Former UN Climate Talks President Says Latin America Has Much to Gain at Paris Conference
Former UN Climate Talks President Says Latin America Has Much to Gain at Paris Conference
An interview with Manuel Pulgar Vidal on the region's role at this week's UN climate talks.
On the opening day of international climate change talks in Paris this week, Manuel Pulgar Vidal, Peru’s environment minister, officially handed over the presidency of the United Nations Conference of Parties (COP) to French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius.
AQ sat down with the minister to talk about Latin America’s role in climate negotiations in Paris and beyond.
AQ: While 98 percent of countries have submitted carbon reduction pledges to date, a few Latin American states, most notably Venezuela, have not done so. How has Latin America acted as a...
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