By Nuria Ortiz Vargas | Executive Director
The Center for a New Economy’s, ReImagina program, continued to achieve the implementation of our recommendations aimed to rebuild the island on a more solid, fair, and resilient foundation:
Cleaner Energy for Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico’s energy roadmap, the Integrated Resource Plan(IRP) for the next twenty years was approved by the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau (PREB) in August 2020. ReImagina participated in the IRP’s public hearings advocating to decrease the proposed investment in natural gas, as strongly supported by Puerto Rico’s Energy and Power Authority (PREPA) and special interest groups. The approved IRP provides for greater integration of renewables as advocated by ReImagina, which had the support of local individuals, communities, professional guilds, government officials, academics, and NGOs. Take a look at ReImagina’s detailed report on the Energy sector and CNE’s work on this area. Thanks to your support, Puerto Rico will invest in a cleaner and more reliable energy system for the benefit of all residents!
Living with Risk Daily Briefings
During the first ten weeks of Puerto Rico’s shelter-in-place order due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CNE Published the Living with Risk Daily Briefings. The Daily Briefing provided the most trustworthy and credible information on the local, national, and global state of play, validated by CNE’s team of independent experts. CNE’s analysis and public policy proposals to both the local and federal governments were also included.
CNE’s Weekly Review
As Puerto Rico and the mainland started opening up their economies and lifting certain restrictions in a cautious attempt to restore some sense of normality, CNE evolved from publishing a daily briefing to a weekly layout. Since Thursday, May 28, The Weekly Review provides an in-depth analysis of the important economic, social, and political questions that arise in this new world where we are being called to co-exist with this highly transmissible virus.
CNE’s Weekly Reviews also provide regular updates on the reconstruction process. Our efforts with the government, communities, and other stakeholders are to bring greater coordination and transparency to the process while aiming to maximize the use of recovery funds on the island.
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