Organization:South American Energy Council
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The South American Energy Council is a body set up to co-ordinate the regional energy policy of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR).[1]
History
Its establishment was agreed at the first South American Energy Summit, which took place on April 16–17 2007 on Isla Margarita in the Venezuelan state of Nueva Esparta.[2] It was officially created in May 2010 during the UNASUR's Extraordinary Summit in Los Cardales, Argentina .[3]
In 2012, the Council started to draft a South American Energy Treaty. Before drafting this treaty, the Council coordinated the creation of an energy balance and a 15-point strategy.[3]
See also
- South American Organization of Gas Producers and Exporters
References
- ↑ Leaders Overcome Impasse on Ethanol , Inter Press Service News Agency, published 2007-04-17, accessed 2007-04-19.
- ↑ Delegations Confirm Presence at SA Energy Summit , Prensa Latina, published 2007-04-08, accessed 2007-04-19.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hub, IISD's SDG Knowledge. "UNASUR Supports the Drafting of a South American Energy Treaty | News | SDG Knowledge Hub | IISD" (in en-US). https://sdg.iisd.org:443/news/unasur-supports-the-drafting-of-a-south-american-energy-treaty/.
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