The Covid-19 Crisis and its Effects on the Decarbonisation Process. The Regulatory Challenges Facing Chile
| Published date | 01 August 2020 |
| Date | 01 August 2020 |
| DOI | 10.3366/gels.2020.0025 |
| Pages | 184-188 |
The COVID-19 health crisis has impacted the entire planet, both from a human and economic perspective. One of the consequences of the pandemic could be the acceleration of the process of decarbonisation of the Chilean energy matrix, achieving the goals committed by Chile to the international community.
Without ignoring the fact that the Coronavirus pandemic will impose a series of new challenges on humankind, what is certain is that national and international analysts have seen in this pandemic a unique opportunity for the establishment of guidelines for the economic system that will accompany us during the next century. Some have pointed out that the pandemic has been the door to that transition towards a resilient and sustainable economy
However, the Chilean situation has specific nuances with the international reality, mainly related to the social movements that since October 2019 have been promoting a change in the economic, political and social model.
The model is naturally linked to the generation of energy, which is essential for the realisation of economic activity. We are therefore faced with an unprecedented scenario in which the pillar of sustainable development, established in the agreements signed by Chile within the framework of climate action
A revision of energy regulation is required to achieve this objective, to consolidate a regulatory framework that contributes to sustainable economic development in line with the commitments assumed by the country.
A first aspect that would be interesting to sanalyse is how recent modifications to national electricity legal and regulatory framework have meant a positive diversification of technologies and the effects that this process has had on the energy matrix.
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