[20141211]IN10195_拉丁美洲与气候变化.pdf

CRS InsightsLatin America and Climate ChangeJune S. Beittel, Analyst in Latin American Affairs (jbeittelcrs.loc.gov, 7-7613)December 11, 2014 (IN10195)On December 1-12, 2014, representatives from 195 countries gathered in Lima, Peru, for the 20thConference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, alsoknown as COP 20. Perus offer to host the U.N. climate conference has drawn attention to LatinAmericas progress on addressing global warming, as well as to the regions efforts to reduce emissionswhile sustaining development gains achieved in recent decades.Peru, like other countries in the region, is known for its spectacular environmental assets that drawtourists; it also boasts significant mineral deposits. Peru has the largest swath of Amazonian rainforestafter Brazil and is home to about 70% of the worlds tropical glaciers, some of which provide animportant source of water for urban centers in the country or feed its hydroelectric power plants. WhilePeru has demonstrated leadership in conserving its rainforests and combating deforestation, in recentmonths the Peruvian government has supported a loosening of environmental regulations to jump-star