenta la Pobreza de Agua &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=177'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=177</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Estados Unidos y el Caribe avanzando en la cooperación de energía limpia en el Foro de Energía Renovable del Caribe</title><description>Estados Unidos y el Caribe avanzando en la cooperación de energía limpia en el Foro de Energía Renovable del Caribe &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=175'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=175</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Taller Regional de Auditoría Energética - Comunidades del Caribe con Baja Emisión de Carbono</title><description>Taller Regional de Auditoría Energética - Comunidades del Caribe con Baja Emisión de Carbono &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=176'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=176</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>EE.UU. y Brasil promueven la reunión sobre la planificación urbana sostenible y la construcción eficiente de la energía para las zonas de bajos ingresos de las Américas</title><description>EE.UU. y Brasil promueven la reunión sobre la planificación urbana sostenible y la construcción eficiente de la energía para las zonas de bajos ingresos de las Américas &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=173'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=173</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Convocatoria de Asistencia Técnica para la ECPA Iniciativa del Caribe</title><description>Convocatoria de Asistencia Técnica para la ECPA Iniciativa del Caribe &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=174'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=174</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Microempresaria nicaragüense se beneficia de la mejora de su estufa de cocina</title><description>Johana Castellón, maestra, dueña de un pequeño negocio y residente de Terrabona, Matagalpa, con asistencia técnica de dos voluntarios del Cuerpo de Paz, construyó un horno mejorado. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=170'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=170</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Construcción de ciudades sostenibles en las Américas</title><description>Construcción de ciudades sostenibles en las Américas &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=171'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=171</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Promoción de la planificación urbana en las Américas: lanzamiento del concurso premio a la vivienda sostenible</title><description>Promoción de la planificación urbana en las Américas: lanzamiento del concurso premio a la vivienda sostenible &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=172'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=172</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>La falta de previsión ha sido factor de tragedia en Nuevo Laredo</title><description>La falta de previsión ha sido factor de tragedia en Nuevo Laredo &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=179'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=179</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Segundo Foro de Energía Renovable de Centroamérica</title><description>Segundo Foro de Energía Renovable de Centroamérica &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=227'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=227</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Informe de Progreso de la ECPA</title><description>Durante la recesión mundial, el Hemisfério Occidental se ha desempeñado bastante bien, en comparación con el resto del mundo. Considerando el vasto potencial para el desarrollo de energía limpia en el Hemisfério, la Alianza continuará concentrando sus esfuerzos en aprovechar recursos financieros de otras fuentes que no sean el gobierno de los Estados Unidos. Es decir, gobiernos que lideren las iniciativas de la ECPA, el sector privado, la sociedad civil, instituciones financieras y bancos multilaterales de desarrollo. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=228'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=228</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Informe del BID de la iniciativa del Centro de Innovación Energética </title><description>El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) y el Departamento de Energía de los Estados Unidos (DOE) apoyan a la Alianza de Energía y BID lanzó el Centro de Innovación ENE para promover la innovación y el intercambio de conocimiento en materia de energía funcionando como incubador regional y para la implementación y el financiamiento. A través del Centro de Innovación ENE, el BID se asocia con los gobiernos y el sector privado regional y no regional para ofrecer apoyo a la innovación en energía sostenible mediante: (i) difusión de conocimiento; (ii) asistencia técnica; y (iii) creación de capacidad. El Centro de Innovación ENE vinculará a varios centros de energía renovable que están siendo establecidos en América Latina y el Caribe. Contará con profesionales del BID y de instituciones asociadas. Incluirá expertos en energía de países miembros y colaboradores de centros líderes en investigación sobre energía renovable, eficiencia energética, acceso a la energía y seguridad energética. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=219'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=219</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Vote por su proyecto favorito de viviendas sostenibles</title><description>Esta competición se lanzó con anticipo a la Cumbre de las Américas de 2012 y en apoyo de la Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas (ECPA) del Presidente de los Estados Unidos, Barack Obama. La Fundación Rockefeller financia este esfuerzo conjunto del Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano de Estados Unidos, el Departamento de Estado de Estados Unidos y la Asociación Americana de Planeamiento, con apoyo del Ministerio Brasileño de las Ciudades. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=220'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=220</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Declaración conjunta de los presidentes Barack Obama y Sebastián Piñera con ocasión de la visita oficial del mandatario estadounidense a Santiago, Chile</title><description>Declaración conjunta de los presidentes Barack Obama y Sebastián Piñera con ocasión de la visita oficial del mandatario estadounidense a Santiago, Chile &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=221'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=221</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Informe final del Banco Mundial sobre el potencial de la interconexión eléctrica del Caribe.</title><description>Informe final del Banco Mundial sobre el potencial de la interconexión eléctrica del Caribe. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=226'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=226</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Anuncio de los ganadores de Viviendas Urbanas Sustentables: Las mejores soluciones globales para crear ciudades inclusivas</title><description>Tres ganadores surgieron hoy del Desafío global: Viviendas Urbanas Sustentables: Colaborando para crear ciudades inclusivas organizado por Ashoka’s Changemakers®, con el apoyo de la Fundación Rockefeller. El desafío busca soluciones innovadoras para proporcionar viviendas sostenibles con eficiencia energética, de una manera que de rienda suelta a las oportunidades económicas para los ciudadanos de las ciudades que se encuentran en una situación de pobreza, y para que construyan ciudades más inteligentes y limpias en todo el mundo. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=216'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=216</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Informe especial del IPCC sobre fuentes de energía renovable y mitigación del cambio climático</title><description>El informe especial sobre fuentes de energía renovable y mitigación del cambio climático (conocido por su acrónimo en inglés SRREN) que acordó y publicó el Grupo Intergubernamental sobre el Cambio Climático el 9 de mayo en Abu Dabi evalúa la literatura existente sobre el potencial futuro de la energía renovable para mitigar el cambio climático. Abarca las seis tecnologías de energía renovable más importantes, así como su integración a sistemas energéticos actuales y futuros. También toma en cuenta las consecuencias ambientales y sociales vinculadas con estas tecnologías, el costo y las estrategias para superar los obstáculos técnicos y no técnicos de su aplicación y difusión. