The disappointing results of the sixth summit of the Americas in relation to energetic safety and the climatic change
Los resultados decepcionantes de la Sexta Cumbre de las Américas en materia de seguridad energética y cambio climático
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O’Keefe, Thomas Andrew
Abstract
In spite of the great offer of different energetic resourcesthat exist in America, be these hydrocarbons or sources or nottraditional of renewable energy and the threat that represents theclimate change for the inhabitants of the hemisphere, the results obtainedin Summit of the Americas that was celebrated in Cartagenaof Indias, Colombia, in April, 2012, recounted to the promotion ofthe energetic safety and concrete goals to attack the climate changewere slightly productive. It called the attention the lack of leadershipdemonstrated by the North American government, despite havingproposed an Alliance of Energy and Climate of the Americas(AECA) in the previous Summit that was celebrated in Trinidad in2009. The article highlights some concrete projects that might becarried out under the AECA if there were major interest and promotingactions carried out by the most influential governments in theWestern Hemisphere. A pesar de la gran oferta de diferentes recursos energéticos que existen en América, sean estos hidrocarburos o fuentes de energía renovable o no tradicionales y la amenaza que representa el cambio climático para los habitantes del hemisferio, los resultados obtenidos en la Cumbre de las Américas que se celebró en Cartagena de la Indias, Colombia, abril del 2012, referidos a la promoción de la seguridad energética y metas concretas para combatir el cambio climático, fueron poco productivos. Llama la atención la falta de liderazgo demostrado por el gobierno norteamericano, a pesar de haber propuesto una Alianza de Energía y Clima de las Américas (AECA) en la Cumbre anterior celebrada en Trinidad en 2009. El artículo resalta algunos proyectos concretos que se podrían llevar a cabo bajo la AECA si existiera un mayor interés y acciones promotoras llevadas a cabo por los gobiernos más influyentes en el Hemisferio Occidental.
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