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The continuing importance of hydrocarbons
New capacity coming online: Guyana, Suriname, Argentina Vaca Muerta + more
There are a number of other projects that are bringing additional fossil fuel capacity online, including in new producing countries Guyana and Suriname, and efforts to boost production in others such as Argentina have been stepped up in response to recent changes in political and economic conditions, both internally and externally.
- Introduction
- Historical role of fossil fuels in the region
- 2010s drive towards energy transition
- Limits of clean energy drive in the region (difficulties financing decarbonisation efforts)
- Colombia case study: Petro pushing to phase out fossil fuels but failing
- Continued global demand for fossil fuels driving exploitation in producing countries
- Brazil case study: squaring conservation commitments with more exploration
- New capacity coming online: Guyana, Suriname, Argentina Vaca Muerta + more
- Venezuela case study: to what extent will the oil industry recover its former glory?
- Future plans - how is rightward political shift changing energy policies?
- Geopolitical considerations/potential influence of multilateral climate commitments
- Is the energy transition stalled? Can the transition continue domestically in fossil fuel-producing nations even as they maintain or grow exports?
- Conclusion: to what extent did the previous fossil fuel era end?