LACW 2022 – Social price of carbon and evaluation of public investment: applications in LAC countries

In this parallel event, the regional initiative promoted by ECLAC and the EUROCLIMA+ Program on the inclusion of the social price of carbon in the evaluation of public investment will be presented. National authorities and technicians from Latin American and Caribbean countries, linked to the National Systems of Public Investment and the Ministries of Finance on the experiences in the use of the social price of carbon in the evaluation of public investment, its contribution to compliance with the decarbonization goals in the countries and in general to move towards more sustainable and low-carbon development styles in the region. Similarly, this event will feature a panel where Directors and technical teams of the National Public Investment Systems of countries in the region are invited to share their reflections on the challenges and opportunities to advance in the implementation of social price instruments. to carbon.