From Resource-Rich to Resource-Smart: Opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean for the Energy Transition

Countries that successfully capitalize on ever-advancing technologies and the growing consumer demand for sustainable products will deliver meaningful benefits to their people and economies. Drawing on best-in-class analytics, ’From Resource Rich to Resource Smart: Opportunities for Latin America and the Caribbean in the Energy Transition’ identifies specific areas of opportunity and concrete actions that countries in the Latin American and Caribbean region can take to reap the upside of the energy transition. The policy implications are clear: Transforming Latin America’s economic landscape will require concerted and coordinated efforts by governments to strengthen institutions, ensure that the investment climate incentivizes capital flows to green priorities, and support the ongoing development of an innovation ecosystem that drives the net-zero transition. The global transition to a net-zero economy opens a window of opportunity for the Latin America and the Caribbean region. This report offers a roadmap to turn this potential into reality.