Increasing energy efficiency is an essential element of the low-carbon economy and is crucial for achieving global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions required by the Paris Agreement. In...

In recent years, Brazil has developed strategies to ensure the sustainability of its farming and forestry. For almost a decade, until 2012, Brazil had managed to slash its deforestation rate b...

The coronavirus crisis is severely testing the resilience of Latin America and the Caribbean economies and health care systems. At the same time, LAC is extremely vulnerable to climate risks a...

Não é à toa que dentre os objetivos expressos no Acordo de Paris da ONU sobre mudança do clima de 2015 fez-se constar o objetivo do Artigo 2, “c”: “Fazer com o que os fluxos financeiros globai...

The global green bond market hit USD 160 bn in 2017 and is estimated to reach 250 bn this year, with China becoming the world’s second-largest issuer (behind only the US) in less than three ye...

When looking at the long list of challenges countries in the region face in relation to economic development, one could think that for a nation like Paraguay energy access is not at the top of...