A Greener Energy Matrix for the Caribbean and Central America
The high cost of electricity and imported manufactured goods from the US rings the alarm for a future energy crisis in the Caribbean Islands and Central America. Electricity costs in some islands are about three times higher than those in the US. An alternative proposal based on green energy and other natural resources, such as natural gas, could help reduce carbon emissions, improve living conditions and increase productivity competitiveness, argues Harold Trinkunas for the Brookings Institution. High energy costs contribute to low economic development and fewer jobs – thus attracting citizens to the illicit drug trade and human trafficking. Renewable energy policies would allow the Caribbean and Central America the opportunity to establish regional interconnections with low-cost producers such as Colombia and Mexico. – YaleGlobal
A Greener Energy Matrix for the Caribbean and Central America
Alternative energies can improve the living conditions, reduce unemployment and illegal activities, in the Caribbeans and Central America
Friday, July 4, 2014
The author is the Charles W. Robinson Chair and senior fellow and director of the Latin America Initiative in the foreign policy program.
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