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The report evaluates the implementation of the MTE and +TE programs, which introduced 405 electric vehicles across 10 Chilean regions to modernize minor public transport. Key findings include an average economic saving of over 3 million pesos per beneficiary and a positive shift in driver and citizen perceptions of electric vehicle technology. While the programs successfully addressed gender gaps and demonstrated operational viability for trips under 300 km daily, challenges remain regarding residential charger installation delays, digital gaps among older drivers, and initial distrust regarding battery autonomy.

A foreword by Chile's Minister of Energy, Diego Pardow, for the Global Electricity Review 2023, highlighting the economic benefits of electromobility and Chile's progress in renewable energy generation.

The proposal seeks USD 654,320 to address barriers in Chile's subnational climate action, specifically the lack of alignment between local and national instruments, limited technical capacity, and insufficient knowledge of climate finance. The project, implemented by the FAO over 24 months, focuses on training programs for regional and municipal officials, technical support for developing Regional Climate Change Action Plans (PARCCs), and a communication strategy to engage stakeholders and promote GCF funding.

The proposal seeks USD 599,893 from the GCF to update Chile's 2014 National Adaptation Plan (NAP). It identifies critical gaps in the existing framework, including weak sub-national coordination, rudimentary monitoring systems, and a lack of financial strategies for adaptation measures. The project, implemented by the FAO, aims to strengthen institutional governance, develop specific vulnerability assessments for indigenous peoples and the tourism sector, and create a digital monitoring platform. It also focuses on catalyzing private sector engagement and establishing a financial plan and project portfolio to ensure the implementation of identified adaptation solutions.

Ryse Energy deployed hybrid mini-grids consisting of 5 kWp wind turbines and 3 kWp solar arrays across 16 islands in Chile's Los Lagos region to power schools and health care facilities. Funded by the Government of Chile for EUR 400,000, the project provides electricity access to a population of approximately 2,000 people, reduces annual CO2 emissions by an estimated 18 tonnes, and created 35 jobs. To ensure sustainability in these remote locations, Ryse Energy provided a one-week intensive operation and maintenance (O&M) training course to community members.

The document examines the systemic lack of legal recognition for Indigenous and Community Conserved Areas (TICCAs) in Chile. It argues that the Chilean state prioritizes individual property and extractivist economic models over communal indigenous land rights, often criminalizing social protests. While international instruments like ILO Convention 169 and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples are ratified, their domestic implementation is described as precarious. The report highlights a tension between state-managed protected areas—which often exclude indigenous populations—and community-led initiatives like the Mapu Lahual and Quinquén projects. It concludes that deep legal reforms are necessary to transition from an exclusionary 'Yellowstone model' of conservation to one based on shared governance and the restitution of ancestral lands.