My top 10 blog posts in 2018 / Mis artículos de blog más leídos en el 2018
#10 Publicaciones recientes sobre cambio climático y financiamiento climático en las cuales he participado
https://economicsandinvestment.blogspot.com/2018/10/publicaciones-recientes-sobre-cambio.html
#9 Another real estate bubble
http://economicsandinvestment.blogspot.com/2018/01/another-real-estate-bubble.html
#8 Contribution of cluster strategies and inter-cluster cooperation for the competitive progress of the EU and LAC
http://economicsandinvestment.blogspot.com/2018/05/contribution-of-cluster-strategies-and.html
#7 New study on financing the transition to renewable energy in the EU and LAC
https://economicsandinvestment.blogspot.com/2018/07/new-study-on-financing-transition-to.html
#6 Aumenta riesgo de recesión por guerra comercial desatada por Trump
https://economicsandinvestment.blogspot.com/2018/06/aumenta-riesgo-de-recesion-por-guerra.html
#5 Recent publications on climate change and climate finance in which I have participated
https://economicsandinvestment.blogspot.com/2018/11/recent-publications-on-climate-change.html
#4 Instituciones y fuentes de información sobre cambio climático
https://economicsandinvestment.blogspot.com/2018/01/instituciones-y-fuentes-de-informacion.html
#3 Defensive investments to confront stock market correction
https://economicsandinvestment.blogspot.com/2018/02/defensive-investments-to-confront-stock.html
#2 Many economists see a recession coming (as they did in 2007)
https://economicsandinvestment.blogspot.com/2018/08/many-economists-see-recession-coming-as.html
And the top blog post of 2018:
#1 International Trade, Technological Innovation and Public Policies: the case of Ecuador
https://economicsandinvestment.blogspot.com/2018/10/international-trade-technological.html
Saturday, December 22, 2018
Sunday, November 11, 2018
Recent publications on climate change and climate finance in which I have participated
Recent publications on climate change and climate finance in which I have participated (as an author, co-author or editor).
Editor. Case Studies on Circular Economy models and integration of Sustainable Development Goals in business strategies in the EU and LAC. October 2018. EU-LAC Foundation. https://goo.gl/mCjpUJ
Editor, Strengthening EU-LAC Cooperation: Sharing Experiences for Present and Future Developments. October 2018. IFAIR, https://goo.gl/QMoiWw
Editor. Financing the Transition to Renewable Energy in the EU, Latin America and the Caribbean
September 2018, EU-LAC Foundation. https://goo.gl/AMRHBU
Climate change, debt relief, debt swaps and climate finance. September 2017. Blog article. https://goo.gl/1wh68y
Promote Sustainable, Low-Emission Development, with greater resilience to Climate Change (Proposal for Public Policies in Ecuador). April 2017. Grupo FARO. https://goo.gl/HLVHuW (in Spanish)
Presentation on Climate Change,the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development. June 2016. PowerPoint presentation. https://goo.gl/nxPxbp
Sources of Finance to implement the Nationally Determined Contributions. March 2016. PowerPoint presentation. https://goo.gl/KLp8R5 (in Spanish)
Climate Finance in the Paris Agreement: Challenges and Achievements. March 2016. PowerPoint presentation. https://goo.gl/Z14aBH (in Spanish)
AILAC achieved success in its climate finance priorities. February 2016. Blog article. https://goo.gl/DefKD5
Co-author. Innovative Instruments for Climate Finance, January 2015. Blog article. https://goo.gl/ytuphx
Gearing up for the COP20 in Lima - Progress in Climate Finance. October 2014. Blog article. https://goo.gl/FtQLP1
Is sustainable development based on ethics and human beings possible?. September 2014. Article published in Revista Gestión of Ecuador. https://goo.gl/U1b7Uw (in Spanish)
Climate Change starts to take its toll. February 2014. Translation of article published in Revista Gestión of Ecuador. https://goo.gl/3W9j8s
Editor. Case Studies on Circular Economy models and integration of Sustainable Development Goals in business strategies in the EU and LAC. October 2018. EU-LAC Foundation. https://goo.gl/mCjpUJ
Editor, Strengthening EU-LAC Cooperation: Sharing Experiences for Present and Future Developments. October 2018. IFAIR, https://goo.gl/QMoiWw
Editor. Financing the Transition to Renewable Energy in the EU, Latin America and the Caribbean
September 2018, EU-LAC Foundation. https://goo.gl/AMRHBU
Climate change, debt relief, debt swaps and climate finance. September 2017. Blog article. https://goo.gl/1wh68y
