Latin America currently generates lower carbon emissions per capita than world averages due to the implementation of large-scale wind
farms, rural solar power systems, and biofuel co-generation facilities. Hydroelectric power provides nearly 65 percent of the region's
energy, while Brazil is the global leader in the production and use of sugar ethanol. However, Latin America's expanding middle class
has led to increased industrial production and consumption of energy resources, and the region is predicted to produce 33 percent more
carbon dioxide per capita by 2035, greatly surpassing the global average of 24 percent. This session will explore how the proven
leadership of regional governments and businesses on renewable resource initiatives can promote green economic growth through
national development plans.

Moderator:
David Sandalow, Inaugural Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University
Participants:
Rolando González Bunster, Chairman and CEO, InterEnergy
Lizeth del Carmen Zúniga García, Executive Director, Asociación Renovables de Nicaragua
Vince Henderson, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Dominica Permanent Representative to the United Nations

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