Nationally Determined Contributions Across the Americas

List of Abbrevia �ons, Acr onyms, and De fini�ons B3W: Build Back Better World Partnership BNEF: Bloomberg New Energy Finance CH4: Methane CO2: Carbon Dioxide CO2e: Tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent units

IRENA: International Renewable Energy Agency LAC: Latin America and the Caribbean LULUCF: Land-use, Land-use change, and Forestry Mha: Mega hectares

MDBs: Multilateral Development Banks MMBtu: Million British Thermal Units MtCO2e: Mega-tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent units MW: Mega Watt NbS: Nature-Based Solutions NDCs: Nationally Determined Contributions NGO: Non-Governmental Organization NOCs: National Oil Companies NRDC: Natural Resources Defense Council OECD: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Develop- ment OLADE: Latin American Energy Organization RCP: Representative Concentration Pathway REDD+: Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation TWh: Tera Watt-hours UNFCCC: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change USD: US Dollar Western Hemisphere: For the purposes of this analysis, the Western Hemisphere includes North America, Central America, the Caribbean, South America, and Greenland.

COP: Conference of the Parties DFA: Direct Foreign Assistance ECLAC: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean ESG: Environmental, Social, and Governance EU: European Union FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization G7: Group of Seven Nations GCF: Global Climate Fund GFLAC: Grupo de Financiamiento Climático de América Latina y el Caribe GHG: Greenhouse Gas GW: Gigawatt H2: Hydrogen IDB: Inter-American Development Bank IEA: International Energy Agency ILO: International Labor Organization IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

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