Colombia

Energy transition ambitions of four national oil and gas companies in South America

SEI report / What diversification strategies do NOGCs use to engage in an energy transition? A view of four South American companies.

A “transition” from fossil fuels to fossil fuels?

Perspective / For Ecopetrol, the Colombian national oil and gas company, diversification is one strategy to navigate the “clean energy” transition – but not the main one.

Transition or lock-in? Tracking institutional support for gas in two Latin American case studies

SEI working paper / This working paper examines cases in Colombia and México where gas infrastructure is expanded with little market justification, risking gas lock-in.

The WASH-Flows tool

SEI brief / WASH-Flows is an analytical tool to estimate and assess the vulnerability of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services at the household and community level.

“Social acceptance of renewable projects depends on tangible benefits for local communities”: José Vega on Bloomberg

Media coverage / SEI Research Associate José Vega talks to Bloomberg on challenges in wind energy development in La Guajira, Colombia.

Cassava: Colombia’s hidden treasure on the path to bioplastic revolution

Feature / Discover cassava’s transformative journey from a Colombian root crop to the forefront of sustainable bioplastic innovation, guided by SEI’s research.

Embracing wind energy: social acceptance in La Guajira

Feature / Learn more about SEI's efforts and research regarding the social acceptance of wind energy projects in La Guajira, Colombia.

Investigating biochar as a net-negative emissions strategy in Colombia: potentials, costs, and barriers

Journal article / This study evaluates the sustainability of biochar production and explores existing barriers and feasible opportunities for biochar in Colombia.

Wind energy and Wayuu Indigenous communities: challenges in La Guajira

Feature / This story conveys SEI's fieldwork in La Guajira exploring the social acceptance of wind energy among Indigenous Wayuu communities and key challenges.