La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, instó hoy a los países de la región a pensar el desarrollo de una manera diferente para avanzar hacia una visión más innovadora, diversificada e inclusiva, durante un evento de alto nivel realizado en Buenos Aires, Argentina.
La máxima autoridad de la CEPAL fue una de las oradoras principales del seminario “Desafíos para el crecimiento y el desarrollo en América Latina”, organizado por CAF-banco de desarrollo de América Latina, en conjunto con el Gobierno argentino.
Bárcena participó en el…
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.…
The Caribbean region is prone to disasters due to its geographic location. The exposures and resulting impacts of these disasters are aggravated by persistent social, economic and environmental vulnerabilities. Compounded with the region’s current dependence on imported fossil fuels and financial constraints, this study seeks to stimulate discussions around the complementarity of energy with every societal sector as well as its links with disaster risk management, and promote government-wide management that integrates energy policies, disaster management and climate change impacts.…
How can the Nexus perspective help to find synergies between the water, agriculture and energy sector and mitigate potential risks for a sustainable water basin management? The third Regional Virtual Forum of Nexus in Latin America and Caribbean was dedicated to shed light on that by bringing together expert panelists from Latin America and Europe and more than 80 participants from over 70 organizations, including public sector, private sector, academia, and civil society.…
The Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Accelerated Modalities of Action Pathway (hereafter referred to as the SAMOA Pathway) was adopted in 2014 at the United Nations Third International Conference on SIDS. The SAMOA Pathway builds on the 1994 Barbados Programme of Action for SIDS (BPOA) and the 2005 Mauritius Strategy of Implementation (MSI) for the Further Implementation of the BPOA. This document is a synthesis on the Caribbean Region- SAMOA Pathway Midterm Review Report prepared by ECLAC and in support of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution 72/217.…
O objetivo desse estudo é analisar o caso da Política Energética 2005-2030 (PE2005-2030) do Uruguai, no marco da abordagem “Big Push para a Sustentabilidade”, desenvolvida pela CEPAL. Caracterizada por diretrizes estratégicas, metas (de curto, médio e longo prazos) e linhas de ação, a PE2005-2030 forneceu um arcabouço para medidas que levaram à transformação da matriz energética do país. Em pouco mais de uma década, a participação de fontes renováveis no abastecimento energético uruguaio duplicou (passando de menos de 30% em 2006 para mais de 60% em 2017). Como uma iniciativa que logrou coorde…
The Government of Saint Lucia continues to take a strategic approach to the development of the energy sector and to this end, in 2010 elaborated a comprehensive national energy policy. In 2018, the country also adopted its National Energy Transition Strategy, which is intended to chart the way forward for the inclusion of RE in the electricity generation mix.
While there has been some attention given to the whole issue of renewable energy and its inclusion in the generation mix, there has not been a similar level of attention paid to the study of energy efficiency and the benefits which are wi…
The Energy Division of the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of Barbados developed a database that allows for analysis of energy efficiency indicators and the impact of policies on trends in these indicators for different sectors of the country. This data will form the baseline of the energy efficiency campaign launched by the Energy Division and evidence-based policy development. In addition, this exercise is expected to strengthen the institutional capacity to collect, collate and analyse energy efficiency data.
This report analyses the information collected for the main sectors of the …
High energy costs and fossil fuel dependency contribute to dampening Caribbean competitiveness and potential growth. In this scenario, energy efficiency has the potential to reduce energy consumption, ensure an adequate supply of energy, increase energy security, reduce negative environmental impacts and, at the global level, reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. However, it is important to have a clear understanding of macro energy sector conditions before implementing energy efficiency policies. In this study, we describe and compare energy efficiency trends in four countries in the Caribbea…
Trinidad and Tobago is heavily dependent on its oil and gas sector to support its economy and society. However, given the challenge of climate change, small economies of scale, and increased economic, social and environmental vulnerability, strategies are needed to ensure long-term sustainable development. A key aspect to be considered is the greater potential for the implementation of energy efficiency measurements, which would allow for energy security in the long term, a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and increased revenue and cost savings.
