Argentina: A Country Overview of Opportunities and Challenges in Critical Minerals
DOWNLOAD REPORT Argentina has the mineral resources to become a strategically important supplier of lithium, copper, potash, uranium, and other minerals essential to the energy transition, food security, advanced manufacturing, and defense. Our report—Argentina: A Country Overview of Opportunities and Challenges in Critical Minerals—examines Argentina’s central critical minerals challenge: converting resource potential into permitted, financed, […]
An Assessment of Applicable Sustainability Technologies and Policy Solutions for Latin America and the Caribbean
A report by the Institute of the Americas evaluating sustainability technologies and policy solutions for the climate challenges facing Latin America and the Caribbean.
Data Centers and Energy in Mexico: Reliability, Critical Infrastructure, and Competitiveness in the Digital Economy
DOWNLOAD REPORT Data Centers and Energy in Mexico: Reliability, Critical Infrastructure, and Competitiveness in the Digital Economy examines how the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence, cloud services, and digital infrastructure is transforming electricity demand and reshaping investment decisions. Co-authored by Leonardo Beltran, Rodolfo Rueda, Santiago Isusi, and Jeremy Martin, the report argues that Mexico has a significant […]
Madrid Energy Conference 2026 – Highlights & Summary Report
The Madrid Energy Conference 2026 brought together leaders from across Europe and the Americas to explore the future of energy security, investment, innovation, and the global transition. Over three days of bold conversations and strategic dialogue, participants examined the challenges reshaping the energy landscape — and the partnerships that will define what comes next. Here’s […]
Critical Minerals: The Western Hemisphere’s Opportunity
DOWNLOAD REPORT If the February 4, 2026, U.S. inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial—which brought representatives from over 50 nations to Washington, D.C. to cooperate on critical mineral supply chains—was an indication of anything, it was that 2026 is shaping up to be a defining year for when, how, and where the materials that power the modern […]
Powering 2026: Which energy sources will be prominent?
DOWNLOAD REPORT If 2024 was the year of elections across the globe, and 2025 the year of reckoning with their policy consequences, then 2026 is shaping up to be the year of hard choices about how the world is powered. Amid accelerating electrification, surging demand from data centers and digital infrastructure, and persistent concerns about […]
A Region Under Watch: Latin America in the Age of Strategic Competition
DOWNLOAD REPORT A Region Under Watch: Latin America in the Age of Strategic Competition provides an outlook for Latin America as we begin 2026. Amid modest economic growth, persistent social pressures, and intensifying geopolitical competition there is much to consider. While the region has avoided outright crisis, growth remains too weak to reduce inequality, rebuild the […]
A Decade of the Gulf of California Marine Program
Impact Report 2015-2025 DOWNLOAD REPORT Over the past decade, the Gulf of California Marine Program (GCMP) demonstrated how science, community partnerships, and storytelling can drive meaningful marine conservation in Mexico. Through long-term monitoring of reefs, mangroves, and fisheries, GCMP generated open-access datasets, informed national policy, and advanced blue carbon science with globally recognized research. The […]
Report 2nd Binational Shipping Forum 2025
Report 2nd Binational Shipping Forum 2025 DOWNLOAD REPORT This report summarizes the Second Binational Forum on Sustainable Maritime Transport and Ports in the Three Californias. The event gathered key stakeholders to promote concrete actions toward creating a green shipping corridor with net-zero emissions in the region. Discussions highlighted that transitioning to a low-carbon economy is […]
Data Centers: Evaluating Opportunities and Challenges for key Markets in Latin America
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Data Centers: Evaluating Opportunities and Challenges for key Markets in Latin America DOWNLOAD REPORT This report summarizes the high-level forum “Data Centers & Energy: Reliability and Mapping of Supply and Demand,” which convened stakeholders to discuss the intersection of digital infrastructure and energy in Latin America. The discussions […]