Sustainable development goals and energy transition in Latin America and the Caribbean: the quest to reduce social and economic inequalities

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https://doi.org/10.24142/raju.v18n37a8

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SDGs, Energy Transition, Research and Education, Inequalities, Latin America

Abstract

This study evaluates the links between the ongoing energy transition in Latin America and the Caribbean and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) related to innovation (SDG 9), equality (SDG 10), and institutions (SDG 16). The study argues that if energy technology choices in the region continue to be driven by techno-economic rationality, many demands imposed on the energy transition will remain unmet, meaning that pre-existing challenges (SDGS 9, 10, and 16) are not addressed. Therefore, for the energy transition to be equitable and climate-compatible, it is necessary to conceptualize and implement new ways to integrate and act on inter and transdisciplinary knowledge in practice. This implies creating an interface between local communities (indigenous knowledge and community), research community (local and international climate-energy knowledge), and policymakers (policy knowledge).

Author Biographies

Daniel Francisco Nagao Menezes, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie

Graduação em Direito (PUC-Campinas), Mestre e Doutor em Direito Político e Econômico (Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie), Pós-Doutor em Direito (USP). Pós-Doutor em Economia (UNESP-Araraquara). Professor do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Direito Político e Econômico da Faculdade de Direito da Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie. Professor Colaborador da Maestría em Economía Social da Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero (Acapulco, México). Membro do CIRIEC-Brasil.

Luís Renato Vedovato, PUC - Campinas

Graduado, Mestre e Doutor em Direito pela Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo. Professor do Programa de Mestrado e Doutorado em Educação da Faculdade de Educação da UNICAMP. professor de Direito Internacional Público e Direito Ambiental na PUC-Campinas.

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2023-11-29

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Nagao Menezes, D. F., & Vedovato, L. R. (2023). Sustainable development goals and energy transition in Latin America and the Caribbean: the quest to reduce social and economic inequalities. Ratio Juris UNAULA, 18(37), 221–256. https://doi.org/10.24142/raju.v18n37a8

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