This year, the annual Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP24) is happening with a high sense of urgency instilled by the release of the IPCC 1.5 report. This report highlights the need for accelerated and immediate action to limit global temperature rise to 1.5C, which will require reaching net zero emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050. It also sheds new light on the … [Read more...] about Talking about scaling up ambition at COP24
Climate change
Latin America and the Caribbean Represented in COP24
Every year the world comes to a standstill to attend COP meetings and share knowledge and experiences in climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts. But what is COP and why is it so important? COP is the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This year marks the COP 24 in Katowice, Poland from December 3rd to 14th. … [Read more...] about Latin America and the Caribbean Represented in COP24
Caribbean “Blue Techies” let the Blue Revolution Begin!
Calling all Blue Technologies innovators in the Caribbean, there is finally space for you to innovate in the blueness of the Caribbean sun. We present the IDB’s Blue-Tech Challenge: New technologies or solutions to foster sustainability of the ocean economy in the Caribbean (#BlueTechChallenge). The aim of this initiative is to foster innovation in the Caribbean for a better … [Read more...] about Caribbean “Blue Techies” let the Blue Revolution Begin!
Central banks and financial supervisors are starting to think big on climate change
Since the remarkable “Breaking the Tragedy of Horizon” speech by Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, in 2015, climate-related risks entered the agenda of concerns for the financial supervisor and regulator. Two years later, in December 2017, eight central banks and supervisors (including Banco de Mexico) established the Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for … [Read more...] about Central banks and financial supervisors are starting to think big on climate change
Delivering Sustainable Infrastructure
Most people have heard the old Indian parable of how six blind men construe an elephant to be respectively a wall, spear, snake, tree, fan, and a rope because of their physical experience with the animal. A lesson of the parable is that people can easily interpret the same concept in different ways based on their own experiences. Interpretations can be so dissimilar as to lead … [Read more...] about Delivering Sustainable Infrastructure