Low-carbon Development: Latin American Responses to Climate Change (World Bank Latin American and Caribbean Studies) (World Bank Latin American and Caribbean Studies)

by Augusto de la Torre, Pablo Fajnzylber, and John Nash

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This book, the companion volume to 'Low Carbon, High Growth: Latin American Responses to Climate Change', examines some of the major threats posed by climate change to the region's economies, societies, and biodiversity. It describes the patterns of greenhouse gas emissions in the Latin America and Caribbean region and in specific countries, finding that the future trajectory could be increases in emissions relative to other regions. 'Low-Carbon Development' explains why it is in the region's best interest to participate actively in global efforts to reduce emissions and what type of global climate change architecture could allow the countries to...Read more
  • ISBN10 0821380540
  • ISBN13 9780821380543
  • Publish Date 6 October 2009
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint World Bank Publications
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 232
  • Language English