| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 200 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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World Bank Latin American and Caribbean studies |
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World Bank Latin American and Caribbean studies.
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| Contents |
Confronting the global challenge -- Climate change impacts in Latin America and the Caribbean -- Adapting to a changing climate in the Latin America and the Caribbean region -- Mitigation efforts : moving beyond the first generation of emission reductions -- Latin Americ and the Caribbean region's GHG emissions -- Climate change mitigation in the Latin America and the Caribbean region : no regrets and beyond |
| Summary |
Governments and civil society in Latin America and the Caribbean should be well informed about the potential costs and benefits of combating climate change, their policy options over the next decades, and the global context for these policy decisions. At the same time, the global community needs to be better informed about the unique perspective of the Latin American and Caribbean region: problems the region will face, its potential contributions toward combating global warming, and how to maximize this potential while continuing to maintain growth and reduce poverty. This book, a companion vo |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Energy policy -- Latin America
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Carbon dioxide mitigation -- Latin America
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Climatic changes -- Latin America
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Pollution Control.
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Carbon dioxide mitigation
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Climatic changes
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Energy policy
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Latin America
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Torre, Augusto de la.
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Fajnzylber, Pablo.
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Nash, John, 1953-
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| ISBN |
9780821380819 |
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0821380818 |
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0821380540 |
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9780821380543 |
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9780821381236 |
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0821381237 |
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