After days of negotiations at the UN Climate Change Conference, countries reached agreement on establishing a funding mechanism to compensate vulnerable nations for climate-induced disasters.
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In an exclusive interview with ANBA, Brazil’s ambassador to Egypt, Antonio Patriota, said that the Egyptian president is expected to visit Brazil sometime in the coming year. El-Sisi told Lula he wants an Egypt-Brazil nonstop flight. Patriota added there is still no competition for a COP30 in Brazil.
In an interview with ANBA at COP27, the Environment minister said the alliance between Brazil, Congo and Indonesia, the world’s three largest rainforest nations, will be beneficial and provide knowledge transfer. Leite also discussed the creation of the methane credit market and took stock of the conference in Egypt.
Brazil’s president-elect said Thursday (17) that the federal government will once again accommodate all Brazilians starting next Climate Conference, whether they are from the government, the private sector or the civil society. COP28 will take place in Dubai next November.
Addressing COP27, the president-elect said Brazil wants to cooperate once again with the poorest countries, with investments and technology transfers, and fight hunger in the world. He emphasized that the efforts to fight climate change will have the highest profile in his next administration.
The secretary-general of the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, Tamer Mansour, stated he sees the Arab countries as potential financers of extensive projects aimed at renewable energy, the environment, and climate.
In an event parallel to COP27, the Brazilian private sector discussed business initiatives for the decarbonization of the industry and the fight against climate change in the coming years. The Arab Brazilian Chamber and Brazil’s National Confederation of Industry signed a term for cooperation at COP28, to take place in Dubai in 2023, and the creation of a Brazil-Arab strategic plan for a low-carbon economy.
Brazilian civil society delegates presented proposals for 2023 at the UN Climate Conference in Egypt, focusing on sustainable economic development and reducing social inequalities. Speaking on behalf of a council formed by 105 major companies, Marina Grossi defended it is possible to preserve the environment and produce.
Daniela Cruz, Bárbara Pereira, and Thalita Silva traveled to COP27 with Engajamundo, a Brazilian youth organization for climate, biodiversity, gender policies, and sustainable cities.
The program was launched last September to install biodigesters in schools to treat organic waste and transform it into biogas and fertilizers.
The president of Egypt, the president of the United Arab Emirates, and the secretary-general of the UN, António Guterres, said this is the moment for action and to put into practice the agreements made in previous editions of the COP, such as the Paris Agreement.
The issue was introduced for the first time as an agenda item on Sunday (6) by Sameh Shoukry, the minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, who was elected as the president of COP27.
Emission reductions, climate adaptation, carbon market regulation, and process transparency are other themes the CNI will follow at the Climate Conference, to take place in Egypt from November 6 to 18.
After an invitation from Egyptian president Abdel Fattah El Sisi, Lula confirmed his presence at the UN Climate Change Conference. The event will occur from November 6 to 18 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
