Emilio Godoy – Energy Transition https://energytransition.org The Global Energiewende Mon, 04 Mar 2019 11:05:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 Why Latin America and the Caribbean are missing energy efficiency https://energytransition.org/2017/12/why-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-are-missing-energy-efficiency/ https://energytransition.org/2017/12/why-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-are-missing-energy-efficiency/#respond Fri, 29 Dec 2017 14:00:36 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=16411 Although Latin America and the Caribbean have made progress in energy savings and efficiency in the last years, the region can do more to move towards sustainability. A review of the regional measures shows improvements, and reflects the challenges ahead. Emilio Godoy takes a look. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s capital, has huge potential to increase its energy efficiency (Photo by Dany, edited...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2017/12/why-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-are-missing-energy-efficiency/feed/ 0 Latin America pursues electromobility https://energytransition.org/2017/12/e-mobility-latin-america/ https://energytransition.org/2017/12/e-mobility-latin-america/#respond Fri, 22 Dec 2017 14:00:50 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=16358 The energy transition isn’t just about electricity – transportation is also key. But many countries are too focused on renewable energy, and ignore public transport and electromobility. Emilio Godoy takes a broad look at what Latin American countries are doing to drive down emissions. Emissions from transit are bad for the earth and bad for people – time for a transportation revolution.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2017/12/e-mobility-latin-america/feed/ 0 NAFTA 2.0 – an avenue for more dirty energy https://energytransition.org/2017/09/nafta-2-0-an-avenue-for-more-dirty-energy/ https://energytransition.org/2017/09/nafta-2-0-an-avenue-for-more-dirty-energy/#respond Fri, 22 Sep 2017 13:00:54 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=15721 A renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) could result in a much stronger trade focus on fossil fuels, which would imply an increase in CO2 emissions and undermine previous efforts made by its three trade partners to lower emissions. Emilio Godoy explains. Canada, the US and Mexico should be working on their climate goals – but that won’t be included in the NAFTA renegotiations.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2017/09/nafta-2-0-an-avenue-for-more-dirty-energy/feed/ 0 Indigenous Mexican solar engineers want to change their rural communities https://energytransition.org/2017/09/indigenous-mexican-solar-engineers-want-to-change-their-rural-communities/ https://energytransition.org/2017/09/indigenous-mexican-solar-engineers-want-to-change-their-rural-communities/#comments Fri, 08 Sep 2017 13:00:44 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=15687 Women from indigenous communities come together at the Barefoot College in India to learn about solar power. When they return home, they are responsible for building and maintaining solar panels. Emilio Godoy takes a look at the experience of Cecilia Moreno, from the Comcaac indigenous group in Mexico. Community leaders (like Doña Ramona from Punta Chueca, pictured here) can receive training on...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2017/09/indigenous-mexican-solar-engineers-want-to-change-their-rural-communities/feed/ 3 The unknown climate risks for renewable energy projects https://energytransition.org/2017/06/unknown-climate-risks-for-renewable-energy-projects/ https://energytransition.org/2017/06/unknown-climate-risks-for-renewable-energy-projects/#comments Fri, 16 Jun 2017 11:13:58 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=15258 Just like every other form of power, renewable energy can be vulnerable to natural disasters (although considering the alternatives, the fallout is less dangerous). But as climate change makes storms more violent, it’s worth considering how to insure new renewable plants. Emilio Godoy takes a look at how Latin American countries are handling it. Weathering the storm: climate-change related...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2017/06/unknown-climate-risks-for-renewable-energy-projects/feed/ 1 Bolivia – a model for energy storage in Latin America? https://energytransition.org/2017/03/bolivia-a-model-for-energy-storage-in-latin-america/ https://energytransition.org/2017/03/bolivia-a-model-for-energy-storage-in-latin-america/#comments Fri, 17 Mar 2017 14:00:00 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=14722 Although Latin America has advanced in renewable energy generation in recent years, the storage issue has not moved forward to the same extent. The conventional view remains one of building electric towers and transformation stations to transmit the electricity miles away from the generation sites, a highly expensive and inefficient option. Emilio Godoy explains. Bolivia’s energy transition...

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