Why Latin America Needs a Green New Deal
Fighting the impacts of climate change and benefiting from decarbonization requires ambitious regional action.
Latin America is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Changing precipitation patterns, rising temperatures and increasing frequency of extreme weather all threaten to take a human toll on the region—and also an economic one. Infrastructure will be damaged, tourism reduced and agricultural productivity impacted, threatening food security and exports. Critical industries around Latin America will be hit, from salmon farming in Chile to coffee production in Colombia and cacao production in Ecuador, totaling an estimated $100 billion in damages annually...
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