Introduction/Background

The purpose of this project is the development of a blueprint for an Energy Partnership for the Americas that goes beyond bilateral agreements and adopts a regional approach towards sustainable growth and clean energy. This blueprint document explores and defines pathways for delivering solutions to many issues, including:

• the appropriate energy mix for the different countries in the Western hemisphere;


• the infrastructure and technology necessary to boost output and delivery;


• the particulars of the public-private alliances and interactions needed to fulfill the integration objectives;


• the challenges of addressing the environmental agenda while delivering economic development alongside greater energy production; and


• the role of domestic agencies and international institutions in the governance of the many aspects of a formalized partnership.

Project Activities

The project team includes the current and future market-oriented energy leaders of the hemisphere: Canada, Brazil, Trinidad and Tobago, and the US. A blueprint document that presents a way forward for the energy partnership was provided to the presidents of the 34 countries of the Americas (and/or their foreign ministers) at the Summit of the Americas which took place in Trinidad and Tobago in April 2009.

Additional Resource: CIGI Energy Blueprint blog

Partners:

• Centro Brasileiro De Relacoes Internacionais (CEBRI)


• Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)


• The University of the West Indies