Latin American and Caribbean countries are competing to host the 2019 UN climate talks. That’s good news for the region and the world
Since the incoming government of Jair Bolsonaro backed out of Brazil’s plan to host the COP25 meetings next year, five Latin American and Caribbean countries—Barbados, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Jamaica—have stepped up.
Regional and domestic politics could sabotage Brazil’s bid to host UN climate change talks in 2019
The confusion over Brazilian efforts to host COP25 points to a larger dysfunction, in Brazil and in the region at large.