explain the reasons why the Cuban national energy program will not succeed.

announce the important energy efficiency measures Cuba has been taking recently.

criticize the Cuban communist government for not investing in renewable energy sources.

justify the unpopular attitudes Cuba has been adopting to encourage energy conservation.

thermoelectric plants were not effective sources of energy.

eleven million Cubans used kerosene in preparing their food.

largest part of the population did not have electricity at home.

residential electrical tariffs were very high for the people to pay.

bad weather forced the population to increase energy consumption.

eliminating all collaborative energy projects with foreign countries.

changing old household appliances for new ones to conserve energy.

encouraging the exploration and production of oil and gas in its own soil.

adopting educational measures to teach the population how to save energy.

making more use of renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar energy.

play a more influential role in the international financial order.

prevent recession biting their economies.

seek joint representation at institutions such as the World Bank.

stop using the dollar as their reserve currency.

tone down the radical positions of Russia and China.

Brazil, Russia, India and China to be known as the BRICs.

a fragmentation of international reserve currencies.

increasing reliance on the dollar as the reserve currency.

the BRICs to seek closer cooperation as a group.

a challenge to the significance of the BRICs as a group.

made short work of.

took a short cut to.

halted in its tracks over.

went over the top in.

did not go so far as.

BRICs attack the falling dollar.

BRICs summit advocates financial stability.

Emerging nations seek to set up new financial union.

BRICs in disarray over financial crisis.

Nations favour increased powers for the World Bank.

intends to promote the value of the dollar.

is behaving imprudently.

has taken action to deflate the dollar.

has decided to shun the dollar.

is concerned about the over-valued dollar.

first rose, then fell when commodity prices were slashed.

outstripped both the Canadian dollar and the Brazilian real.

remained stable, despite fears of a market crisis.

first fell, then stabilized after commodity prices went up.

remained unaffected by the financial crisis.