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After Violent Clashes of 2019, Investors Reassess Chile’s Prospects for Renewable Energy

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Chile was forced to give up hosting the COP 25 United Nations Climate Change Conference in December after cost-of-living protests that started in the capital, Santiago, in October spread to other cities. COP 25 was ultimately held in Spain. Chile's economy has been one of the better bets in Latin America in recent years.

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A deforestation roadmap that leaves a lot to be desired

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In my eyes, that certainly doesn't merit a big COP announcement. While the palm oil commitment requires zero deforestation in all sourcing regions, soy and cattle mainly focus on South America's Amazon, Cerrado and Chaco regions. This bears the risk of displacing conversion to other regions if demand doesn't budge.

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'Grave and mounting threat': IPCC again raises alarm that climate impacts are proving worse than feared

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Healthy ecosystems are more resilient to climate change and provide life-critical services such as food and clean water," said IPCC Working Group II co-chair Hans-Otto Pörtner. "By Climate resilience will become impossible in some regions if temperature rise exceeds 2C, the report warns.