South American Energy Council

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]

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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]

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^ Leaders Overcome Impasse on Ethanol Archived 2007-05-08 at the Wayback Machine, Inter Press Service News Agency, published 2007-04-17, accessed 2007-04-19.
^ Delegations Confirm Presence at SA Energy Summit Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Prensa Latina, published 2007-04-08, accessed 2007-04-19.
^ ^a ^b Hub, IISD's SDG Knowledge. "UNASUR Supports the Drafting of a South American Energy Treaty | News | SDG Knowledge Hub | IISD". Retrieved 2022-04-18.

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[1] Leaders Overcome Impasse on Ethanol Archived 2007-05-08 at the Wayback Machine, Inter Press Service News Agency, published 2007-04-17, accessed 2007-04-19.

[2] Delegations Confirm Presence at SA Energy Summit Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Prensa Latina, published 2007-04-08, accessed 2007-04-19.

[:0-3] Hub, IISD's SDG Knowledge. "UNASUR Supports the Drafting of a South American Energy Treaty | News | SDG Knowledge Hub | IISD". Retrieved 2022-04-18.

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