Each year the LAC-CORE board of directors nominates candidates of professionals from Latin America and the Caribbean that have made a positive impact on the development of renewable energy, sustainability, and reduction of carbon footprint in the region. The nominees can be of any gender, and may come from the public, private or non-profit sectors. They may hold public office currently or have done so in the past.
LAC-CORE’s board then elects a recipient. The award is then given before the press during the course of LAC-CORE’s annual conference, the Renewable Energy Finance Forum (REFF), held each March in Miami, Florida, USA.
| Previous Recipients of the LAC-CORE Clean Energy Award | ||||
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| Name | Position | Year | Country | |
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Diego Mesa | Minister of Energy | 2022 | Colombia |
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Carlos St. James (view acceptance speech here) |
Private Sector | 2021 | U.S.A. |
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Mia Amor Mottley | Prime Minister | 2020 | Barbados |
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Sebastian Kind | Undersecretary of Energy | 2019 | Argentina |
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Cesar Hernandez | Past Undersecretary of Energy | 2018 | Mexico |
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Marcelo Tokman Ramos | Past Minister of Energy | 2017 | Chile |
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Ramon Mendez Galain | Past Minister of Energy | 2016 | Uruguay |
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Jose Maria Figueres | Ex-President | 2015 | Costa Rica |