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The Caribbean’s extreme vulnerability to climate change: A “life or death” matter
By Victoria Gaytan / Climate change poses an uneven burden on the economy and future development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean. Unfortunately, not ...
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Accountability for climate action in the era of Greta
By Teresa Kramarz /
Greta Thunberg—the 16-year-old girl who just one year ago started a global climate movement—has spoken loud and clear about demanding action against ...
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Acting on climate while states fail to act
By Teresa Kramarz /
Brazil and the developing world are not the only culprits on climate change. The developed world too shares the blame for CO2 output. Unfortunately, the ...
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Under Bolsonaro the Amazon fires are much worse
By Jimena Galindo /
Wildfires in the Amazon rainforest caused a social media frenzy last week, shining a spotlight on Brazil. Although fires in the Amazon aren’t new, under ...
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Aiming for net zero emissions could boost economic growth in Latin America
By Amal-Lee Amin /
Scaling up climate-related policies and investing in sustainable infrastructure could increase GDP by up to 2.8 percent on average across G20 countries by ...
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Chile must align COP25 and APEC agendas to boost multilateralism and climate action
By Guy Edwards & Isabel Cavelier /
Chile has a great opportunity to lead countries in the climate fight as it hosts world leaders for COP25 and APEC Summit in Santiago next December 2019.
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Brazil: Bolsonaro’s threat to the Amazon
By Heriberto Araújo /
In his first few weeks at the helm of Brazil, Bolsonaro has confirmed his intentions to drastically reduce preservation of the Amazon to boost economic ...
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Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe can give the Paris Agreement a major boost
By Guy Edwards /
The European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean have laid the groundwork to place the low-carbon and climate-resilient agenda at the heart of their ...
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2019: Trends, risks and hard questions in Latin America
By Evan Ellis /
Unresolved challenges of organized crime, weak governance and extra-hemispheric actors threaten instability and to erode U.S. influence. It’s time for ...
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