Despite Appearances, Climate Has Not Disappeared from the Agenda
The issue is more persistent than it seems, emerging in other topics like crime and mining, writes a former president.
This article is adapted from AQ's special report on Latin America's space race There is a paradox unfolding across Latin America and the Caribbean. Climate change appears to occupy a smaller share of political debate than many expected a decade ago, often overshadowed by concerns such as crime, inflation and economic hardship. Yet at the same time, climate and environmental pressures are increasingly shaping those very challenges. The question, therefore, is not simply whether we are talking more or less about climate change. It is whether climate change is increasingly becoming...
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