Since it kicked off on June 12, the 2014 World Cup in Brazil has brought high energy to the field—and has scored progress on the green energy front as well. A case in point is the Mineirão stadium in Belo Horizonte, the first World Cup stadium powered by solar energy. The stadium’s 6,000 photovoltaic panels […]
Rural-urban migration has fueled the growth of emerging cities in Latin America and the Caribbean, like Goiânia, Brazil (1.3 million) and Cochabamba, Bolivia (1.5 million), putting stress on urban infrastructure and water and energy resources. The United Nations initiative Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) has three goals – to provide universal access to modern energy, increase energy […]
Written by Jeff Soule,Senior ECPA Fellow Over 15 national Trusts and heritage organizations from around the Caribbean met for the first time to share ideas, tools and techniques for cultural and natural conservation. I presented a Keynote talkon the importance of preserving and enhancing historic city centers as a key means of energy conservation and […]
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