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Sunset or sunrise? Understanding the barriers and options for the massive deployment of solar technologies in Chile
(Elsevier, 2018)
The use of solar technologies should proliferate in Chile as half of the country has a solar irradiance (GHI) above 5 kWh/(m(2)d). Moreover, the Atacama Desert exhibits further advantageous conditions with 7 kWh/(m(2)d), ...
Research on climate change policies and rural development in latin america: scope and gaps
(MDPI AG, 2017)
Research on climate change policies can contribute to policy development by building an understanding of the barriers faced in policy processes, and by providing knowledge needed throughout policy cycles. This paper explores ...
Are energy efficiency policies for household context dependent? A comparative study of Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Uruguay
(Elsevier, 2019-06)
In the last decades, the relevance of household energy-efficiency measures has increased, not only as mitigation policy, but also as key energy policies that may improve socioeconomic development. Despite their cost-effectivity, ...
Paper promises: Peruvian frontline health workers' perspectives on mental health policies during COVID-19
(Oxford University Press, 2023)
Governments globally deployed various non-pharmacological public health measures to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic (i.e. lockdowns and suspension of transportation, amongst others); some of these measures had an influence ...
Contingent Preannounced Pricing Policies with Strategic Consumers
(Informs, 2016)
Companies in diverse industries must decide the pricing policy of their inventories over time. This decision becomes
particularly complex when customers are forward looking and may defer a purchase in the hope of future ...
Perdas não técnicas na distribuição de eletricidade: estratégias de controle e apoio à tomada de decisão
(Universidade Federal de Santa MariaBrasilEngenharia de ProduçãoUFSMPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de ProduçãoCentro de Tecnologia, 2022-11-24)
Electricity distribution in Brazil is essential to guarantee the competitiveness of the industrial,
commercial and rural sectors and provide social well-being. However, not all the electricity
injected into the distribution ...
Ambition Meets Reality: Achieving GHG Emission Reduction Targets in the Livestock Sector of Latin America
(Frontiers Media, 2020-05)
Livestock production is a very relevant source of income and agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Mexico, and Peru. Several management and technological options ...
Renewable energy sources in Latin America and the Caribbean: situation and policy proposals
(ECLAC, 2004-05-19)
The World Summit on Sustainable Development, held in Johannesburg, August 2002, responded to a new cycle of global meetings that began with the Millennium Summit. The main characteristic of this new cycle is that the focus ...
Access and desertion in universities. Financing alternativesAcceso y deserción en las universidades. Alternativas de financiamientoAcesso e desistência nas universidades. Alternativas de financiamento
(Universidad Politécnica Salesiana (Ecuador), 2018)