December 2014 by Heinrich Böll Stiftung
European Union office publication description Ahead of the Lima climate talks (COP20) the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung – European Union office commissioned the report “Europe and Latin America Towards More Ambitious Collective Climate Action.” Our report presents a series of proposals derived from European and Latin American civil society positions on international climate policy and outlines ways in which Europe and Latin America can collaborate and contribute to more ambitious climate action. The report is also available in Spanish.
Este informe ofrece una introducción a las perspectivas de la sociedad civil europea y latinoamericana sobre la política y las políticas internacionales relativas al cambio climático. Europa y América Latina pueden aprender mucho una de la otra y existe un margen considerable para una colaboración más profunda con miras a aumentar los objetivos sobre el clima. Al explorar el potencial de las demandas y propuestas conjuntas de la sociedad civil europea y latinoamericana, el presente informe demuestra cómo Europa y América Latina pueden aliarse para una acción colectiva más ambiciosa. Tenemos la esperanza de que este análisis inspire a las organizaciones de la sociedad civil y las instituciones democráticas para avanzar el potencial de una colaboración más profunda para hacer frente a la crisis climática global.
Author: Hans Verolme
Hans Verolme is the founder of the Climate Advisers Network and has extensive analytical and advisory experience in Africa, South America and Asia and is widely recognized as an expert across the entire spectrum of low carbon transitions. With over 20 years of international negotiations experience, he has been a valued adviser to governments, foundations and civil society. Prior to setting up the Climate Advisers Network, he advised the British ambassador in Washington, DC, and served as Global and US Climate Change Director of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). All politics is local, climate politics is global. Hans has worked in, amongst others, Barbados, Bhutan, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, European Union, Georgia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Myanmar, The Netherlands, Nigeria, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Suriname, Tanzania, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States.