Peru

It has committed to spend at least £3bn to support efforts to protect and restore nature, reduce global deforestation and support communities that rely on forests for their livelihoods

The 260MW project is expected to be commissioned by mid-2023

The investment is part of the Partnerships for Forests programme, which aims to help farmers restore a rainforest area equal to the size of 1,680 football pitches

Each item is made out of 80 recycled plastic bottles

It aims to help the nation avoid the numerous effects of global warming it is facing, including the melting of around 40% of its glaciers and intensifying natural disasters

A guide that will lay out the basic principles that must be met in order to issue green bonds to finance projects to tackle climate change will be launched

The UK has announced it will help developing countries tackle disaster relief, waste management and disease control using space expertise and technologies. One such project is the UK Space Agency’s International Partnership Programme, which plans to use remote sensing data to minimise the risk of tailings dams failures in Peru. Tailing dams are banks of […]

A UK-backed solar power project in Peru has officially been opened. Located at an altitude of more than 4,000 metres, it provides renewable electricity to one of the nation’s most remote regions of Ocoruro, Arequipa. It is not connected to the grid but the solar technology installed by the British Embassy in Peru, with technical […]

The UK Government has announced two projects to help combat deforestation in Latin America. It is investing £19 million in the Partnerships for Forests (P4F) fund for projects in Brazil, Colombia and Peru to protect the Amazon Rainforest. It has pledged a further £43 million in the REDD for Early Movers (REM) initiative, in partnership […]

A new portal to increase the visibility of climate action by cities, regions, businesses and investors has been launched by the Government of Peru. Developed with support from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), it aims to demonstrate strategic action being taken by non-state actors either individually or as part of co-operative initiatives. […]