{"query_echo":{"q":"","filters":{"organization":["Somos El Cambio"]},"warnings":[]},"total":{"value":5,"relation":"eq"},"page":1,"page_size":20,"self":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?organization=somos-el-cambio","stability":"beta","ai_marking":{"digital_source_type":{"uri":"http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/digitalsourcetype/trainedAlgorithmicMedia","name":"Created using Generative AI"},"notice":"Summary and key insights are generated using artificial intelligence."},"results":[{"id":"cambioco-000001","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cambioco-000001","title":"Resiliencia alimentaria: la historia de un proyecto educativo en las escuelas colombianas","publisher":{"name":"Somos El Cambio","organization":"somos-el-cambio"},"document_type":"case study","language":"es","date_published":"2024-04-17","source_url":"https://cambio.com.co/articulo/resiliencia-alimentaria-la-historia-de-un-proyecto-educativo-en-las-escuelas-colombianas/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document describes 'Como Con Eco', an educational project implemented in Colombian schools and universities to raise awareness about food resilience and climate action. Executed by the social enterprise 2811 and EAN University with funding from Fundación Botnar, the project aims to transform students into 'agents of change' by teaching them about the food production chain and sustainable systems.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cambioco-000001#summary","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The 'Como Con Eco' project defines a resilient food system as one that is prepared for adverse situations caused by climate change and empowers communities to make their own decisions regarding food through knowledge of food origins, self-cultivation, waste management, and local governance.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cambioco-000001#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"The project was implemented over three years across public and private schools using a practical methodology described as: providing knowledge, receiving a solution to a problem from students, and implementing that solution via a food laboratory.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cambioco-000001#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"The first phase of the project focused on knowledge delivery, which included the creation of a tool kit for urban challenges and technological solutions in schools, as well as a climate action and food resilience training course attended by approximately 1,000 people.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cambioco-000001#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"The second phase involved putting knowledge into practice, featuring a 'Climathon' where 378 students from 30 different schools proposed solutions to territorial climate challenges. To qualify for the final stage, schools had to meet requirements over six months, including having at least five teachers complete the project's initial course.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cambioco-000001#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"In the third year, 10 selected schools implemented food laboratories consisting of three components: mobile gardens for the full production process (cultivation, sowing, and harvesting); climate action proposals based on environmental calculations of water, energy, and waste; and training in nutrition, climate action, and gastronomic natural heritage.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cambioco-000001#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-08-17"}],"climate_tags":["climate action","food systems","education","sustainability"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["Case Study"]},{"id":"cambioco-000005","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cambioco-000005","title":"Energy transition: why is this change necessary?","publisher":{"name":"Somos El Cambio","organization":"somos-el-cambio"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2024-01-06","source_url":"https://cambio.com.co/articulo/energy-transition-why-is-this-change-necessary/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"This briefing by Somos El Cambio explains the necessity of the energy transition, defined as phasing out fossil fuels in favor of renewable sources and more efficient energy use to mitigate global warming. It highlights the economic and environmental benefits of this shift, particularly for Latin America and the Caribbean, while emphasizing the need for fairness and equity to avoid repeating the extractivist patterns of the fossil fuel era.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cambioco-000005#summary","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The energy transition involves shifting from non-renewable to renewable energy sources and improving energy efficiency to mitigate global warming. This process requires changes in society and the economy and must prioritize fairness and equity to avoid the \"extractivism promoted by fossil fuels\".","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cambioco-000005#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"Transitioning to renewables like air, sun, and water reduces the exploration of coal, gas, and oil, thereby decreasing pollution that causes extreme climate events and health issues. Economically, the Economic Commission for Latin America and Caribbean (CEPAL) notes that clean, affordable energy can act as a catalyst for productive sector growth and reduce social gaps, such as the 16.7 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean who lack electricity access.