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Have you ever wondered what relationship exists between climate change and cash transfer programs? Did you know that through these programs you can fight climate change?

The clean energy transition in Brazil’s power sector is well underway. Brazil is Latin America’s largest renewable energy market with almost 45% of its energy demand comprised of renewable resources, primarily hydropower.

Chile issued the first sovereign green bond of the American Continent on June 17th and marked a turning point for the Latin American region. With a USD 1.4 bn at 3.5% interest rate and dollar-denominated, the bond was overwhelmingly received by international investors and ground-breaking in several ways. More than 300 investors expressed interest for the transaction at an order book of almost USD 7 bn and with the lowest interest rate that Chile has ever paid.

The choices we make on how we travel can have a big impact on the climate. Just ask Greta Thunberg. The Swedish activist shuns flying, which generates roughly 100g of CO2 per km, in favor of the train clocking in at 15g per km.

To help increase the capacities of counterparts and executing agencies in matters of environmental and social risk management, the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) offers its course on Principles for Review of Environmental Impact Studies - PREIA.

No ano passado, o Banco Interamericano de Desenvolvimento (BID) completou 60 anos. Durante essas seis décadas, o BID desempenhou um papel transformador na promoção do desenvolvimento na América Latina e no Caribe (ALC). Ao refletir sobre muitos desses avanços positivos, e olhando para a frente, nos perguntamos: qual será a nossa contribuição para a região nas próximas décadas? Essa reflexão deve levar em conta que enfrentamos emergências ecológicas e climáticas simultâneas e sobrepostas.