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Guy Edwards is currently a consultant at the Inter-American Development Bank's Climate Change Division. He writes here in a personal capacity. He was previously co-director of the Climate and Development Lab, a think tank at Brown University and an associate at the sustainability strategy group, Nivela. Prior to that, he was resident manager of the Huaorani Ecolodge in the Ecuadorian Amazon. He has a Masters degree in Latin American studies from the University of London. Guy’s first book, A Fragmented Continent: Latin America and the global politics of climate change, was published by MIT Press in 2015. His work has been published by The New York Times, El Espectador, Washington Post, Project Syndicate, The Guardian, Brookings Institution, Americas Quarterly, El Universal, La Tercera, El Comercio (Ecuador) and Chatham House.

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Energy & Environment
Energy & Environment
Energy & Environment

Latin American and Caribbean countries are competing to host the 2019 UN climate talks. That’s good news for the region and the world

By Guy Edwards & Isabel Cavelier  /  

Since the incoming government of Jair Bolsonaro backed out of Brazil’s plan to host the COP25 meetings next year, five Latin American and Caribbean countries—Barbados, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Jamaica—have stepped up.

Energy & Environment
Energy & Environment
U.S.-Latin America Relations
U.S.-Latin America Relations
Energy & Environment
Brazil and the Southern Cone

Can Latin American and Caribbean nations and Canada convince the U.S. not to ditch the Paris Agreement?

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The Americas has a lot at stake in the U.S. remaining in the Paris Agreement. Latin America and Caribbean countries and Canada should convince it to do so.

Energy & Environment

How President Trump’s threat to torpedo U.S. climate policies puts Latin America at risk

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If President Trump abandons the global fight against climate change, it could leave Latin America more vulnerable to the effects of climate change and governments politically exposed.

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