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
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.
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
How much is it going to cost to decarbonize the transport sector in Costa Rica?
Recently, President Carlos Alvarado together with the first lady, Claudia Dobles, publicly presented the Decarbonization Plan of Costa Rica. The plan is based on the Paris Agreement that seeks to limit the increase in global temperature well below 2 ° C above pre-industrial levels. Climate science is clear; to get there we need to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions to zero … [Read more...] about How much is it going to cost to decarbonize the transport sector in Costa Rica?