LatAm calls for action vs. climate change

The global climate talks in Copenhagen are in peril with wealthy and poor nations quarreling as well as developing countries feuding amongst themselves. That hasn’t stopped several Latin American states from trying to get their voices heard during the negotiations, however.

One of those nations is Costa Rica who joined with five other countries to advocate for the world to put their differences aside and effectively address climate change. The so-called “Green Group” including Cape Verde, Iceland, and the United Arab Emirates issued a joint statement touting each state is "a small point of green reference inside its own region, and all these points are related between them to establish an efficient world network".

In addition, Brazilian representatives to the summit have advocated the use of biofuels such as ethanol. Though Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva two years ago said that biofuels could “’un-warm’ the planet”, officials at the summit have tried to counter heavy criticism over farmlands being used for ethanol rather than for growing food.

Whatever results come out of the conference remain to be seen. Yet it is painfully clear that more action needs to be taken to tackle the problems of climate change. Just take a look at Peru:

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