COMMUNITY OF DECARBONIZATION TRAJECTORIES

"The pillars of the projects are political leadership and participation. The participation of various key actors, both governmental, as well as private sector and civil society in its development, ensures that these processes are advanced on different fronts and continue even when changes occur in the administration of regional or state government. Political leadership is focused on building support at the national, municipal and intergovernmental levels, including different departments and sectors, and supports the institutionalization process that will ensure the relevance of the project over time. In terms of implementation, the project should be executed in the short and medium term, some governments elaborate plans every 5 years articulated in the long term vision and annual objectives are elaborated to ensure that the short term plans are consistent with decarbonization until 2050. We will discuss institutionalization at the second forum with the theme of alignment and articulation with national policies, and also at the third forum on recommendations for planning."

The type of information depends on the stage of the journey being completed. The most relevant information will always be that developed for him and by state or region. At the beginning of the development of the project, it is important to have the inventories of greenhouse gases of the state or region, and its data banks; historical series and macroeconomic and population projections; data on economic activities. Likewise, state and national climate action plans and strategies, and mitigation and adaptation commitments made by the state or region.

We will discuss the promotion of key stakeholder involvement in the fourth forum. The process of stakeholder participation should be a transversal axis in the construction of the decarbonization pathway.

This can be achieved through: dialogue, capacity building in the field, a communication strategy that highlights co-benefits. In addition, it is important to present and understand decarbonization as a development process that will have socioeconomic opportunities. Technical information to trace the pathway will be able to measure these benefits in addition to those of emission reductions.

It depends on the scope of this first project and its development. If the objective is to update or complement this path, this first version would be the base document. We also recommend completing the activities normally required to develop one from zero, however, these stages would be completed more quickly in order to update the basic information. This update can also be an opportunity to involve new actors and include their perspectives on what changes need to be made to achieve the long-term objectives. In addition, this concept can be used as a measure to prevent any gaps in the process, such as institutionalization, monitoring plans, etc.

1. The lessons learned have been diverse from state to state. The work was carried out in 6 states and regions with very different social and economic characteristics. Access to information: In some jurisdictions, it was helpful to have data on the main sectors with the highest emissions. This has helped to build the trend directory more quickly and effectively. States with the expertise and capacity to develop greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories can move faster in developing trends and technology landscapes. Political support: From the beginning of the conception of the project, political support should be provided from the highest level. This gave the signals to the various governmental departments as well as to society in general to get involved in the process. States that keep their political leaders, both at state and national level, informed of their work, are facilitated in mobilizing financial and political resources. 3. Stakeholder involvement: Having a good stakeholder involvement strategy facilitated the process of developing the project. States that have recently conducted stakeholder mapping and/or have climate change forums or other participatory structures are more successful in engaging the various key actors. 4. Linking the project with other public policy objectives and processes: This facilitated the support of different actors/departments. In particular, understanding how climate action benefits different agendas, such as access to energy, transportation, and food security, and using these benefits to promote the development and implementation of the project.

One way to gain political support in different sectors is to quantify the social and economic benefits. For example, in health, employment, poverty reduction. In this way, the positioning of the project will be inter-sectorial and the different sectors will be able to internalize the actions of the project within their own planning. And even though a roadmap may be aligned with national goals, it can also be more ambitious in terms of reducing ambitions. However, it is important to note that work at the regional/state level contributes to national objectives.

One of the pillars of the project is the participation of stakeholders. In this sense, as it begins to develop, governmental and non-governmental institutions should engage from the identification of data and information that help to develop the vision of the project for the impact modeling process. In this way, the project will be a coordinated effort that will have a much better chance of receiving more resources in the implementation phase. Being involved in the design will help to be involved in the implementation and, in turn, facilitate it, as the institutions that provided additional information will also have the opportunity to reflect their interests in economic and social welfare.