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Monday, June 17, 2013

Developing a Regional Renewable Energy Roadmap for Central America

The Worldwatch Institute and INCAE Business School explore renewable energy status and potential in the region.
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Friday, June 14, 2013

Peru to host 2014 UN Climate Meeting

Peru has been confirmed to host the 2014 UN climate change conference to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), just one year before the deadline for a new global deal to curb global warming.
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Thursday, June 13, 2013

Senior ECPA Fellows Program Receives Positive Reviews from State Department

ECPA Fellow Janaki Alavalapati visited Belize in November of 2012 to lead a collaborative initiative between Virginia Tech’s Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation and the University of Belize.
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Joint Statement between the United States and Peru includes clean energy and energy security promotion through ECPA

The two countries intend promote clean energy and energy security throughout Peru under the auspices ECPA, and its “Connecting the Americas 2022” initiative.
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

[VIDEO] President of Peru Calls for a More Inclusive Latin America at the OAS Permanent Council

In presenting his remarks to the Permanent Council, President Humala mentioned the need to promote rural electrification and diversify the energy matrix for clean and renewable energy alternatives
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

The Government of Antigua and Barbuda and ECPA Caribbean Initiative inaugurate Hybrid Solar PV system at Shirley Heights National Park in Antigua

This demonstration project was initiated by the ECPA Caribbean Initiative financed by the U.S. Department of State and the Caribbean Sustainable Energy Project (CSEP) program financed by the European Union.
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Saturday, June 08, 2013

Solar Energy International Training Expands to Central America and Mexico

Solar Energy International, a leading U.S. renewable energy educational organization announces 50 people from Central America and Mexico who will participate in the ECPA initiative- Solar Professional Academy of the Americas (SPAA).
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Saturday, June 01, 2013

ECPA at the Porto 21 World Forum in Portugal

The Sustainable Communities in Central America and the Caribbean ECPA initiative was presented at the Porto 21 World Forum held in Lisbon, Portugal, on April 16 and 17.
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Saturday, June 01, 2013

El Salvador’s National Energy Council Replicates ECPA’s Energy Efficiency Working Group Training on Efficient Driving

In response to an executive mandate of the Salvadorian Government of reducing public expenditure by enhancing fuel efficiency in government vehicles, the National Energy Council (CNE) requested the support of the ECPA Energy Efficiency Working Group for an exchange technical mission on improved driving techniques for defensive driving and fuel-savings, locally replicated last March.
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Saturday, June 01, 2013

Climate Change Expert and ECPA Senior Fellow Roger Duncan Visits Brazil

ECPA Senior Fellow Roger Duncan visited Porto Alegre and Sao Paulo to talk about clean energy.
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