The climate crisis is underway and is increasingly getting hard to ignore. July 2021 joins the one in 2020 as the third warmest July on record globally. Brazil suffered from extremely low temperatures that sent international prices for coffee and sugar higher. Greece went through the worst heatwave since 1987, reaching 46°C in some regions, unleashing devastating wildfires that … [Read more...] about Three ways NDC Invest can help countries of Latin America and the Caribbean deliver ambitious climate and development agendas
Valentina Saavedra
Valentina Saavedra is a climate change specialist. Currently she supports LAC countries in implementing the Paris Agreement, focusing mainly in topics related to greater climate ambition, as updating NDCs and implementation of LTS. Previously, Valentina worked as a World Bank consultant on projects related to pollution management and city competitiveness, and WB projects’ climate co-benefits quantification. In the past, Valentina worked as a sustainable water management specialist in the Ministry of Energy of Chile and in the University of Chile. Valentina is a Renewable Natural Resources Engineer and has a Masters in Energy and Environmental Policy from the University of Maryland.In the past, Valentina worked as a sustainable water management specialist in the Ministry of Energy of Chile and in the University of Chile. Valentina is a Renewable Natural Resources Engineer and has a Masters in Energy and Environmental Policy from the University of Maryland.
Barbados demonstrates climate leadership with an ambitious updated NDC
The recently released 6th Assessment Report of the IPCC has provided further insights on climate science and they confirm the projections being shared for some years. Along with the clear message that human influence has warmed the climate at a rate that is unprecedented in the last 20,000 years, the report underlines that climate change is already affecting every inhabited … [Read more...] about Barbados demonstrates climate leadership with an ambitious updated NDC
Carbon neutrality could provide Peru with US$140 billion in net benefits
Peru has been severely hit by the pandemic and faces one of the deepest crises of the last 50 years. In addition to the highest mortality per person in the world, during 2020 the country suffered an economic impact equivalent to more than 20% of GDP (US$ 35.8 billion). Meanwhile, unprecedented heat waves in North America and floods in Europe remind us that another crisis … [Read more...] about Carbon neutrality could provide Peru with US$140 billion in net benefits
Earth Day 2021 highlights the opportunity to create a green, inclusive, and resilient future
Last year around this time, the entire world was shaken by a pandemic that has forever changed our lives. This year, the world is still coping with the devastating impacts of the Covid-19 crisis, however with a significantly changed outlook. While a year ago many unanswered questions made it hardly possible … [Read more...] about Earth Day 2021 highlights the opportunity to create a green, inclusive, and resilient future
41 billion reasons why Costa Rica’s progress on decarbonization can inspire the world
Last week, the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, announced that the central objective of the UN for 2021 will be to build a Global Coalition for Carbon Neutrality. He stated that he firmly believes that “2021 can be a new kind of leap year — the year of a quantum leap towards carbon neutrality”. With 110 countries having committed to carbon neutrality by 2050 there is … [Read more...] about 41 billion reasons why Costa Rica’s progress on decarbonization can inspire the world