NEW AQ: California Dreaming: Ambition Needed at Summit of the Americas
This June’s summit isn’t yet generating much enthusiasm. But there are several golden opportunities for cooperation, AQ highlights in this special report.
Central America Is Still Recovering from Hurricane Mitch
The 1998 hurricane ended a decade of promise, highlighting the need to better prepare for the next climate-related disaster.
“This Can Be Done”: In Honduras, Farmers Adapt to a Changing Climate
Rather than heading north, some Central Americans are rotating crops and making other changes. But funding is scarce.
“Esto se puede hacer”: En Honduras, los agricultores se adaptan a un clima cambiante
En lugar de dirigirse al norte, algunos centroamericanos están rotando los cultivos y realizando otros cambios. Pero la financiación es escasa.
Nuevo en AQ: Sueños californianos: Se requiere ambición en la Cumbre de las Américas
La cumbre, prevista para el junio, no está suscitando mucho revuelo. Pero hay varias oportunidades excepcionales para fomentar la cooperación, destacadas por AQ en este informe especial.
A Bold Plan to Finance Latin America’s Energy Transition
The region’s private sector needs to step up, but governments can make it easier.
Bolsonaro’s Credibility on the Amazon Is Gone
Reports that Brazil’s government suppressed unflattering deforestation data will permanently change its relationships abroad, writes AQ’s editor in chief.
Was COP26 A Good Deal for Brazil?
Carbon credits for fighting deforestation were left in flux at Glasgow — but they could be key for the climate and Brazil’s economy.
Salgado’s “Amazônia” Shows What’s at Stake at COP26
A new exhibit at the London Science Museum features moving images of an ecosystem under threat.
A “Green Arms Race” Could Be Great for Latin America
The U.S.-China rivalry could help create a more environmentally healthy and socially equitable hemisphere. But there are obstacles.
After Climate Summit, a Promising New Tool for Latin America
A new climate financing fund is not interested in past wins and plans to flow money to cut deforestation now.
Much of Latin America’s Left Has a Blind Spot: The Environment
As center-left leaders in Europe and the U.S. prioritize the fight against climate change, the same cannot be said of their Latin American peers.
Why Central America’s Drought Is Harder On Women
Over the past 18 years, Rosalita García has nursed all 10 of her children back to health after bouts of malnutrition. But her three-year-old son’s recent hospital visit in Chiquimula, Guatemala has the 37-year-old mother more worried than usual. “I was able to feed my kids better before because it rained,” García told AQ. “But … Read more
Paraguay’s Surprisingly Powerful Voice in Climate Negotiations
When Paraguay joined ranks with a group of fellow Latin American countries at the United Nations climate talks this month, the media scarcely noticed. After all, its coverage of the UN’s ongoing negotiations to deal with global warming tend to focus on more “dramatic” developments—spats between major powers and the glacial pace of negotiations. It’s … Read more
Can Latin America Blaze a Trail to Paris?
Next week, the United Nations climate change negotiations will reconvene in Germany, where countries will continue to draft a new global climate agreement to be finalized this December in Paris. This year marks a watershed for Latin America, as the region decides what it will contribute to the agreement. This is not only about what … Read more
