Subtitle
THE ENVIRONMENTAL BIG PUSH
Book Title
The European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean vis-à-vis the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: THE ENVIRONMENTAL BIG PUSH
Volume, number, page
109 p.
Year of Publication
2016
Organization Name
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Acronym
ECLAC
Publisher
ECLAC
City
Santiago
Country of Publication
Chile
Full Date
2016
Category
Official Documents
Theme
BILATERAL RELATIONS UE - LAC
Subregion - European Union
BIREGIONAL RELATIONS UE - LAC
Agreements
Strategic Partnerships
BIREGIONAL DIALOGUES UE-LAC
Government
Business
Civil Society
Keyword(s)
CELAC
European Union
Latin America
Caribbean
Sustainable Development
2030 Agenda for Sustainable development
Climate Change
Climate policy
Macroeconomy
Sustainability
International environmental policy
International environmental protection
Environmental policy
sustainable development goals
Knowledge-based economy
social development
Development Co-operation
Development Models
Mercosur
Investments
Foreign direct investments
Abstract
This document analyses the aforementioned changes in four chapters that compare and contrast the realities of the two regions. After this introduction, chapter I analyses the new consensus represented by the signing of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals. Chapter II looks at the situation in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean and the European Union in relation to global economic conditions, considering macroeconomic, trade and foreign direct investment matters, as well as production and industry. Chapter III reviews progress on the social front in the two regions. Chapter IV considers the position of the European Union and CELAC in relation to the new vectors of change, basically the digital economy and climate change. Lastly, chapter V offers some final considerations.
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