Latin America

EU begins applying the Carbon Mechanism on seven imports with surcharges to 20% to 35%

With the adoption of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Cbam), Brussels subjects imports of seven inputs to surcharges of 20%…

7 months ago

Training for South American Diplomats successfully completed

In September, a group of 16 junior diplomats from South America arrived at the Clingendael Institute for a three-week diplomatic…

7 months ago

China’s weaker economy means problems for commodity supplier countries from Latin America

“Growth in China is projected to be 5.1% in 2023, faster than the 3.0% in 2022,” the World Bank said…

7 months ago

Suriname’s oil-driven development dilemma

The carbon negative South American country bides its time ahead of potential oil boom The FDI angle: Resource-rich Suriname, South…

7 months ago

French Total planning to drill for gas off shore Tierra del Fuego

The US$ 700 million project is expected to produce some 10 million cubic meters of natural gas per day, representing 8% of…

8 months ago

A conversation with H.E. Chandrikapersad Santokhi, president of Suriname, chair of the Caribbean Community

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are on the frontlines of the impacts of climate change, the energy crisis, inflation, and food…

8 months ago

Environment at a Glance in Latin America and the Caribbean

Spotlight on Climate Change Environment at a Glance in Latin America and the Caribbean: Spotlight on climate change presents the…

8 months ago

Mangroves and climate change

eyesonsuriname Mangroves are found in 123 nations and territories, but they represent less than 0.4% of the total of the…

8 months ago

Suriname aims to be first to sell Paris Agreement carbon credits, adviser says

Sept 13 (Reuters) - The South American forest nation of Suriname plans to become the first country to sell carbon…

8 months ago

What can Chile’s politicians learn from the coup in 1973?

Long before jihadists destroyed the World Trade Centre, another September 11th had entered history as a dark day, especially for Latin…

8 months ago