The National Agency of Environmental Licenses (ANLA) spoke about the gaps that exist in the studies of China’s Emerald Energy to develop El Nogal block in the municipality of Morelia (Caquetá).
CEO Felipe Bayón spoke about the NOC’s contingency plan to face the environmental emergency that took place in Barrancabermeja, after an accident in the Lizama well.
Different governmental entities spoke about proposals to improve environmental issues. The development of these and more stories in our periodic Eco summary.
The Colombian government pledged to reduce pollution by signing the Paris agreement. Authorities have made changes to achieve these agreements, and ethanol is key in this process. Representatives of the sector expressed their opinion on Colombia’s capacity to meet the new ethanol demand.
The National Environmental Licensing Authority (ANLA) announced measures on data collection for environmental studies in the extractive sector. ANLA said that this positions Colombia as an international example.
The Colombian Petroleum Engineers Association (ACIPET) has been a vocal advocate for rational debate on many of the industry’s social and environmental issues. Late last week they issued this press release on the fracking debate and kindly gave us permission to produce an English translation.
The government pledged to reduce pollution by signing the Paris agreement and ethanol is key in this process. Industry representatives spoke about Colombia’s capacity to meet the new ethanol demand.
Pollution in Colombia’s main cities is increasing, generating several debates about public health policies. Naturgas’ Orlando Cabrales spoke on the issue.
The Colombian government wants to reduce pollution levels and biofuels are positioned as one of the main alternatives to achieve that goal. The National Federation of Biofuels of Colombia (FedeBiocombustibles) spoke about the benefits of this industry.
Parex (TSX: PXT) spoke about the environmental emergency that the community of San José del Bubuy, in Aguazul (Casanare), recently reported to the local press. The development of these and more stories in our periodic Eco summary.
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