Energy & Commodities

Since the government nationalized electricity, Venezuelans have been increasingly left in the dark. And they’re getting angry about it.

Microenergy projects and services that provide renewable energy for the poor do more than just reduce carbon emissions; they also provide improvements in health, education, security, and economic development. So why have traditional microfinance and development organizations been so slow to support them?

Mexico's Enrique Peña Nieto is trying to push forward a controversial reform that will allow private-public partnerships for the first time in decades.

"A number of social conflicts in Peru has risen drastically…involving mining concessions and investment," explains AS/COA’s Alana Tummino as Chinese companies struggle to circumvent growing environmental protests.