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Costa Rica’s green future overshadowed by rights debate
The renewables champion elects a new president Sunday at a pivotal moment in its ties with China
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President Xi champions low-carbon development at Davos
China shows how investment in renewables can drive economic growth
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China emerges as global clean energy leader
China to become unrivalled clean power leader and eyes Latin America as an attractive investment
Caption: China concentra en renovables en Brasil (imagen: heitorcarvalhojorge )
Chinese companies help fill Brazil’s renewables gap
Brazil’s underfunded wind and solar sectors get a boost from new players eyeing greater role
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Marrakech summit ends without funds deal
Despite progress on several fronts, COP22 sees deadlock over finances for developing countries
Caption: Leaders of the BRICS countries pictured in 2014.
Markets lack confidence in new BRICS bank
Green groups and investors sceptical about sustainability of new multilateral lender’s policies
Caption: Sunset in Shanghai (image: Dove Lee)
China maps out development for the next five years
A summary of China’s greenest five year plan yet and its key environmental and energy targets
Caption: The cover image from China’s Environmental Challenges, published by Polity, January 2016.
China’s environmental challenges
US academic and writer Judith Shapiro talks about whether China can become a global green power
Caption: India’s external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj at the UN General Assembly in October 2015. Swaraj held high-level meetings with CELAC and CARICOM officials at the event (image: United Nations photo)
Will booming India topple China in Latin America?
India eyes region for outward investment but experts are mindful of added environmental pressures
Caption: The Belo Monte project has been opposed by indigenous groups for 30 years (image: Belo_Monte-206/ Flickr).
China takes leading role in Brazil’s power sector
China Three Gorges now a major player but 6000MW portfolio includes controversial hydro projects