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Europe and Latin America can blaze a trail on implementing the Paris Agreement
On Monday 18th June, I had the pleasure to speak at a seminar on Ibero-America and the energy transition and climate change organized by the Elcano Royal Institute and Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation. Here’s an edited version of my comments. The Paris Agreement was [...]
13/7/2018
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Climate finance: definition, integration, alignment, scaling and disclosure imperatives
Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) reminded us earlier this year that in order to avoid dangerous interference with the climate system we need to do (at least) three things: implement Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), strengthen the economic case for climate [...]
28/4/2017
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The Paris Climate Agreement could positively disrupt Latin America’s development
Last December a major shift in the tectonic plates of climate governance occurred. Over 190 countries were able to agree a ground breaking new global agreement on climate change in Paris. A number of Latin American countries including Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Colombia and Chile, among others, were instrumental in [...]
27/1/2016
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