Brazilian participation in the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP-15)
For disclosure Brazil's institutional image on United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP-15), the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Science and Technology and National Bank of Economic and Social Development (BNDES) will be present with a 192 m2 booth in the area leased to the delegations offices of the Conference.
Also, the following institutions will hold presentations: Vale, Petrobras, Bracelpa, Embrapa, DNOCS, FIESP, Eubra, CNA / JBS, CBS, Abiove, Unica, Eletropaulo e Brazilian Climate Alliance.
Following the program of the presentations:
December 07
16:30h
Event: Speech by President of CNI
Speaker: CNI - National Confederation of Industry
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December 08
11:00h
Lecture: Technology transfer between Brazil and South Africa
Speaker: EMBRAPA – Brazilian Agricultural Research Cooperation
14:00h
Lecture: Sustainable Investment Initiatives in Brazil
Speaker: Vale
17:00h
Event: Welcome Cocktail at the Brazilian Space, with the presence of the President of CNI, Armando Monteiro Neto
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December 09
11:00h
Lecture: Bright Green Cities Connections
Speaker: EuBra - Euro-Brazilian Council for Sustainable Development
14:00h
Lecture: Food Security, development, positive impact on climate
Speaker: DNOCS - National Department of Works Against Drought
16:00h
Lecture: Presentation of the Amazon Fund and Brazil Carbon Index
Speaker: BNDES – Brazilian Development Bank
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December 10
14:00h
Lecture: Financial Mechanisms for Climate Change
Speaker: Marco Fujihara - Climate Change Specialist FIESP (Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo)
16:00h
Lecture: Sustainable Investment initiative n Brazil
Speaker: Vale
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December 11
11:00h
Lecture: Presentation CNI/Camargo Correa
Speaker: Camargo Correa
12:00h
Lecture: Brazil water: a socio-environmental lecture
Speaker: Gerard Moss/BNDES
14:00h
Lecture: Brazil and the World in the Climate Change Debate
Speaker: Marco Fujihara - Climate Change Specialist FIESP and Lester Brown/Worldwatch Institute
16:00h
Lecture: Presentation of the Amazon Fund and the Brazil Carbon Index
Speaker: BNDES
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December 14
11:00h
Lecture: Brazilian planted forests for the pulp and paper industry
Speaker: BRACELPA – Brazilian Pulp and Paper Association
13:00h
Lecture: Brazilian Companies perspective on the carbon credit market and Mechanism Projects on Clean Development
Speaker: CEBDS - Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development
14:30h
Lecture: Presentation Brazilian Climate Alliance
Speaker: Brazilian Climate Alliance
16:00h
Lecture: Presentation of the Amazon Fund and the Brazil Carbon Index
Speaker: BNDES
17:30h
Lecture: Brazilian Environmental Assets
Speaker: Nelson Pereira dos Reis - Director for Environmental Issues FIESP
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December 15
09:30h
Lecture: Soy Moratorium - a successful initiative to reduce the deforestation of the Amazon
Speaker: ABIOVE - Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries
11:00h
Lecture: Presentation of the Amazon Fund and the Brazil Carbon Index
Speaker: BNDES
13:00h
Lecture: Sustainable Energy in Brazil
Speaker: CNI/Camargo Correa
13:30h
Lecture: CDM Project Activity Restoration in Native Forests and Protected Areas
Speaker: Eletropaulo
14:00h
Lecture: Contributions of Brazilian Agribusiness to Climate Change
Speaker: CNA
16:00h
Lecture: Climate Change and International Trade Negotiations
Speaker: Mario Marconini - Director for International Negotiations FIESP and Gary Hufbauer - Senior Fellow Peterson Institute for International Economics
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December 16
10:00
Lecture: Media and Climate Change
Speaker: CEBDS
11:30
Lecture: Soy Moratorium, a successful initiative to reduce deforestation in the Amazon
Speaker: ABIOVE
13:30
Lecture: Presentation of the Amazon Fund and Brazil Carbon Index
Speaker: BNDES
16:00
Lecture: Brazil: Advancing Energy Future
Speaker: Carlos Cavalcanti - Director for Energy FIESP
17:30
Lecture: Meeting CEOs
Speaker: FIESP
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Following summary of the presentations:
- Amazon Fund presentation and Brazil Carbon Index (BNDES) The Amazon Fund is aimed at raising donations for non-reimbursable investments in efforts to prevent, monitor and combat deforestation, as well as to promote the preservation and sustainable use of forests in the Amazon Biome. Index Carbon Brazil: the carbon content is proposed based on an existing market index that takes into account the emissions of greenhouse gases companies, trying to keep the same time, its performance close to the original content.
- Brazil waters: Lecture Social and Environmental – The lecture discusses the waters of Brazil and the world, presents the challenges of design, innovative technology and the analysis results, emphasizing the importance of environmental responsibility, using water rationally with collective thinking.
- Brazilian planted forests for the pulp and paper industry (Bracelpa) – Brazil has more than 50 years experience on eucalyptus and pinus planted forests for the pulp and paper industry. Bracelpa – Brazilian Pulp and Paper Association will present the contribution of the forests in absorbing carbon and providing friendly products for the daily life of people. During this seminar, the audience will have the opportunity to know not just the investments in research and new technologies, but also the role of the Brazilian Pulp and Paper Industry in promoting social, environmental and economic development.
- Bright Green Cities Connections (Eubra) - Presentation of cases of Brazilian cities that stand for innovation and effective measures that together reduce emissions. Cities building a Green Future: LED lighting and energy efficiency, bike lanes, electric cars, etc. Brazilian cities and the top sustainability (opportunities for COPA 2014); Brasília 50; Program FOREST MOBILE to the sustainable development of city, countryside and forests; universities combining actions and activities aimed at clean development in the 21st century.
- CDM Project Activity Restoration in native Forests and Protected Areas (Eletropaulo) - Presentation of projects being developed by AES Tiete River in the restoration of 12 hectares of PPAs, with the removal of about 5.4 million tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere .
- Media and Change (CEBDS) – The objective of this event is to discuss a global consensus to raise public awareness about the challenges of climate change. The Brazilian press has expanded the coverage of the climate change issue and needs to be more profound on the subject.
- Soy Moratorium: a successful initiative to reduce the deforestation of the Amazon (ABIOVE) - Presentation on the project Soy Moratorium aimed not to commercialize soybean areas deforested in the Amazon.
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