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Leonardo Stanley

Associate Researcher at the Center for the Study of State and Society - CEDES (Buenos Aires). Author of "Latin America Global Insertion, Energy Transition, and Sustainable Development", Cambridge University Press, 2020.

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The ephemerality of a promise: green financing

Co-author Francisco E. Castañeda Latin America's "green hope" was associated with the arrival of capital flows. Several leaders returned from Glasgow convinced of the power of the market to accelerate the energy transition. However, this optimism has been diluted in the face of new global constraints.

When tragedy covers the urgent

A few days after the IPCC report was issued, once again announcing the extreme situation in which the planet finds itself, Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. A conflict largely marked by the geopolitics of oil and which will mean a reversal of progress in the short term.

Offshore exploitation is not the solution for Argentina

The government is unaware of the stranded asset problem associated with the pace of the global energy transition and the resulting loss of value of industry assets and associated infrastructure.

Zero Emissions: Latin America and a New Crossroads

La comunidad científica nos plantea la necesidad de reducir las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero e impedir que se sigan acumulando gases en la atmósfera. ¿Como resolver la situación? ¿Quien debería liderar el proceso de transición?