In this report, the methodology of the Ener…
En este documento se presentan cuadros regionales y nacionales con datos estadísticos del subsector hidrocarburos de los ocho países que conforman el Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana (SICA): Belice, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá y la República Dominicana.
El informe consta de cinco grupos de cuadros, todos referidos al petróleo (petróleo crudo y productos derivados) y gas natural: a) valor de las importaciones y precios; b) balances de petróleo, derivados y gas natural; c) consumo interno de hidrocarburos; d) procedencia de las importaciones y la capa…
O Escritório da CEPAL no Brasil realizou o workshop do projeto “Big Push para a Mobilidade Sustentável no Brasil” em conjunto com o Ministério da Economia, o Ministério do Desenvolvimento Regional, o Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA), com apoio da Cooperação Técnica Alemã (GIZ). O evento ocorreu no Ministério da Economia em Brasília no dia 26 de novembro de 2019.…
En este informe se plantean escenarios energéticos al año 2030 para los países del SICA, tomando 2015 como año base. Los aspectos considerados en este informe incluyen: caracterización de las matrices energéticas, potencial energético, construcción de los escenarios energéticos, herramienta de modelación y metodología, prospectiva energética, proyección de la demanda, subsectores energéticos, proyección de la oferta y proyección de emisiones de dióxido de carbono.
La construcción y evaluación de escenarios energéticos al año 2030 fue preparada por profesionales y técnicos de los ministerios y …
Con la presencia de autoridades del Ministerio de Energía y Minas de Cuba y representantes del Grupo AZCUBA y funcionarios de CEPAL se inició una jornada de capacitación sobre desarrollo de indicadores energéticos para el apoyo de proyectos de energía renovable y bioenergía financiables en el marco del proyecto ROSE de la CEPAL…
La planificación energética ha concitado cada vez mayor atención, especialmente después de la crisis del petróleo de los años setenta. Desde entonces, ha venido experimentando un significativo aumento en la mayoría de los países de la región. Sin embargo, no todos la han definido, y menos aún aplicado, de la misma forma. Comúnmente se entiende que se trata de un proceso de formulación y ejecución de políticas que han contribuido a organizar y orientar el futuro del sistema energético local, nacional, regional o incluso mundial. Este proceso generalmente ha sido llevado adelante por organizacio…
The Brazilian energy sector has reached a preeminent point in its history and has the potential to transform the livelihoods of thousands through innovative and fair energy policies. Since electric power distribution is highly centralized and strictly regulated by the State, it is critical to understand what kind of prospects exist for the diffusion of micro and mini solar photovoltaic generation in Brazil. In this study, a scenario analysis is implemented and the process of constructing the two scenarios, baseline and alternative, is described. Later, a model is presented that estimates diffu…
O processo de transição para uma matriz energética com menor conteúdo de carbono apresenta particularidades quanto ao ponto de partida, à relevância das emissões do setor energético, aos objetivos e aos instrumentos utilizados pelos países. Com exceção do caso brasileiro, os países do BRICS contam com elevada participação de fontes fósseis na matriz energética. Analisando as tendências dos vetores da transição, percebemos que esses países ainda estão atrasados na difusão de renováveis em relação aos países líderes, mas os ganhos de eficiência associados à expansão de fontes modernas foram sign…
(13 de novembro de 2019) O Escritório da CEPAL em Brasília realizou o workshop do projeto “Energy Big Push (Grande Impulso Energia) Brasil” em conjunto com o Centro de Gestão e Estudos Estratégicos (CGEE), a Empresa de Pesquisa Energética (EPE) e a Agência Internacional de Energia (IEA, na sigla em inglês). O evento ocorreu em Brasília nos dias 30 e 31 de outubro de 2019.…