In May 2025, the ETC, E3G, Instituto Talanoa and Transforma co-hosted a high-level regional dialogue on the energy transition in Latin America and the Caribbean at the UN Climate Week in Panama.
In the lead-up to COP30 in Belém, over 30 leaders representing governments, energy experts, civil society, multilateral development banks (MDBs) and the private sector across the region took part.
Discussions focused on identifying challenges and opportunities to advance delivery of NDCs and strengthening regional collaboration.
The dialogue:
- Played a crucial role in linking global ambition to regional action, based on the Global Stocktake (GST), to keep the 1.5°C goal within reach
- Gave a clear signal that Latin America and the Caribbean is at the forefront of delivering self-reliant, inclusive, low-carbon electricity systems.
Indeed, the region is ready to go further: shaping what a just, inclusive, and prosperous energy transition looks like in practice.
With 65% of its electricity already coming from renewables – and no new coal projects in the pipeline – Latin America and the Caribbean is not only a clean energy leader but a region redefining what climate ambition looks like.
A briefing note by us, E3G and Talanoa offers a synthesis of stakeholder views and recommendations from the dialogue to support the COP30 leadership on how to advance the clean energy transition.
This dialogue showed the ETC’s ability to bring together the right mix of actors – regionally and globally – to discuss actions that turn political will into practical action. It also showcased its value in helping countries and partners coordinate around specific priorities, including:
- Mobilising financing for renewables and fossil fuel phase-out
- Expanding storage
- Supporting just transitions
- Scaling clean energy access.
By anchoring conversations in regional realities and connecting them to global frameworks like the Global Stocktake, the ETC can support countries to lead, while ensuring the international system delivers.