During the Bogotá International Book Fair 2024the presentation of the former president’s book took place Ivan Duquetitled ‘Our Future, green manifesto for Latin America and the Caribbean’from Planeta publishing house.
At the event, Duque highlighted the importance of protect species that support water cycles from the city, placing special emphasis on the preservation of the frailejones of the moorsthreatened by forest fires.
“The most important thing is that let’s understand that species must be protected on which depend city water cyclesincluding the frailejones of our moors that are increasingly threatened by forest fires,” said Duque.
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About the energy problem facing the countryDuque expressed concern due to the delay in the implementation of alternative energy projects in the last two years.
“The fact of having had a headless CREG without the commissionersand also the fact of starting to play in uncertainty with those who today have the responsibility of supplying the energy market, because it is having its consequences,” he indicated.
Furthermore, he pointed out that the lack of commissioners in the Energy and Gas Regulatory Commission (CREG) has generated uncertainty among those responsible for supplying the energy market.
“Well, our future, as it is stated there, is a future where conservation, ecosystem protection and the defense of climate action is fundamental,” he noted.
Given the transition towards cleaner energy sources, such as solar, Duque emphasized the importance of maintaining a balance between different energy sources, including hydro, solar, wind and geothermal.
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“One has to maintain the water source, which we have, the solar source, the wind source, the geothermal source, also when appropriate in what is happening today. Fortunately, we have a thermal capacity with fuels that has been able to replace the losses we have had in electricity supply from water sources so that all the reservoirs are not depleted,” he added.
He highlighted that, although there is thermal capacity with fuels to compensate for losses in the electricity supply, It is crucial to have a solid and predictable tariff system to avoid financial collapses in electricity suppliers.
