Public-private partnerships in renewable energy in Latin America and the Caribbean

The versatility of electricity, which can be transformed into heat, light or mechanical movement, makes it a very valuable form of energy. It can be used to light a home, cook food or move machinery in productive processes. Access to electricity is thus crucial for human and economic development. In the 1980s and 1990s, Latin America and the Caribbean substantially reformed the electricity sector. During this process, most of the countries in the region privatized all or part of the sector, which historically had been in the hands of the state. Thus, private companies largely took charge of el…

Climate change and reduction of CO2 emissions: the role of developing countries in carbon trade markets

The Kyoto Protocol provides a framework for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from industrialized nations. These reduction targets will have economic impacts that will affect not only those industrialized countries but also other developing countries around the world. In this context, the following document analyzes the economic implications of the reduction of carbon emissions from industrialized countries (Annex I countries under the Kyoto Protocol) and the participation of developing countries, including those in Latin America, under different carbon trading scenarios. The document …

CEPAL participa en Diálogo Regional: "Perspectivas para el Desarrollo Sostenible con inclusión social en América Latina"

La Comisión participó en la Mesa de diálogo I sobre Desafíos para la Gestión Pública: desafíos ambientales para los procesos de planificación y gestión pública de las estrategias de desarrollo sostenible, en el Foro de Diálogo Político, organizado por la Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible de la Nación de Argentina.…

Trabajos sobre Cambio Climático seleccionados de la Convocatoria abierta del Programa EUROCLIMA

La CEPAL, en el marco del componente socioeconómico del programa EUROCLIMA, seleccionó algunos estudios entre los diversos trabajos que se presentaron como respuesta al primer y segundo Call For Paper que se publicó en 2012 y 2013 respectivamente.…

President of Ireland Called for a Harmonization of Investment and Sustainable Development

See photo gallery (5 October 2012) Today, President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, visited the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, where he called for investment and sustainable development to be based on solid principles and to respect the well-being and environmental rights of local communities. As part of his tour of Chile, Brazil and Argentina, the leader took part in the Seminar on "Investment for economic growth, social inclusion and environmental sustainability" , organized by the European Union (EU), the Government of…

Presidente de Irlanda llamó a compatibilizar inversiones y desarrollo sostenible

Ver galería de fotos (5 de octubre, 2012) El Presidente de Irlanda, Michael D. Higgins, realizó hoy una visita a la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile, en donde hizo un llamado para que las inversiones y el desarrollo sostenible estén basados en sólidos principios y respeten el bienestar y los derechos medioambientales de las comunidades locales. En el marco de su gira por Chile, Brasil y Argentina, el mandatario intervino en el Seminario sobre inversiones para el crecimiento económico, la inclusión social y la sostenibilidad ambienta…

Report of the Expert Group Meeting to develop an action plan for sustainable statistical capacity development in the Caribbean

RIO +20 and the way forward for the Caribbean: Delivering "The Future We Want"

Visita del Primer Ministro de la República Popular China, Wen Jiabao