VIDEO
Day: Wednesday, July 20Time: 9:00- 10:30 am (CST, Costa Rica time)
Agenda
Introduction
Maite Cigaran. Communications Expert, LEDS LAC Platform.
María José Pacha. Knowledge Management and Networking Coordinator. Climate and Development Alliance (CDKN).
Low carbon economy: what does it mean for business? Challenges and opportunities in a new CO2 restrictive context. Marcelo Lezzi Sustainability and Climate Change Department. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Latin America
Panelist comments
Brazil- Mr. Brazil- Mr. Guilherme Borba Lefevre Researcher of the Environmental Policy and Economics Program, Center for Sustainability Studies of the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV-CES).
Mexico- Dr. Itzchel Nieto Ruiz Director of Sectoral Models of Low Carbon Development, National Institute of Ecology and Climate Change (INECC).
About the webinar
Decoupling development from greenhouse gas emissions should be a global priority. PwC has assessed the carbon intensity of G20 economies over the past 7 years through the annual Low Carbon Economy Index (LCEI). In this seventh index, the national targets (or Intended Nationally Determined Contributions - INDCs) were analyzed to determine whether the CO2 emissions established are those necessary to limit warming to 2°C. Unfortunately, since this analysis has been carried out, the level of annual "decarbonization" required to achieve the goal of not increasing global temperature beyond 2°C has never been met. The business implications of these targets and the investments needed to achieve them were also considered.
This webinar presented the most relevant results of this publication, including an analysis of the key sectors in the countries that contribute to climate change. In addition, two experts shared their views on the specific results for the region and the opportunities for the private sector.
The webinar was conducted in Spanish. If you have any questions about this event, please contact the LEDS LAC Platform Secretariat at the following email address info@ledslac.org
About panelists
Marcelo Iezzi
He is a civil engineer graduated from the Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA). He is currently pursuing postgraduate studies in Sustainable Development at the University of London. He directed the project Perspectives of actions and projects that contribute to environmental protection and climate change mitigation through the use of cogeneration systems in industry in Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay. He has also coordinated the development of more than 10 CDM projects in Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil. He was also responsible for the design of the Argentine Carbon Fund and the Mexican Carbon Fund.
Guilherme Borba Lefevre
He graduated in Law at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands and holds a Master's degree in Environmental Sciences from USP. He has been working on climate change for almost 10 years in research projects that contributed to the construction of Public Policies on Climate Change, in collaboration with different Ministries in Brazil. Before joining the GVces team, Guilherme worked as a consultant and auditor for more than 40 carbon credit projects in Brazil and other Latin American countries.
Dr. Itzchel Nieto Ruiz
D. in Economics of Natural Resources and Sustainable Development, Chemical Engineer and Master in Environmental Engineering, she studied at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and at the Technical University of Cottbus in Brandenburg, Germany. She is a specialist in Environmental and Ecological Economics, Integrated Management Systems and Environmental Auditing. She has 18 years of experience in environmental issues in the public and private sectors. Currently, she is Director of Sectorial Models of Low Carbon Development at the National Institute of Ecology and Climate Change, whose lines of work are oriented to the analysis of national commitments to mitigate Greenhouse Gases, its Measurement, Reporting and Verification scheme before the United Nations Framework Convention and the strategy of attention to Local Governments.