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=214'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=214</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Boletín de noticias de la ECPA</title><description>Boletín de noticias de la ECPA &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=218'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=218</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ECPA Newsletter</title><description>Inside this issue: One Year After the 2010 Energy and Climate Ministerial of the Americas: First Issue of the ECPA Clearinghouse Newsletter; Government of Panama to Host Regional Critical Energy and Climate Issues Dialogue and ECPA Meeting; Presidents of Brazil, Chile and the United States Underscore Importance of ECPA; Clearinghouse to Launch New ECPA Website; ECPA Factsheet; World Bank Releases Study on Caribbean Electricity Supply Options. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=98'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=98</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Low Carbon Communities in the Caribbean (LCCC), Regional Energy Auditing Workshop</title><description>Low Carbon Communities in the Caribbean (LCCC), Regional Energy Auditing Workshop &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=115'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=115</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Advancing U.S.-Caribbean Cooperation on Clean Energy at the Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum</title><description>Advancing U.S.-Caribbean Cooperation on Clean Energy at the Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=114'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=114</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. and Brazil promote meeting on sustainable urban planning and energy efficient construction for low-income areas of the Americas</title><description>U.S. and Brazil promote meeting on sustainable urban planning and energy efficient construction for low-income areas of the Americas &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=112'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=112</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Technical Assistance Request for the ECPA Caribbean Initiative</title><description>Technical Assistance Request for the ECPA Caribbean Initiative &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=113'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=113</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Low Carbon Communities in the Caribbean (LCCC) Regional Energy Auditing Workshop</title><description>Low Carbon Communities in the Caribbean (LCCC) Regional Energy Auditing Workshop &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=120'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=120</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Advancing Urban Planning in the Americas: Launching of the Sustainable Housing Prize Competition</title><description>Advancing Urban Planning in the Americas: Launching of the Sustainable Housing Prize Competition &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=111'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=111</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Nicaraguan Microentrepreneur Benefits From Improved Cookstove</title><description>Johana Castellón, a teacher, small business owner, and resident of Terrabona, Matagalpa, with the technical assistance of two Peace Corps Volunteers, built an improved oven. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=109'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=109</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Central America Renewable Energy Forum: II</title><description>Central America Renewable Energy Forum: II &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=107'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=107</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ECPA Status Report</title><description>The Western Hemisphere has performed fairly well when compared to the rest of the world during the global recession. Considering the vast potential for clean energy development in the Western Hemisphere, the Partnership will continue to focus efforts on leveraging financial resources from sources outside of the United States government, namely other governments leading ECPA initiatives, the private sector, civil society, financing institutions, and multilateral development banks. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=108'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=108</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Joint Statement by President Barack Obama and President Sebastian Piñera on the occasion of President Obama's Visit to Santiago, Chile</title><description>Joint Statement by President Barack Obama and President Sebastian Piñera on the occasion of President Obama's Visit to Santiago, Chile &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=101'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=101</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sustainable Urban Housing Winners Announced: The best global solutions for building liveable and inclusive cities</title><description>Three winners emerged today from the global collaborative competition: Sustainable Urban Housing: Collaborating for Liveable and Inclusive Cities competition, hosted by Ashoka’s Changemakers®, with support from the Rockefeller Foundation. The competition identifies innovative solutions for providing sustainable, energy efficient housing in a way that unleashes economic opportunities for the urban poor, and builds smarter, cleaner cities around the world. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=96'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=96</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation</title><description>The Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation (SRREN), agreed and released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on May 9th in Abu Dhabi, assesses existing literature on the future potential of renewable energy for the mitigation of climate change. It covers the six most important renewable energy technologies, as well as their integration into present and future energy systems. It also takes into consideration the environmental and social consequences associated with these technologies, the cost and strategies to overcome technical as well as non-technical obstacles to their application and diffusion. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=232'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=232</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Secretario Chu firma acuerdo de Cooperación con el ministro Tokman del departamento de Energía en Chile</title><description>Secretario Chu firma acuerdo de Cooperación con el ministro Tokman del departamento de Energía en Chile &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=163'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=163</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Secretary Chu Signs Memorandum of Cooperation with Chilean Energy Minister Tokman</title><description>The Department of Energy announced today that U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Minister Marcelo Tokman of the Chilean National Energy Commission signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to further collaboration between the two nations on a series of energy issues.   &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=155'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=155</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Summit of the Americas</title><description>Summit of the Americas &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=160'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=160</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>World Bank’s final report on the potential for Caribbean electrical interconnection.</title><description>World Bank’s final report on the potential for Caribbean electrical interconnection. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=106'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=106</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Building Sustainable Cities in the Americas</title><description>Building Sustainable Cities in the Americas &lt;br/&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href='/NewsRoom/?id=110'&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><category>Archived</category><link>http://www.ecpamericas.org/NewsRoom/?id=110</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>