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Reducing emissions from the energy sector for a more resilient and low-carbon post-pandemic recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean
Economic crises are not new, but the way countries respond to and seek to build back from their effects is an ever-evolving process. In the present context, the strategies adopted by Latin American and Caribbean countries to recover from the dramatic impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic are marked by an urgent need to also address the climate crisis. This publication examines the synergies and linkages between post-COVID-19 crisis recovery approaches stemming from a sustainable energy transition in Latin America and the Caribbean. The study aims to identify recovery strategie…
Report of the twenty-ninth session of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Final assessment report. Assessment of development account project 1819 AH: regional observatory on sustainable energy for Latin America and the Caribbean region
Para lograr un desarrollo sostenible se requiere igualar para crecer y crecer para igualar: Alicia Bárcena, en la semana de América Latina y el Caribe en Francia y en el Foro OCDE
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CEPAL, Alicia Bárcena, llamó a igualar para crecer y crecer para igualar con el fin de avanzar hacia un nuevo estilo de desarrollo más inclusivo y sostenible, y a la construcción de renovados pactos sociales que permitan cambiar los actuales patrones de crecimiento y producción, y combatir las crecientes desigualdades en la región, durante varios eventos de alto nivel dedicados a América Latina y el Caribe que se realizan esta semana en París. La alta funcionaria de las Naciones Unidas se encuentra en Francia para participar en el 10⁰ Foro Económico Internacional …
Anuario Estadístico de América Latina y el Caribe 2006 = Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2006
En la presente edición del Anuario estadístico de América Latina y el Caribe 2006 se mantienen los cambios de contenido y de diseño introducidos en el año 2005. El propósito es responder a las nuevas exigencias de los investigadores que analizan la situación económica y social de la región e incorporar los avances tecnológicos que modifi can la difusión y el uso de la información estadística. El Anuario cuenta con cuatro capítulos. En el primer capítulo se presentan los indicadores demográfi cos y sociales, que refl ejan el esfuerzo especial realizado para incluir la dimensión de género en la…
Anuario Estadístico de América Latina y el Caribe 2003 = Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2003
La edición 2003 del Anuario estadístico de América Latina y el Caribe contiene una selección actualizada a comienzos de diciembre de las principales series estadísticas disponibles sobre la evolución económica y social de los países de la región. Representa un sistemático esfuerzo de la División de Estadística y Proyecciones de la CEPAL, orientado a homogeneizar las cifras y a hacerlas internacionalmente comparables. La primera parte comprende indicadores socioeconómicos derivados (tasas de crecimiento, proporciones o coeficientes), que representan una visión resumida de cada área de interés y…
Anuario Estadístico de América Latina y el Caribe 2013 = Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2013
En el Anuario Estadístico de América Latina y el Caribe de la CEPAL se presenta un conjunto de estadísticas básicas que caracterizan la situación económica, sociodemográfica y ambiental de la región referidas a un período en particular. Esta información es parte del conjunto de estadísticas disponibles en CEPALSTAT, el portal de bases de datos y publicaciones estadísticas de la CEPAL. La presente edición del Anuario contiene datos que se encontraban disponibles hasta mediados de diciembre de 2013. Como novedad se han incluido perfiles regionales a modo de resumen para cada una de las áreas, a …
Science, technology and innovation for sustainable development: Lessons from the Caribbean’s energy transition
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…
Performance indicators associated with low-carbon energy technologies in Brazil: Evidence for an energy big push
Today, Brazil and many countries around the world are seeking to stimulate economic recovery and improve people’s quality of life. In this context, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) of the United Nations has been developing the Big Push for Sustainability, a renewed approach to support the efforts of the countries of the region to design more sustainable development models, by coordinating policies to promote investments that will transform existing models. The ECLAC office in Brasilia and the Center for Strategic Studies and Management (CGEE), in conjunction …
Training manual: innovative fiscal and regulatory incentives for energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives
This course will be designed for the officers within government departments who have responsibilty for guiding the country’s energy policy and energy management framework. Other stakeholders also will include private sector representatives who have interest in providing energy efficiency equipment and renewable energy solutions to the market towards advancing improvements in both energy efficiency and meeting renewable energy targets. The course will provide insight into all aspects of energy management with specific emphasis on energy efficiency as well as renewable energy. Emphasis will be p…
Overview of energy innovation investments in Brazil: data for an energy big push
Today, Brazil and many countries around the world are seeking to stimulate economic recovery and improve people’s quality of life. In this context, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) of the United Nations has been developing the Big Push for Sustainability, a renewed approach to support the efforts of the countries of the region to design more sustainable development models, by coordinating policies to promote investments that will transform existing models. The ECLAC office in Brasilia and the Center for Strategic Studies and Management (CGEE), in conjunction …
Implications for the use of biofuels with special reference to the Caribbean
Energy efficiency potential in Jamaica: challenges, opportunities and strategies for implementation
The Barbados Programme of Action (BPoA) for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) identifies energy management as a critical issue in achieving sustainability. Like many of the small islands states, Jamaica is economically vulnerable to external factors such as fluctuations in energy prices, a consequence of an over dependence on imported oil. Securing supplies of affordable and reliable energy is an essential element of economic and social development. In Jamaica however, energy systems and energy use are inefficient and expensive and add to national economic vulnerability.Jamaica is endowed …
Why is the Debate on Commodities so Crucial for Latin America?
ECLAC presents cases of transformative investments for a sustainable economy in Brazil
On May 26th, the ECLAC office in Brasilia, together with the Brazilian Global Compact Network, held a webinar about the Big Push for Sustainability , in which more than 60 case studies of investments for sustainable development in Brazil were presented.…
HLPF Side Event: Global Energy Interconnectivity and Transition for SDGs
Good afternoon. Dear colleagues of the Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization (GEIDCO). Dear Executive Secretaries of the UN regional commissions. Ministers and distinguished guests. It is my pleasure to be with you in this event and this panel on innovation and impetus on global energy interconnectivity. I must begin by congratulating China for the Global Energy Interconnection (GEI) initiative and GEIDCO for your leadership in promoting this initiative, creating strong partnerships with all the co-organizing organizations of this event, and many othe…
Foro de Desarrollo Sostenible en América Latina y el Caribe: ejemplo de multilateralismo en acción
El Foro de los Países de América Latina y el Caribe sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible es ejemplo de multilateralismo en acción y de la capacidad de convenir voluntades, buscar acuerdos y alianzas, y avanzar en agendas comunes de cooperación, coincidieron hoy representantes de países de la región, de agencias de las Naciones Unidas y organismos regionales, multilaterales y de la sociedad civil presentes en la octava reunión de la plataforma, que finalizó este viernes 4 de abril en la sede principal de la CEPAL en Santiago de Chile. A cinco años de que se cumpla el plazo de la Agenda 2030, los…