Promote Sustainable, Low-Emission Development, with greater resilience to Climate Change (Proposal for Public Policies in Ecuador). April 2017. Grupo FARO. https://goo.gl/HLVHuW (in Spanish)
Presentation on Climate Change,the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development. June 2016. PowerPoint presentation. https://goo.gl/nxPxbp
Sources of Finance to implement the Nationally Determined Contributions. March 2016. PowerPoint presentation. https://goo.gl/KLp8R5 (in Spanish)
Climate Finance in the Paris Agreement: Challenges and Achievements. March 2016. PowerPoint presentation. https://goo.gl/Z14aBH (in Spanish)
AILAC achieved success in its climate finance priorities. February 2016. Blog article. https://goo.gl/DefKD5
Co-author. Innovative Instruments for Climate Finance, January 2015. Blog article. https://goo.gl/ytuphx
Gearing up for the COP20 in Lima - Progress in Climate Finance. October 2014. Blog article. https://goo.gl/FtQLP1
Climate Change starts to take its toll. February 2014. Translation of article published in Revista Gestión of Ecuador. https://goo.gl/3W9j8s
Sunday, October 28, 2018
Publicaciones recientes sobre cambio climático y financiamiento climático en las cuales he participado
Publicaciones recientes sobre cambio climático y financiamiento climático en las cuales he participado (como autor, coautor o editor).
Editor. Estudios de caso sobre modelos de Economía Circular e integración de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible en estrategias empresariales en la UE y ALC, Octubre 2018. Fundación EU-LAC. https://goo.gl/XWuhZC
Editor. Financiamiento de la Transición a Energía Renovable en la UE, América Latina y el Caribe, Septiembre 2018, Fundación EU-LAC. https://goo.gl/TvfrE8
Promover el Desarrollo Sostenible, Bajo en Emisiones y con Mayor Resiliencia al Cambio Climático. April 2017. Grupo FARO. https://goo.gl/HLVHuW
Presentación sobre Cambio Climático, Acuerdo de París y Desarrollo Sostenible. Junio 2016. Presentación PowerPoint. https://goo.gl/qZb8im
Fuentes de Financiamiento para implementar las Contribuciones Nacionalmente Determinadas. Marzo 2016. Presentación PowerPoint. https://goo.gl/KLp8R5
Financiamiento Climático en el Acuerdo de París: Retos y Logros. Marzo 2016. Presentación PowerPoint. https://goo.gl/Z14aBH
AILAC logró éxito en sus prioridades de financiamiento climático. Febrero 2016. Artículo de blog. https://goo.gl/UrKHro
Coautor. Instrumentos Novedosos para Financiamiento Climático, Enero 2015. Artículo de blog. https://goo.gl/n3Vgb6
¿Es posible el desarrollo sostenible basado en la ética y el ser humano? Septiembre 2014. Artículo publicado en Revista Gestión de Ecuador. https://goo.gl/U1b7Uw
Efectos del Cambio Climático comienzan a hacer mella. Febrero 2014. Artículo publicado en Revista Gestión de Ecuador. https://goo.gl/ztdhmD
Editor. Estudios de caso sobre modelos de Economía Circular e integración de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible en estrategias empresariales en la UE y ALC, Octubre 2018. Fundación EU-LAC. https://goo.gl/XWuhZC
Editor. Financiamiento de la Transición a Energía Renovable en la UE, América Latina y el Caribe, Septiembre 2018, Fundación EU-LAC. https://goo.gl/TvfrE8
Promover el Desarrollo Sostenible, Bajo en Emisiones y con Mayor Resiliencia al Cambio Climático. April 2017. Grupo FARO. https://goo.gl/HLVHuW
Presentación sobre Cambio Climático, Acuerdo de París y Desarrollo Sostenible. Junio 2016. Presentación PowerPoint. https://goo.gl/qZb8im
Fuentes de Financiamiento para implementar las Contribuciones Nacionalmente Determinadas. Marzo 2016. Presentación PowerPoint. https://goo.gl/KLp8R5
Financiamiento Climático en el Acuerdo de París: Retos y Logros. Marzo 2016. Presentación PowerPoint. https://goo.gl/Z14aBH
AILAC logró éxito en sus prioridades de financiamiento climático. Febrero 2016. Artículo de blog. https://goo.gl/UrKHro
Coautor. Instrumentos Novedosos para Financiamiento Climático, Enero 2015. Artículo de blog. https://goo.gl/n3Vgb6
¿Es posible el desarrollo sostenible basado en la ética y el ser humano? Septiembre 2014. Artículo publicado en Revista Gestión de Ecuador. https://goo.gl/U1b7Uw
Efectos del Cambio Climático comienzan a hacer mella. Febrero 2014. Artículo publicado en Revista Gestión de Ecuador. https://goo.gl/ztdhmD
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Estudios de caso sobre Economía Circular e integración de los ODS en las estrategias empresariales
Por Luis Alberto Fierro (*)
La Fundación EU-LAC ha publicado un compendio de 16 “Estudios de caso sobre modelos de Economía Circular e integración de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible en estrategias empresariales en la UE y ALC”.
