This FAL Bulletin continues the Reflections on Disruptive Technologies in Transport that ECLAC has been publishing through this medium. This edition analyses the advantages and challenges of autonomous-vehicle introduction in freight logistics and the opportunity that this represents for reducing polluting emissions associated with transport.
The document also highlights the particular challenges for Latin America, where there are still significant gaps in road and digital infrastructure, in addition to a fleet of cargo vehicles more than 15 years old, which complicates new-technology regulato…
El presente Boletín FAL se inscribe dentro del tema de las reflexiones sobre tecnologías disruptivas en el transporte que la CEPAL suele realizar en estas entregas. Esta edición analiza las ventajas y desafíos que representa la introducción de los vehículos autónomos en la logística de carga, y la oportunidad que esto representa para reducir las emisiones contaminantes asociadas al transporte.
El documento pone también de manifiesto, los desafíos particulares para América Latina donde aún persisten importantes brechas de infraestructura vial y digital, además de un parque automotor de vehículo…
Representatives from the governments of the 33 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, from 20 United Nations agencies, funds and programs, intergovernmental organizations, financial institutions in the region, and the academic and private sectors reaffirmed today their commitment to implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to confronting the difficulties arising from the crisis unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic with the aim of building forward better, at the conclusion of the fourth meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustaina…
Representantes de los gobiernos de los 33 países de América Latina y el Caribe, de 20 agencias, fondos y programas de las Naciones Unidas, organismos intergubernamentales, instituciones financieras de la región, sector académico y privado, refrendaron hoy su compromiso con la implementación de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible y enfrentar las dificultades que ha impuesto la crisis desatada por la pandemia del COVID-19 con el propósito de avanzar hacia un futuro mejor, al término de la Cuarta reunión del Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible …
Ao final da Quarta reunião do Fórum dos Países da América Latina e do Caribe sobre o Desenvolvimento Sustentável 2021, representantes dos governos dos 33 países da América Latina e do Caribe, de 20 agências, fundos e programas das Nações Unidas, organizações intergovernamentais, instituições financeiras da região, setores acadêmico e privado endossaram hoje seu compromisso com a implementação da Agenda 2030 para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável e enfrentar as dificuldades impostas pela crise desencadeada pela pandemia da COVID-19 com o propósito de avançar em direção a um futuro melhor.
A reunião…
FAL Bulletin 373 published in January 2020, documented the first results of a rapid assessment methodology for calculating CO2 emissions generated by the maritime transport of the region’s exports.
Continuing on from that earlier research, this study aims to apply that methodology to imports by the countries that were examined in the previous publication. Similarly, in consideration of the comments received on that edition, some methodological adjustments were made and the sample was increased; thus, a revision of the export calculations is included, which now cover 82% of total Latin American…
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