15 april 2005 1 removing barriers to private sector development of geothermal resources presented under the auspices organization american states by a john armstrong oas legal consultant mark lambrides director unit for sustainable 2 introduction thesis any country with can develop those consideration policy requirements at what price does this goal compromise competing goals 3 issue energy crisis climate change latin issues global competition growth consumer economies in asian sub continent america turkey self reliance 800 million cars 2050 ubiquitous china & india 5 billion electricity generation predominantly hydrocarbon based highly sensitive oil gas fluctuation hydroelectricity droughts silting 4 challenge need resort alternative source context increasing demand become reliant preserve environment take action near future opportunity execute geo green strategy domestic security regional as well national capacity markets