La publicación, escrita por Yanina Kowszyk y Rajiv Maher de InnovacionAL, presenta los mejores estudios de caso en estos temas: 7 sobre Economía Circular y 9 sobre la integración de los ODS en las estrategias empresariales. Se incluyen 8 casos de América Latina y el Caribe (ALC) y 8 de la Unión Europea.
Estos estudios de caso fueron seleccionados de una convocatoria efectuada por la Fundación, con el apoyo de InnovacionAL, en la cual se propusieron 45 casos.
Los 16 seleccionados como mejores prácticas son:
Economía circular
Ananas Anam (Reino Unido)
Better Future Factory (Países Bajos)
Closing the Loop (Países Bajos)
Donar (Eslovenia)
Laboratorio Tecnológico del Uruguay (LATU)
Neptuno Pumps (Chile)
Pulpo SA (Argentina)
Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible
Bagó (Chile)
Fundación FEMSA (México / Multinacional)
Iskraemeco (Eslovenia)
Las Tacuaras (Paraguay)
LIPOR (Portugal)
Chocolates Pacari (Ecuador)
Produbanco (Ecuador)
Telefónica (España / Multinacional)
Unilever (Argentina / Multinacional)
De estos, seis casos fueron presentados en paneles en el World Forum for a Responsible Economy que tuvo lugar en Lille, Francia, en octubre: https://www.responsible-economy.org/en/
Un ejemplo de mucho interés es el de Ananas Anam Ltd., del Reino Unido, que ha desarrollado un sistema para convertir a las hojas de la piña (que, de otra manera, se desecharían) en textiles y materiales que pueden usarse, por ejemplo, como un sustituto del cuero (para calzado, carteras, o incluso asientos de vehículo). Actualmente está operando en las Filipinas, pero podría utilizar los desechos de países de ALC.
En el caso de Produbanco, de Ecuador, ha desarrollado una línea de financiamiento verde, para canalizar recursos de bancos multilaterales y bilaterales de desarrollo hacia Pymes, en sus esfuerzos por aumentar la eficiencia energética, la energía renovable y medidas de protección ambiental.
La empresa de diseño holandesa Better Future Factory ha logrado reciclar y reutilizar el plástico en varios productos, incluyendo el desarrollo de baldosas que se asemejan al mármol, y “tinta” para el uso en impresoras 3D (a partir de lo cual se puedan elaborar innumerables productos). De manera similar, la empresa eslovena Donar convierte a plástico reciclado en muebles de alto diseño.
La empresa Chocolates Pacari de Ecuador, en cambio, se ha centrado en comprar directamente el cacao orgánico a los productores, y también proveerles de capacitación y financiamiento para mejorar la calidad de sus productos.
En fin, son 16 casos fascinantes e inspiradores, por lo cual les invito a leer la publicación (actualmente disponible en inglés, próximamente en castellano).
(*) Asesor en Financiamiento Climático y Desarrollo Sostenible. Participé en la edición de esta publicación.
