Princeton researcher works with CENTRA UAI to encourage green hydrogen production in Chile
September 30, 2022 Public Policy Student from Princeton Analyzes Chile’s National Green Hydrogen Strategy Alex Giannattasio, a public policy student and researcher at Princeton’s Andlinger Center for Energy & the Environment, along with academics from the Centro de Transición Energética (CENTRA) at Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (UAI), analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of Chile’s “National Green Hydrogen Strategy”, published by the Ministry of Energy. The objective…
Scientists detect that firewood is the main pollutant in Santiago
September 26, 2022 Firewood: The Leading Cause of Air Pollution in Santiago Despite Its Prohibition Although firewood is prohibited in the Metropolitan Region, it remains the main source of residential air pollution in Santiago, according to the first National Air Quality Inventory, developed by researchers from Universidad de Chile, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Universidad Austral, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, and research centers such as the…
(Español) Sector logístico acelera hacia la movilidad eléctrica
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Felipe Larraín and nanotechnology: “When you make everything very small, you can explore new possibilities”
August 20, 2022 In conversation with Divergentes, the academic from Adolfo Ibáñez University showed his optimism regarding the future of this discipline. “Everything I can say falls short of imagination and certainly imagination is the limit,” he said. Beyond what our eyes can see, there is a world full of possibilities. Various specialists from around the world saw this potential and began to work. “People…
Eduardo Bitran’s column: “Accelerating the development of green and virtuous medium-sized mining”
August 17, 2022 Green Mining: The Key to Chile’s Leadership in Global Decarbonization A well-established concept in Chile is that strengthening global climate action creates an opportunity to position the mining sector as a leader in supplying minerals for the world’s decarbonization. However, this must be green mining, as global green industries will significantly increase their share of mineral demand in the coming decades. For…
The energy transition in Chile has experienced very significant progress
July 26, 2022 Chile’s Energy Transition: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Role of Green Hydrogen The global energy transition is driving industries worldwide, including Chile, toward cleaner combustion processes, with an increasing focus on natural gas and green hydrogen. However, this transformation raises technological, modeling, and regulatory challenges in public policy, energy markets, and sector regulations. “The war between Russia and Ukraine has disrupted energy markets,…
Chile leads the way in green bond issuance, with lessons for its peers in the region
July 13, 2022 Chile Leads Green and Sustainable Bond Issuance in Latin America Chile has emerged as the leader in green and sustainable bond issuance in Latin America and the Caribbean, setting an example for the region in sustainable finance. This is one of the key conclusions from the Emerging Market Green Bonds Report, published by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a World Bank entity….