Brazil and Mexico Come Together over Trade, Energy

Wednesday, August 19, 2009  |  Carin Zissis

Mexican President Felipe Calderón’s meeting with Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva gave the leaders of the two biggest Latin American economies the chance to talk about boosting cooperation on trade and energy. ... Read More

Brazil and Paraguay's Dam Deal

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

The presidents of Paraguay and Brazil signed an accord that puts the former on more equal footing with its neighbor in the sale of electricity produced at the jointly owned Itaipu hydroeletric dam. ... Read More

Will Bolivia Board the Lithium Express?

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

The demand for lithium will increase exponentially in the coming years and the Bolivian reserve is the second largest in the world. La Paz is in search of funds and multinational firms want a piece of the action, but Bolivia’s policies could serve as a foreign investment hurdle. ... Read More

Interview: Petrobras CEO José Sergio Gabrielli on Brazil's Energy Outlook

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Petrobras CEO and President José Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo talked with AS/COA Online about Brazil's future as one of the world's top energy producers, his firm's business plan, and global partnerships in oil and ethanol production. ... Read More

Ethanol: Brazil Celebrates, United States Debates

Thursday, June 4, 2009

A São Paulo summit brought together heavyweights to talk about Brazil’s ethanol industry as well as related environmental concerns. Meanwhile, Colombia sees its own ethanol presence grow while the United States remains caught up in debate, tariffs, and subsidies. ... Read More

Brazil, China Toast to Closer Ties

Tuesday, May 19, 2009  |  Carin Zissis

A Brazilian delegation headed to Beijing this week to sign over a dozen deals, including a $10 billion energy pact. In recent weeks, new trade figures show China surpassed the United States as Brazil's main trading partner. The two countries also began investigating whether to drop the dollar as their bilateral trading currency. ... Read More

Remarks by Canada's Minister of Environment Jim Prentice at the 39th Washington Conference

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Canada’s Minister of the Environment Jim Prentice delivered remarks emphasizing the twin needs of reaching a multilateral climate change agreement while keeping an eye to warding off protectionism. In particular, he warned against “trade protectionism in the name of environmental protectionism.” ... Read More

Energy and Global Climate Change: From Port of Spain to Copenhagen

Tuesday, May 12, 2009  |  Nicole Spencer

The AS/COA Energy Action Group hosted a panel on energy and climate change in the Western Hemisphere. Following the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago in April and in advance of the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December. ... Read More

Caracas Deepens Control of Oil Industry

Friday, May 8, 2009  |  Carin Zissis

Venezuela took steps to nationalize assets of dozens of oil-service companies, expanding the state firm's control of the oil industry. Caracas faces declining revenues resulting from a global oil price slump. ... Read More