Bangladesh is a South Asian country that has great potential for renewable energy and a growing economy. Hence, it is important to understand the obstructing forces against Bangladesh’s sustainable development. Current literature has shown that removing fossil fuel subsidies can increase welfare by 1.89 per cent and small-scale hydropower plants can generate clean and reliable electricity while also providing clean drinking water, supporting irrigation systems, and managing severe flooding. The purpose of this report is to provide public opinion on reinvesting fossil fuel subsidies towards hydropower production. It seeks to present the views of Bangladeshi citizens on renewable energy, both their support for or against hydropower production and education levels on the topic. Both are important for policymakers as it allows them to plan their next steps in the energy transition with the knowledge of their general population.  It aims to achieve this through survey data, using snowballing sampling and the pretest-posttest design. Data was analysed using cross tabulation and contingency graphs and found that (1) there was an overall good understanding of fossil fuel consumption in Bangladesh but uncertainties to its relation to flooding and natural disasters. (2) Majority of Bangladeshis think the government over-subsidises fossil fuels and are willing to switch to renewables for electricity if the government offered it. And (3) while a few participants have concerns about hydropower, the majority are willing to support the reinvestment of fossil fuel subsidies into hydropower.

El presente trabajo de investigación tiene como objetivo analizar las importaciones de petróleo en el marco del proceso de integración del Perú con la Comunidad Andina de Naciones durante el periodo 2000 - 2010. A lo largo del proceso, se identificó plantear como objetivos conocer el impacto del comercio multilateral entre Perú y la CAN enfocado en las importaciones de petróleo; así como la influencia de las barreras arancelarias y para arancelarias como: las medidas de defensa comercial y los obstáculos técnicos. La metodología utilizada para esta investigación fue de diseño mixto a través del modelo gravitacional. Para el proceso de recolección de información primaria se empleó la búsqueda de antecedentes epistemológicos, bases teóricas y el uso de documentos que contuvieran información estadística. Además, se realizaron entrevistas semi-estructuradas a empresas relacionadas al sector petrolero, al organismo de integración económica (CAN), así como también, entrevistas a expertos en comercio y economía. Por otro lado, para procesar la información se utilizó el software Atlas.ti® y Stata 13 bajo la técnica de triangulación de datos, contrastando los antecedentes, la información del marco teórico, el resultado de las entrevistas y el análisis estadístico de las variables de la investigación. Luego de realizar el desarrollo de la investigación se concluyó que la variable que presenta alta influencia sobre las importaciones de petróleo desde la CAN son las barreras arancelarias. El resultado del estudio tiene como fin contribuir a futuras investigaciones, ya sea desde la misma u otra perspectiva. / The objective of this research work is to analyze oil imports in the framework of the integration process of Peru with the Andean Community of Nations during the period 2000 - 2010. Throughout the process, it was identified to propose as objectives to know the impact of the multilateral trade between Peru and the CAN focused on oil imports; as well as the influence of tariff and tariff barriers such as: trade defense measures and technical obstacles. The methodology used for this research was of mixed design through the gravitational model. For the process of collecting primary information, the search for epistemological antecedents, theoretical bases, and the use of documents that contained statistical information were used. In addition, semi-structured interviews are conducted with companies related to the oil sector, the economic integration body (CAN), as well as interviews with experts in trade and economy. On the other hand, to process the information, the Atlas.ti® and Stata 13 software will be seen under the technique of data triangulation, contrasting the background, the information of the theoretical framework, the result of the interviews and the statistical analysis of the variables of the research After carrying out the research, it was concluded that the variable that has a high influence on oil imports from the CAN is the tariff barriers. The result of the study is intended to contribute to future research, either from the same or another perspective. / Tesis