Category: Knowledge Center America

State of Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean: Report

State of Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean: Report

May 29, 2026 | , ,

Temperatures remained well above average, with 2025 ranking among the fifth to eighth warmest years on record across Latin America and the Caribbean, at around +0.40 °C above 1991–2020 levels. Andean glaciers are losing mass at an accelerating rate with implications for long-term water security in the region. Sea levels are rising faster than the global average along the northern Atlantic coast of South America and across Central America and the Caribbean. As extreme heat events intensify, reducing avoidable mortality will depend on strengthening climate–health cooperation, improving mortality attribution and embedding climate intelligence into health planning and emergency preparedness across the region.

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Electric Bus and Truck Market in Brazil: Paper

Electric Bus and Truck Market in Brazil: Paper

May 22, 2026 | , ,

Zero-emission heavy-duty vehicle sales in Brazil reached 1,265 units in 2025, a 48% increase compared with 2024 and the highest level since data began to be collected. Growth, however, was uneven across segments. Zero-emission trucks accounted for just 0.4% of total truck sales. Light and medium trucks (3.5-15 tonnes)-which are mainly used in urban logistics and are less dependent on public charging infrastructure-achieved a 1.7% market share. By contrast, although heavy trucks (15+ tonnes) represented the largest share of HDV sales, with more than 85,000 units sold, their ZEV penetration remained limited at 0.06%.

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Optimising US Transmission Network: Paper 

Optimising US Transmission Network: Paper 

May 15, 2026 | , ,

Grid-enhancing technologies are playing a critical role in modernising the US power system by improving transmission efficiency, increasing grid reliability, and enabling greater integration of renewable energy resources. The report highlights the need to modernise and optimise the US electricity transmission network amid rising power demand, ageing infrastructure, growing renewable energy integration, and increasing grid congestion. Power grid enhancement solutions can unlock substantial additional transmission capacity from existing infrastructure, often at a fraction of the cost of building new infrastructure and in months rather than years.

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Colorado’s EV Ecosystem: Paper

Colorado’s EV Ecosystem: Paper

May 8, 2026 | , ,

The paper evaluates the number, type, and distribution of EV chargers needed to achieve Colorado’s goal of 940,000 electric vehicles (EVs) on its roads by 2030 and 2.1 million by 2035. It was found that the number of non-home Level 2 chargers will need to increase to more than 35,000 by 2030, while non-home DC fast chargers will need to increase to around 2,900 by the same year. By 2035, approximately 55,000 non-home Level 2 and about 4,200 DC fast chargers will be needed to support the growing EV fleet.

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Canada’s Clean Energy Investment Opportunity: Report

Canada’s Clean Energy Investment Opportunity: Report

May 1, 2026 | , ,

Canada is well positioned to capture up to $200 billion in clean energy investment over the next decade, but realizing that opportunity will require improvements to the systems that move projects from approval to construction. The country has strong wind and solar resources, a stable policy environment, deep capital markets and a growing slate of projects already in development. Canada has the fundamentals to compete for that capital, but the work required to do so is substantial and time-sensitive. 

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Energy Communities in Colombia: Paper

Energy Communities in Colombia: Paper

April 24, 2026 | , ,

This working paper presents an analysis of ECs’ design for climate resilience, grounded in a conceptual framework that examines the interrelationships among energy, water, and food. This analysis identifies and proposes pathways to enhance the long-term sustainability of community energy initiatives and guides their design through a multidimensional, comprehensive analysis that goes beyond energy alone.

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Global Energy Review 2026: IEA Report

Global Energy Review 2026: IEA Report

April 24, 2026 | , , , , ,

Solar PV, the largest single source of growth, met more than 25% of higher demand, followed by natural gas, which contributed 17%. This was the first time on record that a modern renewable source contributed the largest share of global energy demand growth. Demand for oil, natural gas and coal all grew in 2025, but at a slower rate than in 2024. Low-emissions sources combined – solar, wind, nuclear, hydropower and other renewables – contributed nearly 60% of the growth in global demand. Coal demand in 2025 grew only modestly above 2024 levels, rising by around 0.4%.

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Electric Truck and Bus Market in US: Brief

Electric Truck and Bus Market in US: Brief

April 17, 2026 | , ,

A total of 460,299 medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDVs) were registered in 2025 in the United States, of which 2,375 (0.52%) were zero-emission. Total registrations contracted by 7.6% compared with 2024, and zero-emission registrations had a sharper decline of 15.5%. The annual zero-emission registration share slipped from 0.56% in 2024 to 0.52% in 2025, ending the upward trend observed in recent years. California had the highest number of new zero-emission MHDV registrations in 2025 (875), followed by Texas (152), New York (119), Pennsylvania (112), and New Jersey (103).

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Global Energy Outlook 2026: Report

Global Energy Outlook 2026: Report

April 10, 2026 | , , , , ,

Electricity demand is surging. Projections for power consumption around the world have been revised upward in recent years, incorporating rising demand from data centers and the electrification of end-use sectors such as transportation. Although these trends vary across regions, they add up to a rapidly electrifying world. World coal demand has grown faster than expected. Under most scenarios, wind and solar grow to account for more than half of global electricity generation by 2050.

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Energy Transition in Mexico: Brief

Energy Transition in Mexico: Brief

April 10, 2026 | , ,

Mexico’s trajectory has diverged in recent years due to shifting federal priorities, policy uncertainty, and a re-emphasis on fossil fuels. Although a new administration has created an opening for renewable energy investment and a potential opportunity for investors, Mexico must contend with the political uncertainty generated by mandates for state-owned electricity production, recent cancellations of renewable energy auctions, and constitutional reforms to unlock long-term success in meeting its climate and energy goals.

