Investor Presentaiton
LSE
THE LONDON SCHOOL
OF ECONOMICS AND
POLITICAL SCIENCE ☐
Canning House
Towards Latin American Green Deals?
Imperative
High vulnerability to climate change as a result
of export dependence on agriculture and fossil
fuels
High need for economic diversification across
Latin America
High inequality rates and the need for a
alternative development model for decent jobs
creation
Anticipated shift in consumer demand towards
sustainable products
The current situation
Very low R&D spending compared
to other regions (1/3 of the world
average),
Lack of policy complementarity
Regional clusters and supply
chains?
Low carbon innovation ecosystems
A Latin American
green new deal
Opportunities & potential
Increasing demand for electricity and
renewable energy deployment, with
potentially high socio-economic
benefits
Biodiversity endowment (Amazon
region)
Endowment in the 'minerals of the
future' (e.g. lithium and copper)
Future area of investigation
Obstacles
A considerable mobilisation of
resources will be required.
Political obstacles to regional
integration
Issues of regime continuity (regional
vs national?)
Countries starting from a different
standpoint in terms of productive
capabilities (Brazil vs the rest).View entire presentation