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Looking Ahead to the Sixth ECPA Ministerial

Thursday, September 28, 2023

Energy ministers from the region will meet next March in the Dominican Republic for the Sixth Ministerial Meeting of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA), where they will step up their efforts to advance the energy transition and work toward the shared goal of net-zero emissions.   The meeting will take place […]


Women in the Energy Transition

Friday, March 12, 2021

“The transition toward low-carbon energy solutions will require more diversity, innovative thinking and creative business models. The contribution of women at this crucial moment cannot be excluded”. Kim Osborne, Executive Secretary for Integral Development of the OAS   The dialogue “Women in the Energy Transition,” organized by the Government of Panama under the framework of […]


OAS, DOE and New Energy Launch Island Energy Transition Training Program

Friday, November 13, 2020

The first in the four part series will take place virtually on December 8 and will focus on the fundamentals of electric power systems, including governance and institutional considerations for resilience.


It’s Time to “Accelerate the Pace for Renewable Energy Action” in the Region

Friday, February 28, 2020

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica—Countries from across the Americas today wrapped up two days of intense discussions on topics as diverse as regional energy integration, energy poverty, and the role of natural gas at a time when renewable energy sources such as solar and wind are playing a bigger role in electric power generation in the region. Other topics on the table included electric mobility, energy efficiency, gender and energy, and bioenergy.


First Face-to-Face Meeting of the Energy Efficiency Technical Group takes place in El Salvador

Wednesday, November 06, 2019

Today, at the headquarters of the Central American Integration System (SICA), in San Salvador, El Salvador, the First Face-to-Face Meeting of the Energy Efficiency Technical Group was inaugurated. This meeting brings together specialists from each country, accompanied by OAS representatives, who, by instruction of the Council of Energy Ministers, accompany this work that in the […]


Chile Cancels Hosting Arrangement for Santiago Climate Change Conference

Thursday, October 31, 2019

By Elena Kosolapova, Ph.D. Content Editor for Climate Change Policy and Adaptation (Russia/Netherlands) 31 October 2019 The President of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, has announced the Government of Chile’s decision not to host the UN Climate Change Conference, “taking into consideration the difficult circumstances in the country.” The 25th session of the Conference of the Parties […]