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British Columbia’s Distributed Energy Resource Potential: Report

British Columbia’s Distributed Energy Resource Potential: Report

April 2, 2026 | , ,

As B.C.’s electricity demand grows, a new resource is emerging in homes and businesses across the province: distributed energy resources like EVs, heat pumps, smart thermostats, and smart water heaters that can flexibly manage when electricity is used. The report examines how DERs could contribute to B.C.’s electricity system under multiple future scenarios and finds they can provide grid capacity at lower cost than building new infrastructure—strengthening the case for stronger incentives and programs to scale their adoption.

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Energy Storage Powers US Manufacturing: Report

Energy Storage Powers US Manufacturing: Report

March 27, 2026 | , ,

Energy storage is rapidly becoming one of the most powerful engines of American industrial growth. Across battery systems, cells, and critical minerals, energy storage is rapidly building a full-stack, end-to-end American supply chain. This momentum follows the industry’s 2025 commitment to invest $100 billion in American manufacturing and minerals production, which ultimately is expected to generate over 350,000 new jobs. Energy storage now represents one of the fastest-growing advanced manufacturing sectors in the US economy.

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US Transmission Planning and Development Report Card

US Transmission Planning and Development Report Card

March 27, 2026 | , ,

The 2025 Transmission Planning and Development Report Card released by Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG) provides an updated assessment of US transmission planning and development across ten regions. The report shows incremental improvement in transmission planning across most of the regions, driven largely by reforms to regional planning. However, many regions continue to fall well short of best practices, and progress remains uneven relative to the scale and urgency of today’s transmission needs.

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Sheltering from Global Oil Shocks: Report

Sheltering from Global Oil Shocks: Report

March 26, 2026 | , , , , , ,

The report details demand-side options open to households, businesses and governments to shelter themselves from today’s oil shock and relieve the strains on affordability, based on the agency’s energy security expertise as well on specific country examples. Governments can take the lead, both by setting an example and by facilitating these actions, but many can be adopted by individuals and businesses directly. Most of these options relate to consumption of road transport fuels, but they also cover fuel use for air transport, cooking and industry.

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Opportunities in Canada’s Clean Economy Sectors: Report

Opportunities in Canada’s Clean Economy Sectors: Report

March 20, 2026 | , ,

This report focuses on four specific clean economy sectors: clean electricity transmission, critical minerals, electric vehicles, and lower carbon, modular homebuilding. Each sector presents an opportunity to draw out the greatest possible value from natural resources, and build dynamic, high-productivity industries with a clear focus on export opportunities, all while making sure Canada is leveraging its domestic market to the greatest possible extent.

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US Clean Power Q4 2025 Update: Report

US Clean Power Q4 2025 Update: Report

March 13, 2026 | , ,

Total 2025 clean power capacity additions totaled 50,344 MW, accounting for over 90% of new capacity and bringing total operational clean power to 363,301 MW. The battery storage industry saw its best year yet for deployments after adding 16,175 MW/46,520 MWh of new capacity in 2025, surpassing the previous annual deployment record set in 2024 by 41%. The clean power pipeline rose to 187,514 MW in Q4, up just 1% from Q3, and up 8% year-over-year.

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Clean Energy to Meet Wisconsin’s Power Demand: Report

Clean Energy to Meet Wisconsin’s Power Demand: Report

March 6, 2026 | , ,

Forward-thinking energy policies can enable Wisconsin to meet new load growth in ways that are cleaner and pose fewer harms for residents and businesses. Data centers are expected to be the main driver of load growth in the coming years, but the uncertainty of both their development and their cost to the electricity system must be confronted today. Wisconsin decisionmakers must enact policies that help meet new demand with clean energy resources and protect consumers from added costs brought on by data center growth.

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US Grid Expansion Delays & Consumer Costs: Report

US Grid Expansion Delays & Consumer Costs: Report

February 27, 2026 | , ,

This report “Delaying transmission increases costs and reduces benefits for consumers” from Grid Strategies, conducted on behalf of WIRES, quantifies how delays in developing large-scale transmission affect consumers and the broader economy. It finds that delaying needed expansion and modernization of the electric grid imposes significant costs on consumers by postponing or forfeiting key benefits, while also hindering economic growth, job creation, and national security objectives – including those tied to AI advancement.

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Factors Driving Electricity Prices in Maine: Report

Factors Driving Electricity Prices in Maine: Report

February 20, 2026 | , ,

Electricity rates in Maine are under pressure due to a combination of factors, including dependence on fossil fuels for electricity generation, growing storm-related costs, aging infrastructure, and inflationary pressures. The report finds that Maine can mitigate long-term cost and risk exposure by accelerating clean energy development, investing in load flexibility and energy efficiency, and strategically electrifying end uses that currently rely on fossil fuels.

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Navigating Energy Transition in Brazil, Indonesia and South Africa: Briefing

Navigating Energy Transition in Brazil, Indonesia and South Africa: Briefing

February 20, 2026 | , , , ,

Brazil, Indonesia, and South Africa diverge in important ways: Brazil is a net crude oil exporter with a commodity-dependent growth model; Indonesia relies heavily on domestically produced coal but remains a major importer of oil products; and South Africa is a net importer of most fossil fuels and faces a protracted electricity crisis driven by the decline of its coal-based utility system. This briefing provides a snapshot of political economy insights relating to dynamics around energy security in Brazil, Indonesia, and South Africa.

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