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Scope 3 Emissions Decarbonization Across The Supply Chain
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published on March 2022, a draft regulation to require public companies to disclose climate risks as well as carbon dioxide and methane emissions, including those from their suppliers (Scope 3 emissions). …
Emissions and Effluents from Cruise Ships in the Bay of La Paz, Mexico From January 2020 to June 2021
Cruise ships introduce polluting emissions into the atmosphere, even when at anchor. Additionally, a growing number of these vessels are retrofitted with Exhaust …
A Hemispheric Analysis of Scrubber Washwater Discharge Regulations in Countries of the Americas
In an effort to reduce the maritime industry’s adverse environmental health impacts, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) issued a regulation (IMO-2020) ….
Easter and Electricity in Mexico – The Electric Sector Reform Debate, Congressional Vote and What Comes Next
For insights and perspectives on the electricity reform debate, we convened our Mexico team to prepare short summaries of where they view the sector.. …
Proposed Agenda for U.S. – Mexico Climate Change Discussions and Potential Collaboration
The U.S.-Mexico Climate Change Working Group—sponsored by the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, UCSD (USMEX); the Sustainable Development Goals…
Las Californias Blue Carbon Initiative Report
Examining cross-border, nature-based market solutions to protect blue carbon coastal ecosystems in California and the Baja California Peninsula.DOWNLO …
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2022-05-17
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2022-04-20
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2022-02-24
Impacto mundial en energía dadas las sanciones económicas de Estados Unidos a Rusia
2022-02-21
Energy matters – Hot on the trail
2022-01-18
El rol del gas natural en la transición energética de América Latina
2022-01-12
Seguirán los cortes de luz porque están rotas las cuatro patas que sostienen el sistema eléctrico
2022-01-07
Will Sustainable Aviation Fuels Take Off in Latin America?
2022-01-02
Energy matters – Hung out to dry
2021-12-09
Energy matters – Top of The (Energy) Pops
2021-12-02
The Common Sense Colloquy: Q&A with Richard Kiy of Institute of the Americas
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2021-11-18
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2021-11-17
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2021-11-17
Instituto de las Américas resalta los desafíos climáticos que enfrenta el continente americano
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2021-08-15
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2021-06-14
Energy matters – Blow the whistle, we have reached half-time
2021-06-10
Election returns in Mexico ‘put up a yellow light’ on upending energy reform
2021-06-01
Biden Administration Extends Special oil License in Venezuela to U.S. Companies
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Latin America’s Challenge of Financing Energy Recovery
2021-05-28
Manzano propone invertir "trillones y no billones" para reducir emisiones de carbono y achicar la brecha financiera en la región
2021-05-28
América Latina ante el reto de financiar la recuperación energética
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Transición energética progresa en América Central y el Caribe
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South America’s Gas Dreams
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Latin America Bets Heavily on Hydrogen
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Prevén reducción de gas para la transición energética
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Political Risk Analysis: Is Mexico Declaring War Against Clean Energy?
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Petro to Electro: It is the Dragon vs the Rest on critical minerals
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Listen: New regulations have broad implications for Mexico's midstream, power sectors
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Mexico’s president looks to upend energy reform measures
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Mexico Set to Reshape Power Sector to Favor the State
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La mejor forma de fortalecer a CFE no es aislándola, sino permitiéndole competir y asociarse
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Experiencia californiana aplicable a políticas energéticas de región: subastas, descentralización, incentivos y transparencia
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ANZMEX Energy Matters – All things bright and beautiful
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China y EE.UU.: la pugna por ganar presencia en América Latina
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