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Low-Carbon Development : Latin American Responses to Climate Change

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dc.contributor.authorFajnzylber, Pablo
dc.contributor.authorde la Torre, Augusto
dc.contributor.authorNash, John
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T10:04:39Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T10:04:39Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractClimate change is already a reality. This is evidenced by the acceleration of global temperature increases, the melting of ice and snow covers, and rising sea levels. Latin America and the Caribbean region (LCR) are not exempt from these trends, as illustrated by the changes in precipitation patterns that are already being reported in the region, as well as by observations of rising temperatures, the rapid melting of Andean tropical glaciers, and an increasing number of extreme weather events. The most important force behind climate change is the rising concentration of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the earth's atmosphere driven mainly by manmade emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases. Because of inertia in the climate system, the planet is likely to continue warming over the twenty-first century, and unless emissions are significantly reduced, this process could accelerate, with potentially very serious consequences for nature and mankind. There is still, however, a high degree of uncertainty regarding the specific drivers, timing, and impact of global climate change, as well as about the costs and efficacy of actions aimed at either mitigating it or dealing with its physical and economic impacts. As a result, it is very hard, at this point, to unambiguously determine economically efficient emission pathways for which the benefits of actions to mitigate climate change will exceed the costs of those actions. Despite these problems and uncertainties, there is increasing evidence suggesting that urgent action is needed in order to alter current emission trends so as to avoid reaching GHG concentration levels that could trigger large and irreversible damages. Negotiations are under way and are scheduled to be concluded in 2012 with a new agreement on a way forward. At the same time, individual countries are also considering how to respond in their own domestic policy to the challenges of climate change. LCR governments and civil society should be well informed about the potential costs and benefits of climate change and their options for decisions that will need to be made over the next decades as well as the global context in which these decisions must be taken. At the same time, the global community needs to be better informed about the unique perspective of the LCR, problems the region will face, potential contributions the region can make to combat global warming, and how to unlock the region's full potential so as to enable it to maximize its contribution while continuing to grow and reduce poverty. This report seeks to help fill both these needs.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20091027010753
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-8054-3
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-8213-8054-3
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/2679
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorld Bank Latin American and Caribbean Studies
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectAFFORESTATION
dc.subjectALLOWANCES
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE ENERGY
dc.subjectAMOUNT OF EMISSIONS
dc.subjectATMOSPHERE
dc.subjectATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATIONS
dc.subjectAUCTION
dc.subjectBIOMASS
dc.subjectCAPITAL STOCKS
dc.subjectCAPS
dc.subjectCARBON CAPTURE
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE MITIGATION
dc.subjectCARBON ECONOMY
dc.subjectCARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCARBON EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION
dc.subjectCARBON ENERGY
dc.subjectCARBON ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectCARBON FINANCE
dc.subjectCARBON INTENSITY
dc.subjectCARBON PRICE
dc.subjectCARBON PRICES
dc.subjectCARBON TAX
dc.subjectCARBON TAXES
dc.subjectCARBON TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectCATASTROPHIC DAMAGES
dc.subjectCERTIFIED EMISSION REDUCTIONS
dc.subjectCH4
dc.subjectCHANGES IN CLIMATE
dc.subjectCLEAN ENERGY
dc.subjectCLEANER ENERGY
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE ANALYSIS INDICATORS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE DAMAGES
dc.subjectCLIMATE SENSITIVITY
dc.subjectCLIMATE STABILIZATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE SYSTEM
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CHANGES
dc.subjectCO
dc.subjectCO2
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCOLORS
dc.subjectCONVERGENCE
dc.subjectCORAL REEFS
dc.subjectCOST-BENEFIT
dc.subjectCOST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
dc.subjectCUMULATIVE EMISSIONS
dc.subjectDAMAGES
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectDEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectDIESEL
dc.subjectDIFFUSION
dc.subjectDISASTER PREVENTION
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPACT
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPACTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC RECOVERY
