energy latin america

Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development: A Latin American Perspective : 

Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development: A Latin American Perspective Brazilian Network of NGOs and Social Movements for the Environment and the Development Esther Neuhaus 7th GCSF, Dubai – January 2006

Global Energy Demand in 2030: 

Global Energy Demand in 2030 Two thirds of growth in global energy demand in the next 25 years will occur in developing countries In 2030: Developing countries 48% of the global demand (38% in 2002) Per capita consumption low in developing countries (compared to OECD countries) Industrialized countries focus on climate change and security of supply - Developing countries on energy supply to meet development needs

Linking access to energy to goals for poverty reduction: 

Linking access to energy to goals for poverty reduction Energy offer in Latin America highly dependent on oil and natural gas: Two thirds of global share in 2004 1.6 billion people without access to electricity in the world, 47 millions in Latin America Policy issues on energy should be linked to the Millennium Development Goals, access to affordable services and poverty eradication

Promoting regional initiatives : 

Promoting regional initiatives Latin American and Caribbean Renewable Energy Platform (WSSD): Share of 10% renewable energy for the region Principle of common but differentiated responsibilities Renewable vs. sustainable energy– Hydropower

Biofuel as an opportunity for sustainable development: 

Biofuel as an opportunity for sustainable development Potential risks: Competition for land - Devastation of primary forest - Monocrop cultivation - Loss of biodiversity - Soil infertility - Pollution of land and water resources - Increasing international trade Need for sustainable management criteria, benefits for small family and organic producers and farmers

Opportunities with Kyoto Protocol/CDM : 

Opportunities with Kyoto Protocol/CDM CDM and growth of carbon markets Sustainability criteria should be carefully observed Need for additional committments Deforestation: Cross-ministerial working groups No transfer of carbon-intense obsolete technologies to developing countries

Stop large dams and displacements: 

Stop large dams and displacements 40-80 million people physically displaced by dams worldwide (WCD) Until 1994 World Bank had financed USD$ 58 billion - 600 dam projects - 93 countries Implementation of the recommendations of the WCD Report - Access to information - Decentralized energy production and distribution mechanisms - Integrated river-basin approach - Participatory, multi-stakeholder processes

Removing obstacles to renewables in developing countries: 

Removing obstacles to renewables in developing countries Policy Recommendations for Renewable Energies, JPOI and Agenda 21, with targets and timetables Transfer of renewable energy technology Capacity-building Diversification and decentralization No to nuclear energy and waste incineration

Removing obstacles to renewables in developing countries: 

Removing obstacles to renewables in developing countries Cross-ministerial approach on energy and environment Regulatory frameworks based on participatory multi-stakeholder approach Better conversion efficiency of fossil fuel combustion - Improved end-use efficiency - Conservation and promotion of less energy intensive consumption patterns - Better land-use practices

Questions: 

Questions 1 - What precautions are necessary in the large-scale development of bioenergy, considering its potential environmental consequences? 2 - How can hydropower resources be developed in an environmental and socially acceptable manner, especially in developing countries? 3 - How can political, economic, financial, technical, regulatory and institutional obstacles to the promotion of renewable and sustainable energy sources be reduced in developing countries?