This book, the companion volume to Low Carbon, High Growth: Latin
American Responses to Climate Change, examines some of the major
threats posed by climate change to the region’s economies,
societies, and biodiversity. It describes the patterns of greenhouse
gas emissions in the Latin America and Caribbean region and in specific
countries, finding that the future trajectory could be increases in
emissions relative to other regions. Low-Carbon Development
explains why it is in the region’s best interest to participate
actively in global efforts to reduce emissions and what type of global
climate change architecture could allow the countries to make their
most effective contributions. Finally, the book lays out an agenda for
domestic policies and investments to help the countries adapt to
climate change while reducing their emissions profiles. It will be
useful to policy makers, civil society organizations, and researchers
working in climate change.
"Clearly and compellingly written, Low-Carbon
Development: Latin American Responses to Climate Change illuminates
the special challenges the developing countries of Latin America and
the Caribbean face both in adapting to and in helping mitigate
human-caused climate change. Perhaps even more helpfully, the report
makes clear the many tools this resourceful region can deploy in
addressing climate change over the coming decades. All the regions of
the world would benefit from geographically focused studies of
responses to climate change comparable to the one presented
here."
- Robert Engelman, Vice President for
Programs,
The Worldwatch Institute, Washington, DC
"Climate change mitigation and adaptation are crucial for
the region's diverse society and economy. Low-Carbon
Development raises many issues, some of which are open to
scientific and political discussion, and provides the baseline material
for such a debate, during which each society needs to make its own
choices within the framework of global cooperation to fight climate
change. The authors also highlight an often-forgotten issue, which is
the interrelation between climate change and other relevant
environmental issues, such as deforestation, water, and soil
degradation and desertification. This is important since in recent
years many mitigation proposals, if approved, could have led to even
worse consequences through social and environmental
impacts."
- Dr. Pablo O. Canziani, Director,
Interdisciplinary Team for the Study of Atmospheric Processes in Global
Change,
The Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina, Buenos Aires
"Low-Carbon Development: Latin American Responses to
Climate Change provides the first comprehensive analysis of the
effects of climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean and
sketches what could become the regional contribution to its solution.
The report endorses the adoption of differential caps on emissions,
underscoring the importance of adopting tougher standards on changes in
land use. In terms of costs, mitigation initiatives require transfers
from countries with higher incomes and emissions. The proposed actions
are worth careful consideration by governments committed to the
protection of the region's rich biodiversity, without compromising
economic growth."
- Mauricio Cardenas, Senior Fellow and
Director, Latin America Initiative,
The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
"An excellent primer on the economics of climate change from
a Latin American and Caribbean perspective—consequences, risks,
costs, and policy options—with a welcome emphasis on win-win
"no regrets" opportunities. A timely entry for anyone
concerned with development priorities in a region that, with luck and
good leadership, can capture big gains for its poor and middle-income
majorities by finding and exploiting a low-carbon growth
path."
- Nancy Birdsall, Founding President,
The Center for Global Development, Washington, DC
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Confronting the Global Challenge
2. Climate Change Impacts in Latin America and the Caribbean
3. Adapting to a Changing Climate in the Latin America and the
Caribbean Region
4. Mitigation Efforts: Moving Beyond the First Generation of Emission
Reductions
5. Latin America and the Caribbean Region's GHG Emissions
6. Climate Change Mitigation in the Latin America and the Caribbean
Region: No Regrets and Beyond
- Shipping Weight: 1.56 lbs (0.71 kgs)
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