Energy sustainability in Latin America and the Caribbean : the share of renewable sources
- [s.l.] : ECLAC/GTZ, 2003
- 69 p.
I. Introduction 1. Background 2. The ECLAC/GTZ project II. Methodology for classifying renewable sources and information sources A. Information sources 1. Information from national bodies 2. Information from international agencies B. Methodology for organizing and classifying energy sources and categories 1. Definition of Total Primary Energy Supply 2. The concept of the renewability of energy sources C. Categorizing biofuels 1. Woodfuels 2. Agrofuels 3. Urban (or municipal) by-products D. Proposed model E. The breakdown of renewable energy categories III. Country analysis A. Argentina B. Bolivia C. Brazil D. Chile E. Colombia F. Costa Rica G. Cuba H. Ecuador I. El Salvador J. Guatemala K. Haiti L. Honduras M. Mexico N. Nicaragua O. Panama P. Paraguay Q. Peru R. Dominican Republic S. Uruguay T. Venezuela IV. Subregional panorama A. Central America B. Caribbean 1. Caribbean Subregion 1 2. Caribbean Subregion 2 C. Andean community of nations D. Mercosur and Chile V. Comparative regional outlook: energy and sustainability indices 1. TPES Renewability Index (RI) 2. Per Capita Renewability Index (CRI) 3. Residential Sustainability Index (RSI) 4. Hydroenergy Dependency over Total Renewable Supply Index (HDI) 5. Forest Energy Dependency over the Total Renewable Supply (FDI) 6. Oil Dominance Index (ODI) 7. Polluting Consumption Index (PCI) 8. Electric Power Generating Pollution Index (EPI) VI. Conclusions and proposals for further developing this study