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Conexión eléctrica entre Ceuta y la Península: un asunto de seguridad energética y medioambiental
The routeing of a submarine cable for power transmission to Spain's place has been stalled since 2016
The project of electrical interconnection between Ceuta and the Peninsula, of the network Eléctrica...
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El gas natural licuado cambia el juego en el hemisferio americano
U.S. LNG sales to its neighbors and exports from Latin American and Caribbean countries to Europe and Asia open new perspectives
Not to depend on gas pipelines, but to be able to buy or sell...
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Could Spain partner up with Morocco in the field of solar energy?
The two countries are greatly exposed to solar radiation and they already share electricity interconnectors
Spain was an early developer of solar energy, but it didn't keep the pace with the...
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Surinam sigue a Guyana en el ‘milagro’ petrolero
The finding of a "significant" amount of oil in off-shore wells places the former Dutch colony in the footsteps of neighboring Guyana.
The intuition has proved to be right and the...
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La minería ilegal, la otra destrucción de la Amazonía
Gold mining and oil transport pollute Amazonian rivers
It is not only the fires that are negatively affecting the Amazon, which is undergoing an accelerated reduction of...
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Centroamérica aprovecha sus volcanes para generación eléctrica
Geothermal energy already accounts for 7.5% of the Central American electricity mix, with installed capacity still far below the estimated potential.
Volcanic activity and tectonic movement...
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Cumbre del Clima 2018, un paso hacia adelante
The meeting COP24 made progress in regulating the Paris agreement , but "carbon markets" remained blocked.
Mobilizations in favor of governments taking more drastic measures...
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La nueva Guyana petrolera y su proyección internacional
One of the poorest countries in the Americas may become the world's largest oil producer per capita, disrupting the relationship with its neighbors.
The promising oil discoveries...
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Acuífero Guaraní: mejor que otros, pero pervivencia no asegurada
Geopolitical misgivings about perceived foreign interests should not distract beneficiary countries from implementing sustainable use.
The Guarani Aquifer has given rise to a...
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El 'boom' de la quinoa
Global interest in this fashionable grain has brought additional income to Andean communities.
The localization of quinoa production, especially in Peru and Bolivia (together they account for...
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Impulso a la conexión gasística de los países de la Iniciativa de los Tres Mares
Poland-Germany struggle for influence in the European region between the Baltic, the Adriatic and the Black Sea
The latest summit of the Three Seas Initiative (TMI) was attended by the...
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'Guerras del agua' en Asia Central
Central Asian republics dispute scarce water resources in the Aral Sea Basin
The lack of effective cooperation between the republics through which the two main water resources of the...
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The Nord Stream 2 divides the EU
The EU has backed down on the project, but Germany still gives support to the Russian initiative
The project of a second set of gas pipelines through the Baltic Sea, in order to transport Russian...
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Horizonte del consumo petrolero de América Latina
Domestic demand will increase, in contrast to more advanced regions
In the coming decades, oil consumption in Latin America will continue to grow, in contrast to a trend towards...
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La batería del planeta: el litio de los salares andinos
Nearly two-thirds of the world's identified lithium reserves are located in Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.
The explosion of electric vehicles using lithium-ion batteries has led to the...
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Delta del Níger: conflicto sobre el impacto petrolero
Local tribes demand benefit sharing and reduction of environmental damage
The social stability of Nigeria, one of the world's most populous countries and the largest Economics of...
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China como potencia de recursos minerales
It generates many of the raw materials needed for global technology production.
China not only has significant reserves of mineral resources, but also leads the world in the production...
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Pulso entre EE.UU. y Venezuela por el suministro de energía al Caribe
Washington's Antillean energy diversification initiative moves forward
In view of the success of Venezuela's oil diplomacy in the Caribbean countries (the islands account for 13 of the 35...
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La soja, la otra materia prima estratégica de Sudamérica
The constant expansion of the crop in Mercosur countries has led them to exceed 50% of world production.
Soybean is the agricultural product with the highest commercial growth in the world. The...
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Por qué el Antártico recibe menos atención que el Ártico
Melting ice has caused icebergs to break off and pose a risk to navigation, but in Antarctica, geopolitics is partially frozen.
Rising temperatures are opening up the Arctic to trade routes and dispute between various countries over future control of its subsoil riches. In Antarctica, with lower temperatures and slower melting, what lies beneath the white mantle is not an ocean, but a continent far from shipping lanes and the direct interests of the great powers. There are reasons why the main international players prefer to keep all claims about the South Pole in the fridge.
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