Last week, the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, announced that the central objective of the UN for 2021 will be to build a Global Coalition for Carbon Neutrality. He stated that he firmly believes that “2021 can be a new kind of leap year — the year of a quantum leap towards carbon neutrality”. With 110 countries having committed to carbon neutrality by 2050 there is … [Read more...] about 41 billion reasons why Costa Rica’s progress on decarbonization can inspire the world
Valentina Saavedra
Valentina Saavedra is a climate change specialist. Currently she supports LAC countries in implementing the Paris Agreement, focusing mainly in topics related to greater climate ambition, as updating NDCs and implementation of LTS. Previously, Valentina worked as a World Bank consultant on projects related to pollution management and city competitiveness, and WB projects’ climate co-benefits quantification. In the past, Valentina worked as a sustainable water management specialist in the Ministry of Energy of Chile and in the University of Chile. Valentina is a Renewable Natural Resources Engineer and has a Masters in Energy and Environmental Policy from the University of Maryland.In the past, Valentina worked as a sustainable water management specialist in the Ministry of Energy of Chile and in the University of Chile. Valentina is a Renewable Natural Resources Engineer and has a Masters in Energy and Environmental Policy from the University of Maryland.
Suriname’s updated national climate plan can help drive a sustainable recovery
This December will mark the fifth anniversary of a historic achievement for international climate action: the Paris Agreement. During the UN Climate Summit (“COP21”) in Paris, France, this milestone represented a call by the international community to increase climate ambition and achieve the transformation of current development trajectories towards net-zero emissions and … [Read more...] about Suriname’s updated national climate plan can help drive a sustainable recovery
Peru advances towards carbon neutrality with an ambitious, participatory and robust plan
Despite the global pandemic, 2020 is an extremely important year for the global climate agenda. Under the Paris Agreement, 2020 is the year for signatory countries to submit their new or updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) by 2030, which consider higher levels of ambition. It is also the year in which the formal implementation of the Paris … [Read more...] about Peru advances towards carbon neutrality with an ambitious, participatory and robust plan
NDC Invest and climate ambition: How Suriname enhanced its NDC on the way to COP25
The 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25) has entered its second week in Madrid. The COP, under the presidency of the Chilean government with logistical support from the Spanish government, has the big task of inspiring greater climate ambition to limit global heating to well below 2 degrees Celsius. COP25 needs to firmly lay the foundations for 2020 when countries must … [Read more...] about NDC Invest and climate ambition: How Suriname enhanced its NDC on the way to COP25
NDC Invest strengthens collaboration for an operational and ambitious Paris Agreement
The achievement of the Paris Agreement is compromised. The Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) presented today cannot limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius. Thus, it is extremely urgent to accelerate the transformation of the global economy to avoid more extreme climate impacts. Ambition is the keyword of the COP 25 in Chile: countries, under the ambition … [Read more...] about NDC Invest strengthens collaboration for an operational and ambitious Paris Agreement