Thursday, October 4, 2018
International Trade, Technological Innovation and Public Policies: the case of Ecuador
Presentation on "International Trade, Technological Innovation and Public Policies: the case of Ecuador".
Presented to a panel at the WTO Public Forum 2018.
Presentation focuses on:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1v_PNUaeZpcQpBNYfEr9HVUMg95mjOYZB/view?usp=sharing
Presented to a panel at the WTO Public Forum 2018.
Presentation focuses on:
- Trends in Ecuador’s foreign trade and production.
- Public policies to promote change in productive matrix
- Public policies to promote productivity and competitiveness
- Policies to promote clusters, regional innovation strategies, smart specialization and internationalization of SMEs.
Some highlights:
- Between 75 and 84 % of Ecuador’s exports are primary products
- This has been the case particularly during the last decade, with high oil and other commodity prices.
- Even among Industrialized Products Exports, most are based on Natural Resources (Fish and Seafood, Cocoa, Coffee).
- High Technology Intensity Products are 2-6 % of Manufacturing Exports
- In contrast, the incorporated technological intensity of manufacturing imports to Ecuador is much higher.
- Nearly 40 % have Medium Technology Intensity, and 15-18 % have High Intensity
- Some export diversification strategies are presented, geared towards moving to products with a higher level of technological complexity and added value.
- Policies to promote greater productivity and competitiveness are presented.
Friday, September 21, 2018
Best practices in the integration of Circular Economy & SDG concepts in entrepreneurial strategies
Best practices in the integration of #circulareconomy & #SDG concepts in entrepreneurial strategies in the #EU, Latin America & the Caribbean.
Includes Iskraemeco, Pacari, Las Tacuaras NutriHUEVOS, Ananas Anam (Piñatex), Better Future Factory, Neptuno Pumps.
EU-LAC Foundation
@eulacfoundation
https://eulacfoundation.org/en/news/winners-best-practices-integration-circular-economy-and-sdg-concepts-entrepreneurial-strategies
Mejores prácticas en la integración de los conceptos de #economiacircular y #ODS en estrategias empresariales en la #UE, América Latina y el #Caribe.
Incluye Iskraemeco, @pacari @nutriHUEVOS @PinatexOfficial @BFF_design @neptunopumps
Fundación EU-LAC
https://eulacfoundation.org/es/noticias/ganadores-de-las-mejores-prácticas-de-economía-circular-e-integración-de-ods-en-estrategias
New study on financing the transition to renewable energy
Nueva publicación sobre el financiamiento de energía renovable, en cuya edición tuve el gusto de participar.
La Fundación EU-LAC ha publicado un estudio pionero sobre “Financiamiento de la transición a energía renovable en la Unión Europea, América Latina y el Caribe".
El estudio, desarrollado como parte de las Convocatorias Abiertas de Investigación de la Fundación, fue escrito por un grupo de autores que incluyen a: Miguel Vázquez, Michelle Hallack, Gustavo Andreão, Alberto Tomelin, Felipe Botelho, Yannick Pérez y Matteo di Castelnuovo.
La transición hacia sistemas de energía más sostenibles tiene una variedad de implicaciones para los países de la Unión Europea (UE) y América Latina y el Caribe (ALC). Estos incluyen: garantizar y diversificar el suministro de electricidad a una población creciente; el potencial para la creación de empleo y el desarrollo económico e industrial; y los rápidos avances tecnológicos hacia soluciones rentables.
Este estudio se centra en el análisis de los mecanismos de financiación de las tecnologías de energía renovable en la UE y los países de ALC
https://eulacfoundation.org/es/documentos/financiamiento-de-la-transición-energ%C3%ADa-renovable-en-la-ue-américa-latina-y-el-caribe
New publication on financing renewable energy, which I participated in editing.
The EU-LAC Foundation has published a ground-breaking study on “Financing the transition to renewable energy in the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean”.
The study, developed as part of the Foundation’s Open Calls for Research, was written by a group of authors that include: Miguel Vazquez, Michelle Hallack, Gustavo Andreão, Alberto Tomelin, Felipe Botelho, Yannick Perez and Matteo di Castelnuovo.
The transition to more sustainable energy systems has a variety of implications for the European Union (EU) and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) countries. These include: ensuring and diversifying electricity supply to an increasing population; the potential for job creation and economic and industrial development; and the fast technology advancements towards cost-effective solutions.
