Investor Presentaiton
Commodity dependence and climate change
Latin American exports are
intrinsically linked to climate change
because of a dependence:
Agriculture
(37 countries)
Non-commodities
17%
.
on fossil fuels that are at risk of
becoming stranded assets
(87 countries)
Energy
46%
(32 countries)
17%
Distribution of commodity-dependent and
non-commodity-dependent states, 2013-17
20%
Minerals
(33 countries)
Dependence on exports of agricultural products
Dependence on energy exports
Dependence on exports of minerals, ores and metals
Non-commodity dependent countries
Data not available or not included in the report
.
Agro-commodities, where
productivity is vulnerable to
fluctuations in temperature and
precipitation (e.g. salmon farming in
Chile, coffee in Colombia, and
cacao in Ecuador).
• So-called minerals of the future,
that are still dominated by high
levels of uncertainty and risks of
technological disruption.
Jamaica
Saint Lucia,
Trinidad and Tobago
Gambia
Sao Tome and
Principe
Qatar
Maldives
Comoros, Seychelles
Fiji, Kiribati, Micronesia
(Federated States of),
Palau, Solomon Islands,
Tonga, Vanuatu
Nauru
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