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cambioco-000005#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"The Renewables in Latin America and the Caribbean (RELAC) initiative, comprising 15 member countries, aims for at least 70% of energy consumption in the region to be based on renewable energy by 2030 to accelerate carbon neutrality.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cambioco-000005#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"Latin America and the Caribbean possess critical resources for the transition, including lithium, copper, wind, and solar energy, and have the lowest percentage of carbon emissions. While the region has strong infrastructure and installed capacity, it needs to improve governance and institutional strength for efficient energy use.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cambioco-000005#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"Specific countries in the region show varying levels of progress: Paraguay and Guatemala have reached 100% renewables in their electricity generation matrix via hydroelectric power, while Chile and Colombia lead in wind energy. According to the World Forum’s Energy Transition Index 2021, leaders in the transition include Uruguay (70%), Costa Rica (66%), Colombia (66%), Brazil (66%), and Chile (65%).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cambioco-000005#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-08-17"}],"climate_tags":["energy transition","renewable energy","carbon neutrality","climate resilience","extractivism"],"geography_discussed":["Uruguay","Argentina","Colombia","Costa Rica","Brazil","Chile","Paraguay","Guatemala","El Salvador","Honduras","Nicaragua","Panama"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["briefing"]},{"id":"cambioco-000002","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cambioco-000002","title":"¿Qué son los glaciares y cuál es el impacto de su derretimiento?","publisher":{"name":"Somos El Cambio","organization":"somos-el-cambio"},"document_type":"fact sheet","language":"es","date_published":"2023-01-23","source_url":"https://cambio.com.co/articulo/que-son-los-glaciares-y-cual-es-el-impacto-de-su-derretimiento/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"This fact sheet explains the formation and types of glaciers, the drivers and consequences of their melting due to global warming, and the importance of legal protections for these freshwater reserves, highlighting Argentina's National Glacier Law.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cambioco-000002#summary","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Glaciers are categorized into two types: alpine or mountain glaciers, which form in high mountain ranges and cover approximately 706,000 square kilometers globally, and continental or ice cap glaciers, which formed during the Ice Age at the poles, such as those in Greenland (1.8 million square kilometers) and Antarctica (13 million square kilometers).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cambioco-000002#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"Between 2000 and 2019, Earth's glaciers lost an average of 267 gigatonnes of ice per year, contributing between 18% and 23% of the observed sea level rise. Climate change effects have contributed 27 millimeters to the average global sea level increase, leading to coastal soil erosion, wetland flooding and pollution, climate-driven migrations, loss of flora and fauna, and more powerful hurricanes and typhoons.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cambioco-000002#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"Argentina has implemented the National Glacier Law, which is currently the only such law in Latin America. This legislation establishes a minimum budget regime to preserve glaciers and periglacial environments, treating them as strategic water reserves, sources of scientific information, biodiversity protectors, and tourist attractions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cambioco-000002#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-08-17"}],"climate_tags":["glaciers","sea level rise","global warming","freshwater reserves","climate policy"],"geography_discussed":["Greenland","Antarctica","Bolivia","Argentina"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["Fact sheet"]},{"id":"cambioco-000004","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cambioco-000004","title":"¿Qué es el calentamiento global y cómo afecta a nuestro planeta?","publisher":{"name":"Somos El Cambio","organization":"somos-el-cambio"},"document_type":"fact sheet","language":"es","date_published":"2023-01-06","source_url":"https://cambio.com.co/articulo/que-es-el-calentamiento-global-y-como-afecta-a-nuestro-planeta/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"This fact sheet defines global warming as the excessive accumulation of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere, explains its causes rooted in human activity, details its environmental consequences, and outlines global political commitments and individual actions to mitigate the phenomenon.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cambioco-000004#summary","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Global warming is caused by an excessive accumulation of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the Earth's atmosphere, which trap heat and lead to high temperatures. While the greenhouse effect is a natural process, the increased concentration of these gases in recent decades has created a temperature imbalance. Global warming is identified as one of the factors that trigger climate change by altering weather patterns.