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Low-carbon economy: what does it mean for business? Challenges and opportunities in a new context

VIDEO

Day: Wednesday July 20th

Time: 9: 00- 10:30 am (CST, time in Costa Rica)

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Agenda

Introduction
Maite Cigaran. Communications expert, LEDS LAC Platform.
Maria José Pacha. Knowledge Management and Networks Coordinator. Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN).

Low-carbon economy: what does it mean for business? Challenges and opportunities in a new context restrictive in CO2. Marcelo Iezzi. Department of Sustainability and Climate Change. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Latin America.

Comments from panelists:
Brazil- Mr. Guilherme Borba Lefevre. Getulio Vargas Foundation.
Mexico- Dr. Itzchel Nieto Ruiz Director of Sectoral Models of Low Carbon Development, National Institute of Ecology and Climate Change (INECC).

About the webinar

Decouple development with respect to emissions of greenhouse gases should be a global priority. PwC has been evaluated in the last 7 years the carbon intensity of the G20 economies through the Low Carbon Economy Index (LCEI). In this seventh index, national objectives (or Intended Nationally Determined Contributions – INDCs) were analyzed to determine if CO2 emissions are set necessary to limit warming to 2 °C. Unfortunately since this analysis is carried out, it has never met the level of annual «decarbonization» necessary to achieve the goal of not increasing global temperature beyond 2 °C. The implications of these objectives in terms of business and the investments needed to achieve them were also considered.

In this webinar the most relevant results of this publication were presented, including an analysis of key sectors of the countries that contribute to climate change. Also comments on the specific results for the region and opportunities for the private sector. If you have any questions about this event, please contact the LEDS LAC Platform Secretariat, at info@ledslac.org

About the panelists

Marcelo Iezzi
He graduated in civil engineering from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica Argentina (UCA). It is conducting postgraduate studies in Sustainable Development at the University of London. He directed the Perspectives project actions and projects that contribute to environmental protection and mitigation of climate change through the use of cogeneration systems in the industry of Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay. It has also coordinated the development of more than 10 CDM projects in Argentina, as in Uruguay and Brazil. He was also responsible for designing the Argentine Carbon Fund and the Mexican Carbon Fund.

Guilherme Borba Lefevre

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