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24 September 2021 | Op-ed

Scale up carbon dioxide removal to achieve climate targets, urge United Nations regional leaders
In a joint statement, the Executive Secretaries of the United Nations Regional Commissions have called for enhanced regional cooperation to develop nature-based and technological solutions for capturing CO2 emissions from the atmosphere and ensuring its long-term storage.
7 July 2020 | Infographic

The climate emergency in Latin America and the Caribbean
The path ahead – resignation or action?
Portada del documento.
17 June 2019 | News

New Document by ECLAC Analyzes the Values of the Social Cost of Carbon for the Development of Public Policies on Climate Change in the Region
The social cost of carbon identifies the economic cost that an additional tonne of CO2 being emitted into the atmosphere entails for economic activities, social well-being and ecosystems.
1 August 2018 | Press Release

Experts Stress the Urgency of Decarbonizing Economies to Stem the Ecological Debt and Concretize the Environmental Big Push
ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, inaugurated the First Peer-to-Peer Dialogue of Euroclima+ Countries.
Foto del seminario
18 de July de 2018 | News

Expertos llaman a aprovechar oportunidades que el comercio internacional presenta para lograr un desarrollo sostenible en la región
Especialistas reunidos en un seminario en la CEPAL analizan cómo el intercambio comercial puede contribuir al cumplimiento de los objetivos de la Agenda 2030 en América Latina y el Caribe.
Photo of the presiding officers of the meeting
15 December 2015 | News

Experts Highlight Contribution of International Trade to Fight Climate Change and for Sustainable Development
Days after the end of the COP 21, experts gathered at ECLAC underscored the agreements of the Paris meeting and its challenges.
14 de December de 2015 | Speech

Inauguración del VII Seminario internacional CEPAL sobre la huella ambiental. Estándares ambientales en el comercio internacional.
Palabras inaugurales de Antonio Prado, Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto de la CEPAL.
11 December 2014 | News

Measuring and Reducing Carbon Footprints Would Allow Companies to Improve Their Insertion in Global Trade
During a side event of the COP 20 being held in Lima, ECLAC stated that there is a great deal of room for a positive business agenda in the face of climate change.
11 December 2014 | Infographic

Carbon Footprint and International Trade of Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean is already suffering the effects of global warming. To make a product, export it, consume it and manage (or not) its waste generates greenhouse gases (GHG) that are measured by the so-called “carbon footprint.” Reducing this footprint can be an opportunity to make the region’s exports more competitive, especially food exports.
Foto del sol y termómetro midiendo la temperatura
4 December 2014 | Announcement

ECLAC Will Present Its Vision on Climate Change Challenges in the Region at the COP20 in Lima
The regional United Nations organization will present two reports and participate in numerous side events during the meeting which will be held in Lima, Peru, until December 12.
climate change
1 September 2014 | News

ECLAC Research Contributes to Knowledge on Climate Change in the Region
For more than a decade the organization has been studying this phenomenon’s effects in Latin American and Caribbean countries, with special emphasis on the economic dimension.
Photo of logging in a forest
2 July 2013 | News

Carbon Footprint - Source of Competitive Opportunities for Latin America and the Caribbean
Since 2012, ECLAC has been implementing a project in 14 of the region’s countries that seeks to improve the capacity of the food-export sectors in Latin America and the Caribbean.
11 de October de 2012 | Speech

Inauguración del IV Seminario Internacional CEPAL sobre la Huella de Carbono "Huella ambiental en las exportaciones de alimentos de América Latina: normativa internacional y prácticas empresariales"
Por Antonio Prado, Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto de la CEPAL
6 September 2010 | Press Release

Carbon Footprint Poses Challenges to Productive Structure of Developing Countries
International experts analyze the impact of measuring greenhouse gas emissions on global trade.
1 September 2010 | Press Release

Experts will Analyze the Impact of the Carbon Footprint on International Trade
The trend towards restricting contaminating production processes may affect the competitiveness of exports.