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This paper models an energy tax reform process out of a status quo and towards environmentally related excises … increases in widespread energy inputs triggered by the reform exercise. The tax reform has a positive distributive impact in …
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This discussion paper presents a survey of the changes in Latin America's energy consumption over the last 30 years … in the Latin American energy sector, as both consumer and financier. Natural gas consumption has also grown in recent … years, and the discovery of large non-conventional gas reserves will also alter the energy landscape. Overall, the paper …
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This paper examines the potential for shale gas in Latin America, and the technical and institutional obstacles to the industry's development. The first part of the paper analyzes the characteristics of the shale gas revolution that developed in the U.S. and highlights its precarious nature, the...
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summarizes energy resources production and use in the LAC region, including associated environmental impacts. Section 3 discusses … the energy outlook for the medium term in the region, highlighting the critical role of natural gas as a bridge to the new … energies of the future, the roles of energy efficiency, renewables and hydropower. Section 4 provides a brief description of …
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El principal objetivo de la Estrategia del sector energía (GN-1969-4) es guiar los esfuerzos del Banco en su apoyo a los procesos de reestructuración y reforma del sector energético en los países prestatarios de tal suerte que estos sectores puedan desarrollarse en una forma económica,...
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This evaluation conducts an ex post review of the mitigation measures in the Samalayuca II and Monterrey III thermal power generation projects in Mexico. In general, it can be concluded that both thermoelectric power plants took into account most of the environmental impacts and mitigation...
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Este informe anual sobre el medio ambiente y los recursos naturales examina las acciones del Banco durante 1999. Durante dicho año, las actividades ambientales y de recursos naturales del Banco se concentraron en tres áreas de acción prioritaria: 1) la identificación y puesta en marcha de...
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rapidly increase its energy supply, even if major improvements in energy efficiency are attained. The region is characterized … by a low-carbon power matrix and a potential to produce over 78 PWh from non-traditional renewable energy technologies … energy. Additional (societal) benefits of employing renewables are considerable but typically left out of cost comparisons. A …
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This review evaluates IDB's performance applying environmental safeguards to the energy sector (infrastructure), as …
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energy sector in the borrowing countries so that these sectors can develop in a way that is economically, financially … the region. 2) The strategy seeks to provide comprehensive support for the development of new energy markets emerging as a … result of the reforms. 3) The strategy is based on an overall approach to energy problems that addresses supply and demand. 4 …
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