03213nam 2200649Ia 450 991082702390332120230721005800.01-282-33505-797866123350510-8213-8081-810.1596/978-0-8213-8054-3(CKB)2550000000005683(EBL)476227(OCoLC)550676405(SSID)ssj0000333533(PQKBManifestationID)12064019(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000333533(PQKBWorkID)10357691(PQKB)10580513(MiAaPQ)EBC476227(Au-PeEL)EBL476227(CaPaEBR)ebr10347287(CaONFJC)MIL233505(EXLCZ)99255000000000568320090903d2009 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLow-carbon development[electronic resource] Latin American responses to climate change /Augusto de la Torre, Pablo Fajnzylber, and John Nash, editorsWashington, D.C. World Bankc20091 online resource (220 p.)World Bank Latin American and Caribbean studiesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8213-8054-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Confronting the Global Challenge; Figures; Maps; Tables; 2. Climate Change Impacts in Latin America and the Caribbean; 3. Adapting to a Changing Climate in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region; Boxes; 4. Mitigation Efforts: Moving Beyond the First Generation of Emission Reductions; 5. Latin America and the Caribbean Region's GHG Emissions; 6. Climate Change Mitigation in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region: No Regrets and Beyond; Appendix: Authors of Background Papers; Bibliography; IndexGovernments and civil society in Latin America and the Caribbean should be well informed about the potential costs and benefits of combating climate change, their policy options over the next decades, and the global context for these policy decisions. At the same time, the global community needs to be better informed about the unique perspective of the Latin American and Caribbean region: problems the region will face, its potential contributions toward combating global warming, and how to maximize this potential while continuing to maintain growth and reduce poverty. This book, a companion voWorld Bank Latin American and Caribbean studies.Energy policyLatin AmericaCarbon dioxide mitigationLatin AmericaClimatic changesLatin AmericaEnergy policyCarbon dioxide mitigationClimatic changes363.738/746098Torre Augusto de la126302Fajnzylber Pablo1610214Nash John1953-1610215MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827023903321Low-carbon development3994857UNINA