Trade and climate change mitigation and adaptation in Latin America: A framework for international cooperation

The document outlines a framework for international cooperation to support Latin America's climate commitments. It focuses on specific sectors such as agriculture, mining, and the circular economy, arguing for a bottom-up approach to ensure developing country perspectives are represented in global trade and climate dialogues, which are currently dominated by advanced economies.

• Latin America has a historically small contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and a relatively low emissions intensity compared to other regions, with all countries in the region having ratified the Paris Agreement and submitted NDCs.
• The paper prioritizes several key areas for climate mitigation and adaptation efforts: agriculture and livestock, mining, electromobility, innovation in new technologies and processes, and the circular economy.
• Current international discussions on trade and climate change, including those at the WTO, are primarily driven by the policies and proposals of advanced economies, necessitating a more inclusive, bottom-up identification of developing country priorities.

APA

Parada, L. P. (2023). Trade and climate change mitigation and adaptation in Latin America: A framework for international cooperation. Forum on Trade, Environment, & the SDGs. https://tessforum.org/latest/trade-and-climate-change-mitigation-and-adaptation-in-latin-america-a-framework-for-international-cooperation

Chicago

Parada, Lorena Palomo. Trade and climate change mitigation and adaptation in Latin America: A framework for international cooperation. Forum on Trade, Environment, & the SDGs, 2023. https://tessforum.org/latest/trade-and-climate-change-mitigation-and-adaptation-in-latin-america-a-framework-for-international-cooperation.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{parada2023trade, author = {Parada, Lorena Palomo}, title = {{Trade and climate change mitigation and adaptation in Latin America: A framework for international cooperation}}, institution = {Forum on Trade, Environment, \& the SDGs}, year = {2023}, month = feb, url = {https://tessforum.org/latest/trade-and-climate-change-mitigation-and-adaptation-in-latin-america-a-framework-for-international-cooperation}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }