Ana Yang is director of the Environment and Society Centre at Chatham House. Between 2005 and 2008, she was the executive director of FSC Brazil’s Forest Stewardship Initiative and later joined the International Finance Corporation (IFC) sustainable business advisory team, advising companies and investors on impact investments in the Amazon. She is chair of the board of Instituto Clima e Sociedade, a grant-making organization based in Brazil focused on climate change and social development.
COP30 host Brazil has been criticised for its continued interest in oil production – but with development needs high, it can’t be expected to forgo its biggest commodity overnight
