AS/COA’s Energy Action Group hosted a panel on the climate change conference in Copenhagen, the Copenhagen Accord, and the direction of global climate change negotiations.

The $4 billion Inambari Dam will be Peru's largest hydroelectricity project, but its development could come with an irreversible social and environmental impact.

Between a new natural gas find and an attractive investment climate, prospects are bright for Peru's energy sector.

Latin America largely lacks policies that promote investment in alternative energy. Writing in Perspectiva, AS/COA's Mateo Samper highlights successful initiatives in the region that offer models for supporting renewable energy on a wider scale. (en español)

This working paper explores energy and climate issues in Brazil and elaborates on recommendations regarding biofuels, the country's environmental profile, and prospects for a U.S.-Brazilian energy partnership.

Citing inefficiencies, poor service, and bloated costs, the government of Mexican President Felipe Calderón dissolved the country's second biggest electric company on October 11. But even as the move drew cheers, it also drew protests from unions and congressional opponents.

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper visited the Oval Office this week to talk security, trade, energy, and hockey. Ottawa's discomfort with "Buy American" provisions also caused Harper to make a rare trip to Capitol Hill, where he met with U.S. congressional leaders.