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Key data points include Chile's transition to Euro 6 by 2022, Colombia's target of Euro 6 by 2030, and specific sulfur limits ranging from 15 ppm in Mexico to 8000 ppm in Cuba.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cmsost-000005#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Emission standards for light duty vehicles (LDV) vary across the region, with several countries targeting Euro 6: Chile by 2022, Brazil between 2022-2023, and Colombia by 2030. Other countries like Peru, Mexico, and Ecuador are listed as Euro 4, while Argentina is Euro 5.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cmsost-000005#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Sulfur levels in diesel vary significantly by country, with Mexico implementing a maximum of 15 ppm in some cities, Peru reporting 87% of diesel at 50 ppm, and Cuba reporting a maximum of 8000 ppm.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cmsost-000005#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Fuel compositions include bio-blends in Brazil (27% ethanol in gasoline and 7% biodiesel in diesel) and Argentina (10% biodiesel in diesel).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cmsost-000005#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["emission standard","biodiesel"],"geography_discussed":["Peru","Mexico","Brazil","Nicaragua","Colombia","Cuba","Chile","Argentina","Ecuador","Santiago","Quito","Cuenca","Venezuela"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["comparative analysis"]},{"id":"iai-001642","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iai-001642","title":"Science Technology & Policy (STeP) Fellowship Pilot Program 2020-2024","publisher":{"name":"Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research","organization":"inter-american-institute-for-global-change-research"},"document_type":"guide","language":"en","date_published":"2020","source_url":"https://archive.iai.int/administrador/assets/images/ckfinder/files/STeP%20Program%20Charter%20V3(1).pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The STeP Fellowship Pilot Program is a strategic initiative by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) to bridge the gap between scientific research and policy-making in Latin America and the Caribbean. 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The partnership established measurable targets for greenhouse gas emissions, sustainable seafood and commodity procurement, and sustainable tourism. While the COVID-19 pandemic halted progress on several seafood targets, the company surpassed its goals for sustainable tour offerings and destination stewardship. Royal Caribbean achieved a 32.6% to 34.5% reduction in GHG intensity by 2019 and committed to a further 25% reduction by 2025. 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In 2020, it committed to reducing emissions intensity by an additional 25% by 2025 relative to 2019 levels.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000478#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Progress on several sustainable seafood procurement targets—including sourcing 90% of wild-caught and 75% of farmed seafood from certified sources—was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the company successfully eliminated the procurement of highly vulnerable or endangered species based on IUCN and CITES rankings.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000478#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The partnership identified coffee, tea, and sugar as the key commodities with the highest environmental and social impacts for which sustainable sourcing strategies need to be developed.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000478#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Royal Caribbean provided a $5 million philanthropic contribution to support WWF's global ocean conservation work, which includes projects such as polar bear tracking in the Arctic, whale shark protection in the Philippines, and DNA database creation for hawksbill sea turtles in Australia.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000478#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["greenhouse gas emissions","sustainable tourism","biodiversity loss","climate change","nature-based solutions"],"geography_discussed":["Mexico","Belize","Philippines","Australia","Arctic Ocean","Chile","Ecuador","Indonesia","Fiji","Croatia","Cuba","Sri Lanka"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["progress report","sustainability assessment"]},{"id":"wwf-000763","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/wwf-000763","title":"Plowprint Report","publisher":{"name":"WWF International","organization":"wwf-international"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2020","source_url":"https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/353/803vp43xa0_PlowprintReport_2020_FINAL_08042020.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The 2020 Plowprint Report finds that between 2014 and 2018, grasslands in the Great Plains were tilled at an average rate of four football fields per minute. 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Wheat is the primary driver of conversion in the Northern Great Plains, while corn and soy dominate conversion across the U.S. The report also introduces a new analysis of northern Mexico's grasslands and updates its tracking methodology to improve spatial resolution and accuracy.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000763#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Between 2014 and 2018, the average rate of grassland tillage across the Great Plains was equivalent to four football fields every minute.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000763#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In 2018, approximately 2.1 million acres of grasslands were converted across the Great Plains of the U.S. and Canada, representing a slight increase from the 2 million acres converted in 2017.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000763#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There was a significant increase in perennial cover in 2018, with 2 million acres added across the Great Plains and 440,000 acres in the Northern Great Plains (NGP).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000763#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In the Northern Great Plains, wheat is the leading driver of grassland conversion at 41%, followed by corn (9%) and soybeans (7%). Wheat produced for export accounts for 55% of newly tilled acres, while cattle feed is the primary driver for corn (47%) and soybean (62%) conversion.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000763#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The 2020 report updated its methodology to improve accuracy, including increasing the USDA Cropland Data Layer spatial resolution to 30m and implementing a 2-year crop rule to exclude one-off misidentifications.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"wwf-000763#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["biodiversity loss","carbon capture and storage","ecosystem service","land-use change"],"geography_discussed":["Northern Great Plains"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["spatial analysis","trend analysis"]},{"id":"wwf-000871","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/wwf-000871","title":"DEFORESTATION FRONTS DRIVERS AND RESPONSES IN A CHANGING WORLD","publisher":{"name":"WWF International","organization":"wwf-international"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2020","source_url":"https://www.worldwildlife.org/documents/507/9bsfj8aq5v_deforestation_fronts___drivers_and_responses_in_a_changing_world____8p3if5q.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report identifies 24 'deforestation fronts' across Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, and Oceania where over 43 million hectares of forest were lost between 2004 and 2017. 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