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Debriefing COP26: alliances to implement the signed agreements
“For Brazil there is no choice of not having a regulated carbon market.” The statement by Marcelo Ramos (PL-AM), Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies, set the tone for the Debriefing COP26, an online event held by the Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development (CEBDS) to assess the progress made during COP26 and the …
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Cop26 emission pledges may limit global heating to below 2C
The pledges on greenhouse gas emissions on the table at the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow would limit global temperature rises to below 2C, the first time the world has been on such a trajectory, according to research by the University of Melbourne. Plans by India, the world’s third biggest emitter, have made a sizeable …
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Emission pledges made at COP26 can reduce global warming to less than 2°C
If the plans of India – the world’s third largest emitter of CO2 – to zero its net emissions and those of other countries, announced at the Climate Summit (COP26), are carried out, the world temperature will likely rise by around 1.9°C. That is, a level lower than the 2°C limit, but still above the …
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Solution to climate change may lie in nature and science
On the panel “Climate Neutrality in Brazil: an end to deforestation in the Amazon and action by the business sector”, held by the Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development (CEBDS) during the COP, experts warned that the preservation of the Amazon is essential for compliance with targets of the Paris Agreement. Issues such as the …
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After advances at COP26, action is now needed
By Walter Schalka* The agreement on the rules of the regulated carbon market represents a historic advance from the 26th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26), which ended on the 13th, in Glasgow. Once put into practice, it will be an important step towards a global system of investments in decarbonization. It is a …
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Transformation of the Amazon forest must unite tradition and innovation
“Transforming the Amazon isn’t just a matter of financing, it’s necessary to develop policies in an equal way in all nine countries, because the forest is a living organism”. It was with this statement that José Gregorio Díaz Mirabal, member of the Wakuenai Kurripako people, originally from the Venezuelan Amazon, and general coordinator of COICA …
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Contributions of development banks to the climate agenda
Two distinct but complementary events showed that the Brazilian business sector has been moving vigorously to tackle climate change in order to reverse the situation and stand out as one of the largest low-carbon economies. “The relevance of the business sector in strengthening global climate actions”, organized by the Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development …
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Analysis: Important advances in COP26
Walter Schalka* The approval of Article 6 at COP26, linked to the Paris Agreement, is an important step towards unlocking the system of investments to finance global decarbonization efforts through implementing a regulated carbon market. It is a significant achievement to reach consensus among companies, governments, and society about the need to overcome past impasses …
Companies seek accounting standardization for nature’s solutions
Juliana Ennes from Glasgow “Being good defenders of nature is always good for business and society.” This sentence by Cristina Gil, Suzano’s executive director of sustainability, summarizes the encouragement of most private companies to act in so-called solutions based on nature. Cristina participated in the panel “Nature-based solutions as a lever to solve the climate …
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New ‘business as usual’ is the low carbon economy
The 21st century could suffer from a rise in temperature above 2°C and lead the planet to a chaotic scenario, with almost zero chances of recovery. That was the conclusion of the panelists of the event organized by the Global Business Ambition for Climate Action Pact, whose objective was to recognize the actions that Brazilian …
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