The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is participating in the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), a crucial milestone in the fight against the climate and ecological crisis, which is taking place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 30 November to 12 December. The ECLAC delegation is headed by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Secretary of the regional body, who will participate in various sessions of the global forum. You can learn more about ECLAC's participation in COP28 in the followi…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) participa en la 28ª Conferencia de las Partes de la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (COP28), hito crucial en la lucha contra la crisis climática y ecológica, que se lleva a cabo en la Ciudad de Dubái, Emiratos Árabes Unidos, del 30 de noviembre al 12 de diciembre. La delegación de la CEPAL está encabezada por José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Secretario Ejecutivo del organismo regional, quien participará en diversas sesiones del foro global. Puedes conocer más sobre la participación de CEPAL en la COP…
Guatemala and Honduras are among the countries in Latin America and the Caribbean with the highest levels of poverty, with the lowest proportion of the population dependent on clean fuels and technologies, and the highest use of firewood. Available estimates and statistics show that a large part of the population, particularly in rural areas, uses firewood as the main cooking fuel. Although there is progress in terms of electricity coverage, there is an nderconsumption of electricity, since the most used energy source at the residential level is firewood.…
Guatemala y Honduras se encuentran entre los países de América Latina y el Caribe con mayor nivel de pobreza, con menor proporción de población con dependencia de combustibles y tecnologías limpios y mayor uso de leña. Las estimaciones y estadísticas disponibles muestran que buena parte de la población, particularmente la de zonas rurales, utiliza leña como principal combustible para cocinar. Aunque hay avances en cuanto a la cobertura eléctrica, existe un subconsumo de electricidad, pues a
nivel residencial la fuente de energía más utilizada es la leña.…
Los impactos de las crisis en cascada aumentaron la vulnerabilidad energética. La región necesita avanzar con urgencia hacia la transición energética.…
Latin America and the Caribbean is endowed with abundant natural resources, but these are distributed unevenly. ECLAC supports effective and democratic governance of natural resources to achieve the aspirations of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.…
Most small island developing States (SIDS) are net
energy importers and utilize mainly fossil energy
sources to drive their economies and meet social
needs. Fossil energy is used primarily for power
generation and domestic transportation. In light of
the global challenges that arise from climate change,
many countries have initiated strategies and projects
for deploying renewable energy technologies, as
well as enhancing energy efficiency (EE). In 2016,
the International Monitory Fund (IMF) estimated that
transportation accounted for 36 per cent of the total
primary energy consumed in the Cari…
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