Priorities for Latin American NGOs Following Biden Win

President-elect Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump in the U.S. elections will usher in a new era of climate diplomacy.  When he assumes office, Biden has pledged that the U.S. will re-enter the Paris Agreement, issue a slew of bold executive actions on climate and host a summit with major greenhouse gas emitters in hopes […]

New candidates to host COP25

After a year of hard negotiations in Latin America and the Caribbean, Brazil was ready to host the next Climate Conference – COP25, but resigned before being appointed. Costa Rica, Chile, and Guatemala have offered themselves as hosts and thus maintain the venue of the next summit in a Latin American country.

The Deplorable Climate Agenda of Jair Bolsonaro

Last week’s attack on far-right candidate and congressman, Jair Bolsanaro, has plunged Brazil’s upcoming presidential election into chaos and enhanced the prospects of a dangerous candidate who has expressed deplorable views and promotes an anti-environmental agenda.