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dc.titleLong-Term Strategies for Decarbonization in Latin America: Learnings from Actor-Based Insights into the Drafting Process
dc.contributor.authorCalfucoy, Paulina
dc.contributor.authorTorres Gunfaus, Marta
dc.contributor.authorFazekas, Andreas
dc.contributor.authorVogt-Schilb, Adrien
dc.contributor.orgunitClimate Change Solutions Division
dc.date.available2022-07-19T00:07:00
dc.date.issue2022-07-19T00:07:00
dc.description.abstractLong-term Strategies for Decarbonization, termed long-term low emissions and development strategies (LT-LEDS) by the UNFCCC, and sometimes referred to as LTS, can influence the transition to a resilient and decarbonized economy. LT-LEDS additionally make it possible to identify investments and regulatory changes needed to enable the deployment of new technologies and to identify measures which facilitate a just transition. This study seeks to improve the understanding of the value that LT-LEDS can bring to climate policy and action at the national level, based on the perspective of local actors who have participated in their design. The study explores the process of formulating LT-LEDS in Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Peru. It combines three distinct methodologies, namely content analysis, literature review and semi- structured interviews with actors who participated in the LT-LEDS design processes. We identify common aspects among these processes, as well as weaknesses and difficulties, and provide recommendations for formulating and updating LT-LEDS. Stakeholders expressed their appreciation for many of the attributes of LT-LEDS, for instance using simulations to demonstrate how long-term goals can be achieved, and the possibility of using LT-LEDS to assess and inform Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). However, LT-LEDS are sometimes perceived as instruments primarily designed to fulfill external requirements but disconnected from national development priorities (and from the need to improve resilience). In addition, LT- LEDS are not yet fully equipped to mobilize the private sector. The findings of this study can be taken into consideration to improve LT-LEDS drafting processes.
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dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004357
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Long-Term-Strategies-for-Decarbonization-in-Latin-America-Learnings-from-Actor-Based-Insights-into-the-Drafting-Process.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Estrategias-climaticas-de-largo-plazo-en-America-Latina-que-podemos-aprender-desde-la-voz-de-los-actores-que-han-participado-en-su-formulacion.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectEnvironment and Natural Resource
dc.subjectDecarbonization
dc.subjectMinistries
dc.subjectMitigation Strategy
dc.subjectNationally Determined Contribution
dc.subjectClimate Policy
dc.subjectGovernance
dc.subject.jelcodeQ54 - Climate • Natural Disasters and Their Management • Global Warming
dc.subject.jelcodeQ56 - Environment and Development • Environment and Trade • Sustainability • Environmental Accounts and Accounting • Environmental Equity • Population Growth
dc.subject.jelcodeD78 - Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation
dc.subject.jelcodeQ58 - Government Policy
dc.subject.keywordsClimate Strategies;Climate Governance;Paris Agreement
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-WP-01361
idb.operationRG-T3575
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