Non-state and subnational climate action in Latin America and the Caribbean

This working paper provides an overview of climate commitments and actions by non-state and subnational actors in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a specific focus on the land use sector and the Amazon region.

• As of October 2021, the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region contained nearly 1,500 non-state and subnational actors involved in climate action, comprising 553 cities, 672 companies, 132 organisations, 77 regional governments, and 41 investors. Cities and companies represent the largest and fastest-growing groups, though corporate action is difficult to track because many firms are micro-enterprises or small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).
• Climate action in the land use sector of the LAC region, particularly the Amazon basin, is critical for global climate mitigation. While the New York Declaration on Forests involves over 200 actors, international cooperative initiatives (ICIs) and anti-deforestation commitments are highlighted as key due to weak land governance and the under-representation of local communities and Indigenous Peoples. Domestic NGOs in the LAC region are more engaged in land-use focused ICIs than those in other regions.
• Three specific non-state actor groups are identified as having a particular role in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions in the Amazon region: financial institutions funding activities that cause forest degradation and deforestation, international fast-consumer goods companies buying cattle and feedstock, and local non-state actors, specifically those in the meat production industry.

APA

NewClimate Institute (2022). Non-state and subnational climate action in Latin America and the Caribbean. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/non-state-and-subnational-climate-action-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean

Chicago

NewClimate Institute. Non-state and subnational climate action in Latin America and the Caribbean. 2022. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/non-state-and-subnational-climate-action-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean.

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BibTeX

@techreport{newclimateinstitute2022nonstate, author = {{NewClimate Institute}}, title = {{Non-state and subnational climate action in Latin America and the Caribbean}}, institution = {NewClimate Institute}, year = {2022}, month = feb, url = {http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/non-state-and-subnational-climate-action-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }