"Simply put, Colombia has enjoyed an energy renaissance over the past decade," COA's Eric Farnsworth tells World Politics Review's Global Insider.

Amid global economic instability, volatile oil prices, and an uncertain political landscape for energy and environmental regulations, this Energy Action Group report details findings from meetings with energy ministers, regulatory officials, private sector executives, and leading experts from across the Americas.

Panelists at an AS/COA Energy Action Group roundtable spoke about the tremendous potential for renewable energy in Latin America, yet acknowledged serious challenges for investors.

Sugar-based ethanol production has helped wean Brazil off foreign-oil dependence, but skyrocketing demand is straining the industry and stretching the limits of Brazil’s fuel self-sufficiency.

View highlights from Council of the Americas' 41st Annual Washington Conference on the Americas, held May 10-11, 2011.

"China has taken over as Brazil’s largest trading partner, but how good is that for Brazil?" writes COA's Vice President Eric Farnsworth for Poder360.

The Japanese nuclear crisis cast its shadow over a U.S.-Chilean energy agreement signed days before President Barack Obama’s arrival in Santiago. How will Latin American countries move forward with nuclear energy ambitions?