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY COMPANY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subjectEMISSION
dc.subjectEMISSION INTENSITY
dc.subjectEMISSION LEVELS
dc.subjectEMISSION PATHWAYS
dc.subjectEMISSION PERMITS
dc.subjectEMISSION PROFILE
dc.subjectEMISSION REDUCTION
dc.subjectEMISSION REDUCTION TARGETS
dc.subjectEMISSION REDUCTIONS
dc.subjectEMISSION SCENARIOS
dc.subjectEMISSION TRAJECTORIES
dc.subjectEMISSION TRENDS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM ELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM LAND USE
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM LAND USE CHANGE
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM LAND-USE CHANGE
dc.subjectEMISSIONS REDUCTIONS
dc.subjectENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectENERGY DEMAND
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS
dc.subjectENERGY EMISSIONS
dc.subjectENERGY INTENSITY
dc.subjectENERGY MIX
dc.subjectENERGY POLICY
dc.subjectENERGY SAVINGS
dc.subjectENERGY SECURITY
dc.subjectENERGY SOURCES
dc.subjectENERGY SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectENERGY USE
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectEQUITY CONSIDERATIONS
dc.subjectEXTREME EVENTS
dc.subjectEXTREME WEATHER
dc.subjectEXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MARKETS
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectFOREST
dc.subjectFOREST CARBON
dc.subjectFOREST CONSERVATION
dc.subjectFOREST DEGRADATION
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUEL
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUEL BURNING
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUELS
dc.subjectFRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectGAS TURBINE
dc.subjectGASOLINE PRICES
dc.subjectGENERATION MIX
dc.subjectGHG
dc.subjectGHGS
dc.subjectGLACIERS
dc.subjectGLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectGLOBAL EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGLOBAL GREENHOUSE
dc.subjectGLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectGLOBAL WARMING
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE EFFECT
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS ABATEMENT
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS ABATEMENT COST
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GASES
dc.subjectHURRICANE
dc.subjectHURRICANE SEASON
dc.subjectHURRICANES
dc.subjectICE SHEETS
dc.subjectIMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIMPERFECT INFORMATION
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINSURANCE MECHANISMS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY
dc.subjectINVESTMENTS IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectLANDFILL
dc.subjectLANDFILL GAS
dc.subjectLIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
dc.subjectLNG
dc.subjectLOW-CARBON
dc.subjectLOWER COSTS
dc.subjectMAJOR HURRICANES
dc.subjectMARGINAL ABATEMENT
dc.subjectMARGINAL ABATEMENT COST
dc.subjectMARINE ECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectMARKET FAILURES
dc.subjectMETEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectMETHANE
dc.subjectMITIGATION POTENTIAL
dc.subjectMONETARY FUND
dc.subjectMONETARY INCENTIVES
dc.subjectN2O
dc.subjectNATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subjectNEGATIVE IMPACT
dc.subjectNEGATIVE IMPACTS
dc.subjectNITROUS OXIDE
dc.subjectOCEANS
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectOIL EQUIVALENT
dc.subjectOIL PRICES
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPORTFOLIO
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectPRICE VOLATILITY
dc.subjectPRIMARY ENERGY
dc.subjectPROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectPROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS
dc.subjectPROBABILITY OF OCCURRENCE
dc.subjectRADIATION
dc.subjectRAIN
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectRELATIVE PRICE
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE RESOURCES
dc.subjectSEA LEVEL RISE
dc.subjectSEA LEVELS
dc.subjectSOCIAL COST OF CARBON
dc.subjectSTORMS
dc.subjectSUBSTITUTION
dc.subjectSURFACE TEMPERATURE
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTAX RATES
dc.subjectTOTAL EMISSIONS
dc.subjectTRADE SYSTEM
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectTROPICAL CYCLONES
dc.subjectTROPICS
dc.subjectUNCERTAINTIES
dc.subjectUNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
dc.subjectUTILITIES
dc.subjectVEHICLE EMISSIONS
dc.subjectWASTE
dc.subjectWATER VAPOR
dc.subjectWEATHER INSURANCE
dc.subjectWIND
dc.subjectWIND POWER
dc.titleLow-Carbon Development : Latin American Responses to Climate Changeen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaClimate Change
okr.date.disclosure2010-04-20
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okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
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okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.geographicalCaribbean
okr.region.geographicalLatin America
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Climate Change Economics
okr.topicEnergy::Energy and Environment
okr.topicEnvironment::Environment and Energy Efficiency
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Production and Transportation
okr.unitChief Economist (LCRCE)
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