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Latin American Economic Outlook 2022: Towards a Green and Just Transition
A 2022 edition of the Latin American Economic Outlook which explores options for the region to recast its production models, transform its energy matrix and create better jobs in the process. It argues that, for this transition to be just, stronger social protection systems and open dialogue must help build new, sustainable social contracts. In support of this ambitious agenda, the report presents an array of financing options, including green finance, and advocates for renewed international partnerships. [Originally posted at https://repositorio.cepal.org/handle/11362/48415]
Fiscal Impact Estimates of a Net-Zero Emissions Transition for Major Hydrocarbon Producers in Latin America and the Caribbean
A 2022 paper which examines the fiscal impacts of an net-zero emissions transition on major hydrocarbon producers in Latin America and the Caribbean and outlines next steps for countries to prepare for green, 'just transitions'. [Originally posted at https://www.bu.edu/gdp/files/2022/04/TF-WP-004-FIN.pdf]
Getting to Net-Zero Emissions: Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean
A 2019 report which shows the essential role played by long-term strategies in terms of identifying and planning the deployment of the infrastructure and policy packages necessary to ensure a 'just transition' towards a net-zero emission economy. [Originally posted at https://publications.iadb.org/en/getting-net-zero-emissions-lessons-latin-america-and-caribbean]
Green Fiscal Reform for a Just Energy Transition in Latin America
A 2018 outlook article which provides an overview of the major challenges for the successful implementation of green fiscal reforms and discusses how they could be overcome. [Originally posted at http://www.economics-ejournal.org/economics/journalarticles/2019-17]
The Waters Ahead for Latin America: Challenges and Opportunities for Social-Ecological Transformation
A set of articles examining the structural changes that must be prioritized in Latin America if the region is to substantially adjust its current unsustainable development patterns, along with industrialized nations and so many other countries in the Global South. Published by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung.

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Covid-19 and a Just Transition in India's Coal Mining Sector The COVID 19 pandemic hit India hard in early 2020, with negative GDP growth and a surge in unemployment. In the energy sector, coal fired power generation was already under pressure from overcapacity, low electricity demand growth, and increasingly competitive renewables.
Considerations for a Just and Equitable Energy Transition As the energy transition accelerates, it is our responsibility, it is our opportunity, to ensure that in addition to contributing to a healthy planet by replacing fossil fuels with clean energy sources, this is accomplished in a just and equitable manner providing prosperity for all.

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