Energy Advisor

Alicia Bárcena, executive secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC): “The economics of sustainable development is the construction of a better future for all, particularly the most vulnerable, who experience environmental degradation the most. Investment in renewable energies with limited liquidity is still possible given that the promotion of these technologies has various possibilities. Low-cost government initiatives, such as bidding for renewables and transmission lines, can be promoted. In this area alone, it is recognized that decarbonizing the electricity grid costs less than maintaining it, and—if considered on an international scale—would create nearly seven million jobs. Countries need to get creative about how to get their existing sectors to work toward the 2030 net zero agenda. Not only that—they need to re-imagine how…”