This study is focused on the analysis of financing mechanisms for renewable energy technologies in the EU and LAC countries
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Philanthropies pledge $459 million to save forests, fight climate change
By Sebastien MaloSAN FRANCISCO, Sept 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Leading philanthropists pledged hundreds of millions of dollars to rescue shrinking tropical forests that suck heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, on the eve of a global climate change summit in San Francisco.
Nine foundations announced the $459 million commitment, to be delivered over the next four years, a day ahead of the Global Climate Action Summit, which is expected to draw about 4,500 delegates from city and regional governments."While the world heats up, many of our governments have been slow - slow to act. And so we in philanthropy must step up," Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, told journalists at an event announcing the pledge.
Includes Ford Foundation MacArthur Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation
#climatechange #sustainable #forestry #rainforests
Friday, August 3, 2018
Many economists see a recession coming (as they did in 2007)
I always get peeved when I read that "there were no economists that saw the 2008 Great Recession coming".
These two articles list 9 different economists that predicted the 2008 Great Recession fairly accurately.
https://www.ft.com/content/452dc484-9bdc-11de-b214-00144feabdc0
https://www.intheblack.com/articles/2015/07/07/6-economists-who-predicted-the-global-financial-crisis-and-why-we-should-listen-to-them-from-now-on
In a note I wrote in Facebook (remember "Notes"?), I also mention that Paul Krugman and Joseph Stiglitz had written about the housing bubble, the growing concern with mortgage backed securities and the financial sector.
https://www.facebook.com/notes/luis-fierro/krugman-stiglitz-and-economic-predictions/35305544241/
Now, several economists (including me) are warning that there are growing signs of an upcoming recession. These include:
- overvalued stock market, at twice the historical average cyclically adjusted price-to-earnings ratio (CAPE)
- a new housing bubble
- growing personal, corporate and public debt
- rise in loan delinquencies and mortgage fraud
- interest rates are close to "inversion" (long term rates lower than short-term rates).
- lower long-term confidence.
- past due a recession based on the solar cycle models.
To these cyclical factors, we have to add the impact of Trump's trade wars; as well as the effect on oil prices of Trump's reneging on the Iran nuclear deal, and the collapse of oil production in Venezuela.
Here are some other signs:
https://www.gobankingrates.com/making-money/economy/recession-warning-signs/#3
So please, in 2020, I hope they won't say nobody saw the recession coming!
These two articles list 9 different economists that predicted the 2008 Great Recession fairly accurately.
https://www.ft.com/content/452dc484-9bdc-11de-b214-00144feabdc0
https://www.intheblack.com/articles/2015/07/07/6-economists-who-predicted-the-global-financial-crisis-and-why-we-should-listen-to-them-from-now-on
In a note I wrote in Facebook (remember "Notes"?), I also mention that Paul Krugman and Joseph Stiglitz had written about the housing bubble, the growing concern with mortgage backed securities and the financial sector.
https://www.facebook.com/notes/luis-fierro/krugman-stiglitz-and-economic-predictions/35305544241/
Now, several economists (including me) are warning that there are growing signs of an upcoming recession. These include:
- overvalued stock market, at twice the historical average cyclically adjusted price-to-earnings ratio (CAPE)
- a new housing bubble
- growing personal, corporate and public debt
- rise in loan delinquencies and mortgage fraud
- interest rates are close to "inversion" (long term rates lower than short-term rates).
- lower long-term confidence.
- past due a recession based on the solar cycle models.
To these cyclical factors, we have to add the impact of Trump's trade wars; as well as the effect on oil prices of Trump's reneging on the Iran nuclear deal, and the collapse of oil production in Venezuela.
Here are some other signs:
https://www.gobankingrates.com/making-money/economy/recession-warning-signs/#3
So please, in 2020, I hope they won't say nobody saw the recession coming!
Nuevo estudio sobre programas de formación para la internacionalización de las Pymes de América Latina
Nueva publicación de la Fundación EU-LAC Foundation sobre las Pequeñas y Medianas Empresas Latinoamericanas y los dispositivos de capacitación y formación para su internacionalización.
Estudio de CERALE ESCP Europe con apoyo de la Fundación y del Institut des Amériques
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