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<journal-id>0301-7036</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Problemas del desarrollo]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Prob. Des]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0301-7036</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0301-70362021000100035</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22201/iiec.20078951e.2021.204.69648</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[América Central en el mercado de emisiones: una evaluación multicriterio de proyectos del Mecanismo de Desarrollo Limpio]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Central America in the emissions market: a multi-criteria assessment of Clean Development Mechanism projects]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mercado García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alfonso]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Molina Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Cintya Berenice]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,El Colegio de México, A.C.  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>52</volume>
<numero>204</numero>
<fpage>35</fpage>
<lpage>58</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0301-70362021000100035&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0301-70362021000100035&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0301-70362021000100035&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Este estudio evalúa la participación de países centroamericanos en el Mecanismo de Desarrollo Limpio (MDL), instituido por el Protocolo de Kioto para mitigar las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero (GEI). Se examina si tal mecanismo contribuye al desarrollo sustentable de los países anfitriones, cuyas economías son relativamente pequeñas. Al mismo tiempo que se hace una evaluación multicriterio de los proyectos de MDL de gran escala en Centroamérica. El mecanismo sirve más a las prioridades de momento del país anfitrión que a su desarrollo sustentable, incumpliendo un objetivo del MDL. Como prioridad local destaca el progreso económico. Congruentemente, los beneficios económicos superan a los sociales y se incurre en costos ambientales locales.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract This study evaluates Central American countries&#8217; participation in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), which was instituted by the Kyoto Protocol to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The authors examine whether this mechanism promotes sustainable development in host countries, whose economies are relatively small. Simultaneously, the authors conduct a multi-criteria evaluation of large- scale CDM projects in Central America. Findings show that the mechanism advances host countries&#8217; current priorities, rather than promoting sustainable development, thereby failing to meet one of the objectives of the CDM. Economic progress is a high priority at the local level and, accordingly, economic benefits outweigh social benefits, with local environmental costs being incurred in the process.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[emisión de gases de efecto invernadero]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[impacto ambiental]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[desarrollo sustentable]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[inversiones]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[análisis multicriterio]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Mecanismo de Desarrollo Limpio]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[greenhouse gas emissions]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[environmental impact]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[sustainable development]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[investments]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[multi-criteria analysis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Clean Development Mechanism]]></kwd>
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