Is Natural Gas a Good Investment for Latin America and the Caribbean? From Economic to Employment and Climate Impacts of the Power Sector

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.organizationLatin America Office
dc.contributor.otherQuiros-Tortos, Jairo
dc.contributor.otherRodríguez- Arce, Mariana
dc.contributor.otherVíctor-Gallardo, Luis Fernando
dc.contributor.otherAngulo-Paniagua, Jam
dc.contributor.otherBoodoo, Curtis
dc.contributor.otherDuncan, Valentine
dc.coverage.spatialArgentina
dc.coverage.spatialGrenada
dc.coverage.spatialPanama
dc.coverage.spatialLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-21T09:24:18Z
dc.date.available2022-10-21T09:24:18Z
dc.date.issued2022-10
dc.descriptionThis report reveals that an expansion of renewable energy in the power sector in Latin America and the Caribbean instead of continuing a fossil fuel path, including natural gas, would be by far the best choice. The region would perceive further benefits in terms of costs, jobs, and greenhouse gas emission reductions, and therefore to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.en
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dc.identifier.isbn978-92-807-3980-0
dc.identifier.otherLAC/2478/PA
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/40923
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number93 p.
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectclimate change
dc.subjectenergy
dc.subjectclimate policy
dc.subjectSustainable Development Goals
dc.subjectenergy supply
dc.subjectenergy consumption
dc.subjectelectricity generation
dc.subjectnatural gas
dc.subjectgreen economy
dc.subjectLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.subjectcase study
dc.subjectArgentina
dc.subjectGrenada
dc.subjectPanama
dc.subjectemployment
dc.subject.sdgSDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
dc.subject.sdgSDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
dc.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate Action
dc.subject.themeclimate
dc.subject.themeeconomics
dc.subject.themefinance
dc.titleIs Natural Gas a Good Investment for Latin America and the Caribbean? From Economic to Employment and Climate Impacts of the Power Sectoren
dc.typeTechnical report

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