Reducing emissions from the energy sector for a more resilient and low-carbon post-pandemic recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean

Grottera, Carolina

Documentos de proyectos e investigación

Download

Document in English (2.003Mb)

Date

2022-04-28

Abstract

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 strategies for key sectors and technologies based on policies, institutions, regulations and investments that can represent a big push for more sustainable ways to produce and consume energy and the decarbonization of the economy.

Abstract

Introduction .-- I. Overview of energy systems in Latin America and the Caribbean .-- II. Contrasting current policies scenarios with NDC-compliance scenarios in Latin American and Caribbean countries with a focus on energy .-- III. The social and economic impacts of major renewable energy deployment: multiple opportunities in LAC .-- IV. Improving the regulatory environment and public policy framework to foster non-conventional renewable energy in Latin America and the Caribbean .-- V. Harnessing the economic recovery while accelerating the energy transition in Latin America and the Caribbean .-- VI. Concluding remarks.