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cambioco-000004#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"Human activities are the primary drivers of increased GHG emissions, specifically carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O). Key contributing activities include: the burning of fossil fuels (natural gas, oil, and coal) for energy; agricultural practices, which increase methane through animal digestion, promote deforestation, and release nitrous oxide via fertilizers; and the decomposition of industrial and household waste, which NASA identifies as a source of highly active methane.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cambioco-000004#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"The consequences of global warming include the melting of polar ice caps and rising sea levels that threaten coastal areas, changes in ocean pH levels leading to the loss of marine organisms, and the occurrence of extreme weather events. Additionally, it causes ecosystem imbalances, the extinction of flora and fauna due to habitat modification, and mass migrations of climate refugees.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cambioco-000004#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"Global efforts to combat global warming include the establishment of the IPCC in 1988, the 1992 creation of the UNFCCC, the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the Convention to Combat Desertification. Other key milestones include the 1997 Kyoto Protocol to reduce GHG emissions, the 2009 COP 15 agreement to limit temperature increases to 1.5º, and the 2015 Paris Agreement, which commits countries to reversing the current trend of global warming.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cambioco-000004#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-08-17"}],"climate_tags":["global warming","greenhouse gases","climate change","fossil fuels","deforestation","paris agreement","ipcc"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["fact sheet"]},{"id":"cambioco-000003","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cambioco-000003","title":"Uso de los recursos energéticos: Colombia vs. Argentina","publisher":{"name":"Somos El Cambio","organization":"somos-el-cambio"},"document_type":"case study","language":"es","date_published":"2021-09-08","source_url":"https://cambio.com.co/articulo/uso-de-los-recursos-energeticos-colombia-vs-argentina-extended/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"This case study compares the energy matrices of Colombia and Argentina, analyzing their reliance on fossil fuels versus low-carbon sources and their respective commitments to energy transition and emission reductions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cambioco-000003#summary","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Colombia possesses a cleaner energy matrix than Argentina, primarily due to its electricity generation. In 2019, Colombia's low-carbon energy share was 24.9%, compared to Argentina's 15.73%, both of which exceed the global average of 15.68%. Colombia's installed electrical capacity as of 2018 was 68.4% hydraulic, whereas Argentina's electrical matrix is mostly composed of fossils, specifically gas.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cambioco-000003#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"Both nations remain heavily dependent on fossil fuels for their overall energy demand. In 2019, fossil fuels accounted for nearly 80% of Colombia's energy matrix (36.4% oil, 25.1% gas, and 13.3% coal) and over 80% of Argentina's (49.3% gas, 34.2% oil, and 0.6% coal). Argentina's per capita fossil fuel consumption in 2019 was 18,101 megawatt-hours, more than double Colombia's 7,965 megawatt-hours and above the global average of 17,730 megawatt-hours.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cambioco-000003#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"Argentina's energy strategy focuses on fracking in the Vaca Muerta formation, which the document suggests hinders renewable energy expansion and increases greenhouse gas emissions. This dependence, combined with insufficient financial incentives for oil companies, led to a projected energy deficit of USD $1,000 million for 2021, with imports from Bolivia expected to increase by 20% at tripled prices.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cambioco-000003#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"Both countries have set emission targets for 2030: Argentina aims to limit emissions to 313 MtCO2e (excluding land use and forestry), moving its Climate Action Tracker rating from \"critically insufficient\" to \"insufficient\". Colombia has committed to an absolute limit of 169 MtCO2e, representing a 51% reduction from current scenarios. Colombia also aims for 600,000 electric vehicles by 2030, though it lacks explicit goals for phasing out coal or fossil-fuel vehicle sales.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cambioco-000003#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-08-17"}],"climate_tags":["energy transition","fossil fuels","renewable energy","greenhouse gas emissions","decarbonization"],"geography_discussed":["Bolivia","Vaca Muerta Formation"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["comparative analysis"]}]}