A recent New York Times (NYT) article quoted Anthony Leiserowitz, the director of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication calling the phrase “energy transition”, a “floating signifier”, going on to define this as “a blank term that you can fill with your own preferred definition.” Since MinEnergia talks about energy transition a lot and it seems to define current policy, this seems to be an important discussion.
Colombia’s Vice Minister of Energy, Miguel Lotero Robledo spoke about the possibility of holding a new oil auction this year.
Minister of Mines and Energy (MinEnergia) Diego Mesa announced that Colombia will export more oil to the US because of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
A report, led by Professor Kevin Anderson of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of Manchester, proposed a date for countries to stop producing oil and gas to limit global warming.
The consulting firm Kearney conducted a study called “Reflections for the development of public policies for the mining and energy sector in Colombia”.
The National Environmental Licensing Agency (ANLA) decided on the Fracking Pilot Project (PPII) Kalé.
The State decided on Reficar’s property tax surpluses.
High oil prices will have the positive impacts on state finances from a revenue standpoint, but gasoline subsidies could overshadow these benefits.
Territorial Renewal Agency’s Juan Carlos Zambrano spoke about the projects developed in the municipalities most affected by the armed conflict (PDET).
The Colombian Chamber of Oil, Gas and Energy (Campetrol) and the Colombian Petroleum Association (ACP) announced their outlook for development and exploratory drilling.
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