Title: The regional response to the greenhouse issue: Latin America and the Caribbean

Authors: Isaac Castillo

Addresses: Latin American Energy Organization, OLADE

Abstract: Increased greenhouse gas emissions in Latin America and the Caribbean is not directly linked to energy consumption, but is largely related to deforestation. Deforestation is a more immediate environmental and economic threat to the developing countries of the region than global warming. Within this context, technology can do very little, since deforestation has more to do with the application of unsustainable development models that require profound economic and social changes.

Keywords: Caribbean; energy policy; greenhouse effect; hydropower; Latin America; natural gas; regional development; renewable energy; greenhouse gases; GHG emissions; deforestation; developing countries.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.1994.063523

International Journal of Global Energy Issues, 1994 Vol.6 No.1/2, pp.28-36

Published online: 16 Jul 2014 *

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