This paper examines if recent sharp declines in the price of oil and other fossil fuels will discourage private investment in renewable energy, which is key for climate change mitigation. The increase in private renewables investment in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region have been driven by sharp declines in costs alongside supportive policies. The sharp fall in the price of oil and other fossil fuels since 2014 risks disrupting continued private investment in renewables if they becomes insufficiently profitable. The decline in oil and other fossil fuel prices presents an opportu…
This paper examines the key elements of a framework for Caribbean growth and development over the medium-term. The paper notes that while the Caribbean has made major adjustments in a challenging global environment, marked by slower demand, it needs to pursue a new sustainable development framework that integrates economic, social and environmental issues in a seamless way.…
Uruguay lags comparatively with regard to the inclusion of environmental considerations in policy instruments, according to the study Green Taxes: Viability and Possible Impacts in Uruguay (Spanish only), which was prepared by the Montevideo Office of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Nevertheless, the document warns about the use of instruments or mechanisms that, if the environmental criteria are not specified, have direct consequences on the environment, such as in the case of taxing fossil fuels. The report reviews international environmental scholarship …
Uruguay presenta un relativo retraso en la inclusión de las consideraciones ambientales dentro de los instrumentos de política, según plantea el estudio Impuestos verdes: Viabilidad y posibles impactos en el Uruguay preparado por la Oficina de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Montevideo. No obstante, se observa en el país la aplicación de instrumentos o mecanismos que, sin explicitar criterios ambientales, tienen consecuencias directas sobre el ambiente, como es el caso de la tributación sobre los combustibles fósiles, indica el texto. El informe hace una revisi…
O Uruguai apresenta um relativo atraso na inclusão das considerações ambientais dentro dos instrumentos de política, segundo afirma o estudo Impostos verdes: Viabilidade e possíveis impactos no Uruguai, preparado pelo Escritório da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) em Montevidéu. Não obstante, observa-se no país a aplicação de instrumentos ou mecanismos que, sem explicitar critérios ambientais, têm consequências diretas sobre o meio ambiente, como é o caso da tributação sobre os combustíveis fósseis, indica o texto. O relatório faz uma revisão da literatura ambiental …
This paper will contend that the post-2015 development agenda presents a major opportunity for Caribbean countries to reverse decades of lagging economic performance and make the transition to balanced, holistic, and people-centred growth and development. The MDGs, while valuable in promoting gains in poverty reduction, health, education, nutrition, and maternal well-being were not tailored to the growth and development needs of the region. This can now be changed by a post-2015 development agenda which goes beyond improving the welfare of citizens by meeting basic needs and enhancing access t…
El objetivo de este trabajo es brindar elementos de información para determinar la factibilidad y beneficios de la implementación de impuestos verdes en Uruguay. Primeramente, de acuerdo a los estudios ambientales disponibles, se identifican los principales problemas ambientales en Uruguay. Sobre la base de la experiencia internacional y tomando como punto de partida la estructura impositiva actual, se analizan y determinan las actividades económicas (de consumo o productivas) pasibles de ser gravadas con impuestos ambientales. Se identifican los sectores de actividad y la actividad gravable, …
En este documento se examina la pertinencia y oportunidad de las Reformas Fiscales Ambientales (RFA) para tres servicios públicos en cinco países de la región (Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, México y Uruguay). Se discute el significado de la RFA en la oferta y uso de esos servicios y se muestra que existen prioridades comunes y específicas de cada país, dependiendo de cómo son producidos, “comercializados” y utilizados, lo que a su vez se relaciona con las estructuras sociales y productivas, las políticas públicas, y la conformación y dinámica de los mercados relevantes. Luego de caracterizar la…