Abstract
While most Latin American (LA) countries are currently undertaking efforts to meet energy transition goals, existing regional cooperation schemes are being scarcely employed by countries in order to work collectively. This paper discusses the possibilities that regional cooperation and integration schemes offer to LA countries to jointly face material challenges like financial barriers and costs, investment articulation, building interconnection networks and infrastructure, managing price distortion and taxation, and increasing skilled workforce and access to technology. Regarding political obstacles, the paper also assesses the suitability of existing regionalist projects for agreeing inclusive definitions of energy transition and sustainable energies, fostering energy security and providing legal frameworks for producing and trading sustainable energies such as solar and wind power.
Presenters
German PrietoAssociate Professor, International Relations, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Economic, Social, and Cultural Context
KEYWORDS
Energy transition Regionalism Cooperation Development Latin America
