Honduran President Bans Open Pit Mining
The country’s first female president ran on a campaign to eliminate strip mineral extraction, which consumes massive amounts of water, pollutes local water and air, ruins landscapes, and destroys habitats.
The country’s first female president ran on a campaign to eliminate strip mineral extraction, which consumes massive amounts of water, pollutes local water and air, ruins landscapes, and destroys habitats.
Climate change is a major factor forcing Central Americans, left with no other option, to flee their homes, as the dual threats of drought and extreme weather have destroyed crops and productive farmland, Bloomberg reports. Central America is responsible for less than 1% of global carbon pollution, yet is one … [continued]
The incredible story of Berta Cáceres, courageous campaigner for indigenous, environmental, and gender rights: her life and assassination, as told by her nephew Silvio Carillo.
Preserving and restoring forests is an effective step toward mitigating climate change, and comes with a host of other benefits.
An impressive coalition made up of 26 Caribbean nations, more than 40 private sector giants, 8-time Olympic gold medal winner Usain Bolt, and global music superstar Sean Paul are combining to launch the $1 billion Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator intended to make the region the world’s first climate-smart zone.
Latin America is on target to install 2.7 GW of new solar PV capacity in 2016, according to new figures from IHS Markit. However, IHS Markit, a leading critical information, analytics, and solutions broker, is quick to warn that challenges still remain for the Latin American solar PV market. The … [continued]
The International Renewable Energy Agency and the Inter-American Development Bank have committed $300,000 to help develop six renewable energy projects across Latin America and the Caribbean. Announced on Thursday, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) Sustainable Energy Marketplace for Latin America and the Caribbean have announced they … [continued]
Mexico solar has so far underperformed compared to other Latin America markets, but GTM Research forecasts the country’s solar market will soon grow twice as fast as the entire region.
Here’s some more solar and wind electricity news, as well as analysis and commentary, from around the cleantech interwebs: Layman’s Guide to the Value of PV Solar The PV solar industry is experiencing explosive growth and many homeowners and business owners are being approached by solar companies to buy or lease … [continued]
Latin America brought a record 363 MW of new utility-scale solar online in the second quarter of 2015, with project construction up 61% year-over-year. These are the primary findings from GTM Research’s Q2 2015 Latin America PV Playbook, published today, which revealed both new-online and construction figures were up, 80% and … [continued]