Solutions to Global Warming in Latin America Solutions to global
warming across the varied countries of Latin America include
pursuing new policies to curb deforestation and forest
degradation; reducing emissions from cars, trucks and buses; and
promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy. Latin America
is home to a number of rapidly developing nations and vast
tropical forest reserves, putting it under the watchful eye of
the international community. Four countries in this region make
the global top 30 list of highest annual CO2 emitters, namely
Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, and Venezuela (using 2008 data).
Brazil quickly rises to the top five if emissions from
deforestation are included. The region also faces a range of
climate impacts, including threats to drinking water resources
due to the shrinking ice pack in the Andes mountains and
potential reductions in crop yields and flooding due to sea-
level rise. Tropical deforestation is a major cause of climate
change; and, unfortunately, Latin America is no