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Energy Consumption in the Transport Sector Grows in the Region

2 Dec 2013 | News

The constant worldwide rise in energy consumption (especially growing demand for fossil fuels to support the movements of people and goods) is a global concern to all governments. Latin America and the Caribbean is no exception, and urgently requires a new approach to design suitable policies that prioritize energy efficiency - according to a recent ECLAC report. Transport of people and goods currently represents 20% of total primary energy consumption worldwide, and is responsible for a quarter of CO2 emissions. In Latin America, final energy consumption for transport in Latin …

"Access to Energy Services Is Vital for Poverty Reduction"

4 Nov 2013 | News

See photo gallery Access to quality energy services is a vital factor in reducing poverty and improving the environmental conditions for the most socially vulnerable groups, according to Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Antonio Prado, speaking on Thursday 31 October in Montevideo, Uruguay. The senior United Nations official took part in the launch of the study Energy: a vision of the challenges and opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean, which was jointly produced (in Spanish) by various regional agencies linked to the energy sector. The document analyses the current situation and main …

Land Transport Security Problems Affect the Competitiveness of the Region's Countries

2 Jul 2013 | News

Crimes and thefts involving freight on the terrestrial routes in Latin America are not only a security problem that causes economic losses to owners, but they also affect the rest of the logistical chain and have consequences for the national competitiveness of countries, according to a recent ECLAC study. The report Security of the terrestrial logistical chain in Latin America (in Spanish only), produced by the expert from the ECLAC Natural Resources and Infrastructure Division Gabriel Pérez Salas, states that Latin America has two of the most dangerous countries…

Building Regional Electricity Stations Is Vital for Energy Integration in Central America

2 Jul 2013 | News

The recent operational launch of the Central American Electrical Interconnection System (SIEPAC) means it is now urgent to promote generation projects to partially or totally export energy using the existing (national and regional) transmission structure. However, the launch of the SIEPAC line is a necessary but not sufficient condition for the development of regional generation projects. This is one of the main issues examined in the document Analysis of the regional electricity market in Central America and actions to boost regional generation projects (Spanish only), pub…

International Experts to Discuss Cooperation Over Shared Waters

10 Jun 2013 | News

Watch video message by the ECLAC Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena (in Spanish). A hundred participants from Latin American and Caribbean countries sharing transboundary waters will come together at a workshop in Buenos Aires on 11 and 12 June 2013 to discuss transboundary water cooperation within the Latin American and Caribbean region. The Workshop on transboundary water cooperation: Latin American and Pan-European regions: sharing experiences and learning from each other is organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), in partnership with the United N…

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