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The dynamics of industrial energy consumption in Latin America and their implications for sustainable development
(2011-12)
This article analyses the relationship between energy consumptionin industry and industrial productivity and the implications of this forsustainable development. To this end, it presents a matrix characterizingeconomies ...
How to finance sustainable development: Recovery from the effects of COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean
(ECLAC, 2022-01-27)
Global asymmetries influence policies for recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean. Nearly 30 years after the Earth Summit and the global adoption of an international development agenda, in practical terms the environmental ...
Big data and open data as sustainability tools: A working paper prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
(ECLAC, 2014-10)
The two main forces affecting economic development are the ongoing technological revolution and the challenge of sustainability. Technological change is altering patterns of production, consumption and behaviour in societies; ...
Energy Efficiency in Central America: Progress and action towards the fulfillment of the goals of the Central American sustainable energy strategy
(CEPAL, 2014)
In 2007, the governments of Central America approved the Central American Sustainable Energy Strategy 2020, with the support of CEPAL. The strategy is focused on promoting sustainable development of the regional energy ...
Compacts for Equality: Towards a Sustainable Future
(ECLAC, 2014-04)
The document which ECLAC presents on this occasion explores further the theme of equality addressed at the two previous sessions of the Commission, in Time for Equality: Closing Gaps, Opening Trails (2010, Brasilia), and ...
Energy Efficiency and Electric-Powered Mobility by River: Sustainable Solutions for Amazonia
(CEPAL, 2017-01)
Reducing non-renewable energy consumption and exploring alternatives for energy generation are priority topics of much debate around the world. The quest for affordable and non-polluting energy is one of the 17 Sustainable ...
Fiscal Panorama of Latin America and the Caribbean 2019: Tax policies for resource mobilization in the framework of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
(ECLAC, 2019-03-22)
Fiscal consolidation continued in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2018. The fiscal position in Latin America improved, reflecting cuts in primary spending, mainly through capital expenditures. Despite this adjustment, ...
A digital path for sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean
(ECLAC, 2022-11-15)
The rapid advance of digital technologies and their increasingly cross-cutting applications have driven global transformations that are affecting the entire economy and all of society. The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ...
The economics of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean: Paradoxes and challenges of sustainable development
(ECLAC, 2015-02)
The robust growth of Latin American and Caribbean economies in recent years has led to an improvement in economic and social conditions in the region. It has also had collateral negative effects, however, such as more air ...