Almost eight months after COP26, the United Nations Conference on Climate Change, experts are doubtful about the ability of countries to meet the goals set at the event. To discuss the topic, the Sheet organizes, next Wednesday (6), the webinar “Brazil and the world after COP26”.
With two debates, the webinar will take place in the morning and in the afternoon. The first panel starts at 11 am and will feature Carlos Nobre, a Brazilian scientist recently appointed a member of the Royal Society, Elizabeth Wathuti, a Kenyan activist, and Graham Stock, investment strategist at British Bluebay Asset Management.
They will discuss recent actions by countries, companies and investors to curb climate change. There will be simultaneous translation.
To reflect on the scenario in Brazil after COP26, the Sheet will meet, at 2 pm, the former governor of Maranhão and former coordinator of the Forum of Governors of the Amazon, Flávio Dino (PSB), ecologist Mercedes Bustamante and indigenous leader Sonia Guajajara (PSOL). José Pugas, a partner at JGP, the only Brazilian signatory to the commitment of 30 financial institutions to eliminate investment in commodity chains linked to deforestation, signed at COP26, will also participate in the debate.
The tables will be mediated by journalists Cristiane Fontes and Marcelo Leite.
COP26 reinforced the objective of limiting global warming to 1.5ºC, which is still far from being achieved. At the time, part of the negotiators, observers and activists regretted the outcome of some points. There was disappointment, for example, that China and India managed to change the term “elimination” to “reduction” of coal. In the end, the president of COP26, the British Alok Sharma, apologized for the process.
As a warning, the UNEP (United Nations Environment Program) said last year that it is necessary to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by seven times more than expected for the decade, if the objective is to limit global warming. at 1.5°C.
Ukraine’s war also adds to the obstacles faced in mitigating climate change. With the sanctions on Russia’s oil and the attempt to curb Russian gas imports, Europe has increased the burning, at least momentarily, of coal.
This will be one of the main challenges for COP27, the next climate conference, which will take place in November in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
Among other measures, the text of COP26 regulated the carbon market and recognized the need to reduce emissions by 45% by 2030. On the other hand, the promise of developed countries to finance climate actions at US$ 100 billion a year did not advance. in developing countries. The amount has been promised since 2009 and should only be completed in 2023.
One of the nations that would benefit from the fund, for example, would be Brazil. At COP26, Environment Minister Joaquim Leite reinforced the country’s adherence to the Forests and Land Use Agreement and promised an end to illegal deforestation by 2028 – two earlier than the last objective.
At the conference in Glasgow, the government, however, omitted data from the Prodes project, from Inpe (National Institute for Space Research), which pointed to devastation in the Amazon of 13,235 km.two between August 2020 and July 2021, the highest rate since 2006. The number represents an increase of 22% over the previous period.
The webinar is part of Planeta em Transe, a project by Sheet for climate change coverage, and is supported by the Open Society Foundations.
The public will be able to follow the debate live on TV Folha’s YouTube channel. The broadcast will also be available on this page. It will be possible to send questions to participants by WhatsApp, at number (11) 99648-3478.
Check out the event schedule:
Seminar Brazil and the world after COP26
Table 1: The post-Glasgow planet
Time: 11 am to 12:30 pm
Participants:
Carlos Nobre, climatologist, newly elected foreign member of the Royal Society
Elizabeth Wathuti, 26-year-old Kenyan activist, founder of the Green Generation Initiative
Graham Stock, Emerging Market Sovereign Strategist at Bluebay Asset Management
Table 2: The Brazilian challenges
Time: 2pm to 3:30pm
Participants: ​
Flávio Dino, former governor of Maranhão, was coordinator of the Forum of Governors of the Amazon; is a candidate for senator
Jose Pugas; partner at JGP, asset manager; only Brazilian signatory to the commitment of 30 financial institutions to eliminate investment in commodity chains linked to deforestation, signed at COP26
Mercedes Bustamante, professor at UnB (University of BrasÃlia) and author of IPCC (UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) reports
Sonia Guajajara, executive coordinator of Apib (Articulation of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil), pre-candidate for federal deputy​
