Reports and Publications

This issue is part of a series of publicactions on lessons learned from the DecarBOOST project. The 2023 series addresses—based on the learnings and results obtained by the project—the contribution to the decarbonization process in Latin America; the processes, results and lessons learned; the main topics addressed at COP27 and the challenges and opportunities they represent for Latin America. Finally, the next steps that are considered important to implement to continue strengthening decarbonization in Latin America.

This is the second of two reports that cover insights from ongoing research undertaken within the DecarBOOST programme. This includes developing policies and frameworks that enable private sector investment associated with enhancing climate finance. We also assessed the role of Long-Term (Climate) Strategies (LTS), and provided insights on how the region could take advantage of the Glasgow Climate Pact agreements and the associated international voluntary pledges and initiatives launched around COP26 in Glasgow.

This publication, the second edition of a series of Lessons Learned, brings together information, learnings and best practices from the DecarBOOST project in Latin America, from different spaces of exchange and meetings organized by the project, its allies and international negotiations during the year 2022. It also includes summaries of the analysis and capacity-building events carried out within the Investment and Climate Community of Practice.

Hydrogen is expected to play an important role in the decarbonisation effort to keep global warming at 1.5 degrees. Net-zero models foresee its share in final energy consumption ranging between 3-20% by 2050. For hydrogen technologies to fulfil this role, sizeable investments need to be made to reduce production costs and improve end-use applications.

This report is the second of a series of three reports looking into investments needed to meet the climate mitigation objectives of the Paris Agreement in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
This second edition focuses on the agriculture and food sector, analysing the status of the sector’s alignment with the objectives of the Paris Agreement and identifying investment opportunities that have the potential for transformational change to net zero emissions.

The International Dialogue Project-Level Input Dossiers is a series of two reports that cover insights from ongoing research undertaken within the DecarBOOST project. In this first edition, key lessons and insights from the project partners in Argentina, Brazil and Peru, are shared to enhance Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Long-Term Strategies (LTS) that are compatible with Paris Agreement, and to add value to international dialogues through peer-learning and knowledge exchange among countries in the Latin American and Caribbean region, and internationally.

Climate finance refers to local, national or transnational financing (drawn from public, private and alternative sources of financing) that seeks to support mitigation and adaptation actions that will address climate change.

This report was written by Maria Margarita Cabrera and Jorge Hinojosa from the CCAP Climate Finance Program. The authors would like to thank Libélula for their cooperation and support in the preparation of this document. In particular, we acknowledge the valuable contributions and commitment of the DecarBOOST team, Maite Cigarán, Pablo Santillán, Alexis Echevarría, Stefanía Sibille and Andrea Fonseca