Central American states are aware of the implications of the climate change challenge and are attempting to combat it through the use of the abundant renewable resources of the region for energy generation and fossil fuels substitution. At the international level, the markets for greenhouse gas emission reductions and renewable electricity certificates have been fragmented. This picture is changing but a great deal of knowledge is required from the project developers to maximise the carbon benefits for their projects.
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Renewable energy has clearly become mainstream since the Kyoto Protocol was adopted in 1997, with investment flows exceeding $100 billion in 2007. This summary report provides an update on the current status of renewable energy globally. In particular, the report provides figures on current trends in solar, geothermal, biomass, wind and hydroelectric development. The main highlights from the report include: