EnergySecurityandClimateChangeinRelationsbetweentheEU , Chinaand 3 81 LatinAmerica:MajorChallengesandAreasforInternationalCooperation targetsitwillneed23millionhectares , andsomustlookbeyonditsbordersfor newcultivablelands.Withinthesametimehorizon , LACwillneedonly9per centofitsarablelandtosatisfyitsownbiofuelneeds , leavinggreatpotentialfor newcrops.Thus , itisestimatedthatdemandinLAC willincrease , possibly affectingtheregionsruralenvironment ( CEPAL2008:2122 ) . Asaconsequence , theEUstrategyforbiofuelshaslaiddownthreemain objectives , twoofthem aimingtopromotebiofuelproductionin developing countries , whileatthesametimeexpressingitscommitmenttosustainable developmentandcompetitiveness ( EC2006:4 ) . In2007 , withastrategysimilartoonepreviouslyimplementedbytheUS , theEUforgedastrategicalliancewithBrazil , includingcooperationinrenewable energy , especiallyin biofuelsandenergytechnologiesbased onlow carbon emissions , as wellasincreasedenergyefficiency.Brazilisthe mainregional exporterofenergytotheEU , followedbyGuatemalaandPeru. Itisimportanttonotethat , besidesthiskindofexchange , bothregions havedifferentregionalobjectives.FortheEU , theprioritiesaretoensureits energysupply , toimproveenergyefficiencyandtocompleteitsinternalenergy market.TheLACregionisaimingatclimatechangemitigation , thepreservation ofbiodiversity and the prevention of natural disasters. These different perspectivesshouldmakecooperationbetweenthetworegionsveryfruitful. 5.犆犺犻狀犪犔犃犆犚犲犾犪狋犻狅狀狊狅狀犈狀犲狉犵狔犪狀犱犈狀狏犻狉狅狀犿犲狀狋犪犾犐狊狊狌犲狊 Eventhough China andthe LAC region are nominally bothinthe “ developing ” category , theyareclearlynotthesame.Moreover , China , likethe EU , operatesinLatinAmericaasadonor , investorandsupplierofgoods.In thissense , ChinaviewsitsrelationswithLAC , fromastrategicviewpoint , as directedtowards building a “ comprehensive and cooperative partnership ” ( ChineseGovernment2008 ), alongthesamelinesastheobjectivesproposedby theEUand , recently , bytheUnitedStates.Tradestatisticsillustratethisvery well:inthepastdecade , commercebetweenChinaandtheLACcountrieshas increasedtenfold , risingfrom USD12.595billionin2000toUSD120.61billion in2009 ( SELA2010:21 ) .Since2007 , ChinaLACbusinesssummitshavetaken placeonanannualbasis , helpingtoincreasetradeandinvestment. In2008 , theChinesegovernmentissueditsfirstpolicypaperonLatinAmerica andtheCaribbean.InitsWhitePaperontheLACregion , Chinaoutlinesrelationsin fourareas: ( 1 ) politics ,( 2 ) economics ,( 3 ) cultureandsocialpolicyand ( 4 ) peace , securityandlegalaffairs.ChinaspolicypaperonLACisa34pointstrategy , oneof which , intheareaofeconomics , isdevotedto “ ResourceandEnergyCooperation ” .
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