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dc.titleClimate Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean: Success Stories and Challenges in the Fight against Climate Change
dc.contributor.authorCárdenas, Mauricio
dc.contributor.authorBonilla, Juan Pablo
dc.contributor.authorBrusa, Federico
dc.contributor.editorFunaro, Rita
dc.contributor.orgunitClimate Change and Sustainable Development Sector
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2021-05-01T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2021-05-01T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis work is aimed at nontraditional climate policy actors such as the finance and planning ministries of Latin America and the Caribbean. The objective is to provide a glimpse into the existing, limited, regional examples of how effective climate policy may be achieved while also contributing to sustainable economic and social development. The objectives of this work are multiple: (i) identify regional, tested, growth-spurring policy options that also contribute to sustainable development; (ii) present public and private financial solutions that may enable a just transition; (iii) offer considerations on regionally relevant green recovery packages; (iv) frame these elements within the existing regional political economya necessary condition for effective implementation; and (v) identify existing knowledge gaps while suggesting research avenues to further support the adoption of relevant measures. The Latin American and Caribbean region is highly vulnerable to climate change. Historically, the region has adopted an “adaptation first” posture. The regions early adoption and implementation of the Paris Agreements Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) framework also led to some ambitious decarbonization plans, as well as to considerable advances in the energy and transportation sectors. As countries submit the second iteration of their NDCs, some coordinated whole-of-government approaches emerge. Notwithstanding some positive signs, plenty remains to be done in sectors such as agriculture. From an implementation perspective, the challenge remains the same: to transform ambitious objectives into measurable results.
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dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003239
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Climate-policies-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Politicas-climaticas-en-America-Latina-y-el-Caribe-casos-exitosos-y-desafios-en-la-lucha-contra-el-cambio-climatico.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectClimate Policy
dc.subjectDecarbonization
dc.subjectGreenhouse Gas Emission
dc.subjectGreen Bond
dc.subjectGreen Finance
dc.subjectClimate Change Mitigation
dc.subjectClimate Finance
dc.subjectSustainable Development
dc.subjectGlobal Warming Politics
dc.subjectNationally Determined Contribution
dc.subjectParis Agreement
dc.subjectRenewable Energy
dc.subject.jelcodeQ01 - Sustainable Development
dc.subject.jelcodeO13 - Agriculture • Natural Resources • Energy • Environment • Other Primary Products
dc.subject.jelcodeO54 - Latin America • Caribbean
dc.subject.jelcodeQ58 - Government Policy
dc.subject.jelcodeQ56 - Environment and Development • Environment and Trade • Sustainability • Environmental Accounts and Accounting • Environmental Equity • Population Growth
dc.subject.jelcodeO18 - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis • Housing • Infrastructure
dc.subject.jelcodeO23 - Fiscal and Monetary Policy in Development
dc.subject.jelcodeO20 - Development Planning and Policy: General
dc.subject.jelcodeO16 - Financial Markets • Saving and Capital Investment • Corporate Finance and Governance
dc.subject.jelcodeO10 - Economic Development: General
dc.subject.jelcodeO38 - Government Policy
dc.subject.jelcodeO19 - International Linkages to Development • Role of International Organizations
dc.subject.jelcodeQ28 - Government Policy
dc.subject.jelcodeQ50 - Environmental Economics: General
dc.subject.keywordsLatin America;climate change;climate policy;sustainable development;decarbonization;sustainable recovery;Climate Crisis;Fiscal Instruments;Green Recovery
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-MG-00929
idb.operationRG-T3482
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