Low-Carbon Development : Latin American Responses to Climate Change

Climate 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...

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Main Authors:	de la Torre, Augusto, Fajnzylber, Pablo, Nash, John
Format:	Publication
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	AFFORESTATION ALLOWANCES ALTERNATIVE ENERGY AMOUNT OF EMISSIONS ATMOSPHERE ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATIONS AUCTION BIOMASS CAPITAL STOCKS CAPS CARBON CAPTURE CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON DIOXIDE MITIGATION CARBON ECONOMY CARBON EMISSIONS CARBON EMISSIONS FROM DEFORESTATION CARBON ENERGY CARBON ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES CARBON FINANCE CARBON INTENSITY CARBON PRICE CARBON PRICES CARBON TAX CARBON TAXES CARBON TECHNOLOGIES CATASTROPHIC DAMAGES CERTIFIED EMISSION REDUCTIONS CH4 CHANGES IN CLIMATE CLEAN ENERGY CLEANER ENERGY CLIMATE CLIMATE ANALYSIS INDICATORS CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION CLIMATE DAMAGES CLIMATE SENSITIVITY CLIMATE STABILIZATION CLIMATE SYSTEM CLIMATIC CHANGES CO CO2 COAL COLORS CONVERGENCE CORAL REEFS COST-BENEFIT COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS CUMULATIVE EMISSIONS DAMAGES DEFORESTATION DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT DIESEL DIFFUSION DISASTER PREVENTION DROUGHT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC IMPACT ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ECONOMIC IMPACTS ECONOMIC RECOVERY ECOSYSTEM ECOSYSTEMS ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY COMPANY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY GENERATION EMISSION EMISSION INTENSITY EMISSION LEVELS EMISSION PATHWAYS EMISSION PERMITS EMISSION PROFILE EMISSION REDUCTION EMISSION REDUCTION TARGETS EMISSION REDUCTIONS EMISSION SCENARIOS EMISSION TRAJECTORIES EMISSION TRENDS EMISSIONS EMISSIONS FROM AGRICULTURE EMISSIONS FROM ELECTRICITY GENERATION EMISSIONS FROM LAND USE EMISSIONS FROM LAND USE CHANGE EMISSIONS FROM LAND-USE CHANGE EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY DEMAND ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS ENERGY EMISSIONS ENERGY INTENSITY ENERGY MIX ENERGY POLICY ENERGY SAVINGS ENERGY SECURITY ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY SUBSIDIES ENERGY USE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY EQUITY CONSIDERATIONS EXTREME EVENTS EXTREME WEATHER EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL MARKETS FLOODS FOREST FOREST CARBON FOREST CONSERVATION FOREST DEGRADATION FORESTRY FORESTS FOSSIL FUEL FOSSIL FUEL BURNING FOSSIL FUELS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE GAS TURBINE GASOLINE PRICES GENERATION MIX GHG GHGS GLACIERS GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE GLOBAL EMISSIONS GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS GLOBAL WARMING GREENHOUSE GREENHOUSE EFFECT GREENHOUSE GAS ABATEMENT GREENHOUSE GAS ABATEMENT COST GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS PER CAPITA GREENHOUSE GASES HURRICANE HURRICANE SEASON HURRICANES ICE SHEETS IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPERFECT INFORMATION INCOME INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES INSURANCE INSURANCE MECHANISMS INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY INVESTMENTS IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY IPCC LANDFILL LANDFILL GAS LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS LNG LOW-CARBON LOWER COSTS MAJOR HURRICANES MARGINAL ABATEMENT MARGINAL ABATEMENT COST MARINE ECOSYSTEMS MARKET FAILURES METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH METHANE MITIGATION POTENTIAL MONETARY FUND MONETARY INCENTIVES N2O NATURAL DISASTERS NEGATIVE IMPACT NEGATIVE IMPACTS NITROUS OXIDE OCEANS OIL OIL EQUIVALENT OIL PRICES POLICY MAKERS PORTFOLIO POWER SECTOR PRECIPITATION PRICE VOLATILITY PRIMARY ENERGY PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS PROBABILITY OF OCCURRENCE RADIATION RAIN RAINFALL RELATIVE PRICE RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE RESOURCES SEA LEVEL RISE SEA LEVELS SOCIAL COST OF CARBON STORMS SUBSTITUTION SURFACE TEMPERATURE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TAX RATES TOTAL EMISSIONS TRADE SYSTEM TRANSPORT SECTOR TROPICAL CYCLONES TROPICS UNCERTAINTIES UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES UTILITIES VEHICLE EMISSIONS WASTE WATER VAPOR WEATHER INSURANCE WIND WIND POWER
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