Inés Elvira Vesga, partner at Holland & Knight in Bogotá: “An extended horizon for oil demand presents a significant shortterm economic opportunity for major regional producers like Brazil and Guyana, which are expanding offshore projects and attracting foreign investment, however, prolonged reliance on hydrocarbons risks entrenching structural economic vulnerabilities. This path may discourage necessary economic diversification, leaving national economies exposed to future oil price volatility and the inevitable shocks of global decarbonization efforts. Across the region, renewable energy adoption is growing but remains insufficient to offset long-term declines in fossil fuel income, underscoring the need for accelerated transition planning. In a business-as-usual scenario, warming is expected to amplify…”
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