Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) is important in advancing sustainable development across the globe. One approach available to countries to promote their sustainable development agendas is the advancement of STI to support the adoption of renewable energy technologies. The continued reliance on fossil fuels in the Caribbean is one of the factors hindering the rate at which countries within the subregion are developing. Taking this into account, this study assesses whether the advancement of STI is driving the energy transition in the Caribbean subregion and draws lessons on how STI can…
In Caribbean small island developing States (SIDS), electrical power outages are frequent in the aftermath of major weather events. While local service disruptions often last a few days after these events, nationwide power grid failures lasting several weeks, or months have resulted in enormous social and economic impacts. In 2017, Hurricane Maria left 90 per cent of the population of Dominica without access to electricity for over four months (Commonwealth of Dominica, 2020) and caused a systemwide collapse of Puerto Rico's power grid that took 11 months to be entirely restored (Campbell…
Las tres crisis del sistema internacional se expresan en tres brechas desde la perspectiva de la periferia latinoamericana y caribeña: la brecha del bajo crecimiento, la brecha de la desigualdad y la brecha de la destrucción del ambiente, en economías que dependen de las exportaciones de recursos naturales para sostener el crecimiento.
En este documento se utiliza el concepto de “límites planetarios” para analizar la brecha ambiental en Chile. Estos se definen a partir de parámetros que circunscriben un área dentro de la cual los procesos biofísicos se mantienen en condiciones relativamente es…
The use of environmental, social and governance (ESG) instruments by debt issuers from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) in international markets has grown very rapidly in the last two years. In particular, in 2021 there was an exponential growth in the international issuance of sustainability-linked bonds (SLB) by companies in the region, according to a new Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) report published by the Commission’s Office in Washington DC.
LAC ESG International Bond Issuance by Type of Instruments
(US$ Million)
Source: authors’ elaboration…
El uso de instrumentos ambientales, sociales y de gobernanza (ASG) en los mercados internacionales por parte de los emisores de deuda de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) ha crecido muy rápidamente en los últimos dos años. En particular, en 2021 hubo un crecimiento exponencial en la emisión internacional de bonos vinculados a la sostenibilidad (SLB por sus siglas en inglés) de parte de las empresas de la región, según un nuevo documento de proyecto de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) preparado por su Oficina en Washington DC en conjunto con la División de Desarrollo…
O uso de instrumentos ambientais, sociais e de governança (ASG) nos mercados internacionais por parte dos emissores de dívida da América Latina e do Caribe (ALC) cresceu muito rapidamente nos últimos dois anos. Particularmente, em 2021 houve um crescimento exponencial na emissão internacional de títulos vinculados à sustentabilidade (SLB) por empresas da região, segundo um novo documento de projeto da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) preparado por seu Escritório em Washington, DC em conjunto com a Divisão de Desenvolvimento Produtivo e Empresarial.
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In the Caribbean, high water demand, changes in land use, climate variabilities impacts, deforestation, soil erosion, pollution, inadequate wastewater treatment, and the overexploitation of water sources1, impact on the quantity and quality of available freshwater resources. The management of freshwater resources through an integrated approach is internationally recognised as a best practice for supporting the sustainability of this finite resource.
The recent United Nations - 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development report noted the low to medium-low levels of implementation of the integrated …
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