Climate Change & Latin America: The Outlook for COP 20

Nov 6 2014

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Inter-American Dialogue
Washington, D.C.

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Registration
8:45am – 9:00am

Panel Discussion and Presentation
9:00am – 10:30pm

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This December, world leaders will travel to Lima, Peru to participate in United Nations COP 20 talks – the first major climate change summit to be held in Latin America since Mexico hosted the annual negotiations in 2010. Many countries in the region rank among the most vulnerable to rising global temperatures. Yet Latin American governments remain deeply divided in climate negotiations. What role will the region play in upcoming talks? And what are the prospects for more comprehensive measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, curb deforestation and improve energy efficiency in Latin America?

Speakers

Augusto de la Torre
Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean, World Bank
Jorge Gastelumendi
Senior Advisor for International Climate Policy, The Nature Conservancy
Gloria Visconti
Lead Climate Change Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank