The entire GDP of Thailand. That is what governments globally spend every year on harmful agriculture subsidies. That is 470 billion dollars per year that incentivize the overuse of fertilizers, water, or expansion of agricultural land into other ecosystems, with associated costs on the environment and the health of farmers and consumers. This recent finding from a joint UN-FAO … [Read more...] about How can we plan for agriculture and land-use policies consistent with net-zero emissions development?
Climate change
Driving financial innovation and investment for nature-based solutions in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and Caribbean is a biodiversity powerhouse, hosting over 40% of the world’s biodiversity, 12% of its mangrove forests, 10% of its coral reefs and its largest expanse of wetlands. It also faces a pressing need for better protection and management, especially in the face of climate change. Latin America and the Caribbean lost more … [Read more...] about Driving financial innovation and investment for nature-based solutions in Latin America and the Caribbean
How to Tackle the Social Consequences of Climate Change
In Latin America and the Caribbean, climate change has a daily impact on the lives of millions of people, threatening their health, work, education, opportunities for growth, and even the continued existence of the places they come from. Its socioeconomic consequences increasingly know no borders—this is a problem that leaves no one untouched. Just as the problem connects us … [Read more...] about How to Tackle the Social Consequences of Climate Change
How NDC INVEST is powering climate action in Latin America and the Caribbean
Climate change is one of the main systemic and complex challenges the global community is dealing with in this century. Although countries are increasing their climate ambitions and more climate action momentum is visible recently, the world is still on a catastrophic pathway to global … [Read more...] about How NDC INVEST is powering climate action in Latin America and the Caribbean
Are Latin America’s fossil fuels at risk of becoming stranded assets this decade?
The recent apocalyptic image of the ocean on fire in the Gulf of Mexico following a raptured gas pipeline was reminiscent of the Lord of the Rings. Yet the world’s reliance on fossil fuels and their disastrous impact on global warming and the environment is far from fantasy. The burning of coal, oil and gas is the dominant source of greenhouse gas emissions driving the … [Read more...] about Are Latin America’s fossil fuels at risk of becoming stranded assets this decade?