Can Latin America win the race to 100% renewables?

There's an understandable focus on the the energy transition in the United States right now. But down in South America there is a quiet revolution going on in renewable power which could see that continent decarbonise far sooner than its northern neighbour. Help support this channel's independence at http://www.patreon.com/justhaveathink Or with a donation via Paypal by clicking here https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=GWR73EHXGJMAE&source=url You can also help keep my brain ticking over during the long hours of research and editing via the nice folks at BuyMeACoffee.com https://www.buymeacoffee.com/justhaveathink Video Transcripts available at our website http://www.justhaveathink.com Reference Links: IRENA - Renewable Capacity statistics 2025 https://www.irena.org/Publications/2025/Mar/Renewable-capacity-statistics-2025 IEA - Climate impacts on Latin American hydropower https://www.iea.org/reports/climate-impacts-on-latin-american-hydropower/climate-impacts-on-latin-american-hydropower EMBER - Reducing curtailment in Chile https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/reducing-curtailment-in-chile-key-to-unlock-the-full-potential-of-renewable-energy/ PV Magazine - Brazil generates 88% of power from renewables in 2024 https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/02/brazil-generates-88-of-power-from-renewables-in-2024/?utm_source=chatgpt.com Clean Technica (Michael Barnard) - Coal power in South America https://cleantechnica.com/2025/05/21/south-america-sets-historic-benchmark-zero-new-coal-plants-planned Check out other YouTube Climate Communicators Simon Clark: youtube.com/user/SimonOxfPhys ClimateTown: youtube.com/channel/UCuVLG9pThvBABcYCm7pkNkA Dr Gilbz youtube.com/@DrGilbz zentouro: youtube.com/user/zentouro Climate Adam: youtube.com/user/ClimateAdam Kurtis Baute: youtube.com/user/ScopeofScience Sarah Karvner: youtube.com/channel/UCRwMkTu8sCwOOD6_7QYrZnw Beckisphere: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT39HQq5eDKonaUV8ujiBCQ Our Changing Climate : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNXvxXpDJXp-mZu3pFMzYHQ