On Sunday, 3/12, the Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development (CEBDS), in partnership with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the We Mean Business Coalition (WMBC), promoted the panel “From Dubai to Brazil: Building Ambition on the Road to COP30”.
The meeting was attended by Ambassador André Correa do Lago, Secretary of Climate, Energy and Environment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who highlighted the exceptional moment in terms of opportunities for Brazil, the Brazilian government's commitment to the combat agenda to climate change and the risks that need to be managed in this scenario, such as the lack of focus and adoption of wrong choices, recalling Brazil's history of bad choices throughout its history. André praised the choice of Belém as the host city for COP30 and stated that Brazil has many solutions to offer.
In the same vein, the former Minister of the Environment and director of the Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI) Izabella Teixeira pointed out several points of the “homework” that Brazil needs to do in regulatory issues, productive arrangements and definitions of State policies , to occupy the leadership position you want. “Leaders are chosen by third parties and not self-declared”, explained the former minister. To achieve this, “Brazil needs to be back, but looking to the future and not the past”.
Marina Grossi, president of CEBDS, highlighted the companies' commitment to building a journey that leads from Dubai to Belém – and beyond. According to her, this also means providing internal mechanisms to bring opportunities and prosperity to people, such as those who live in the Amazon, with the aim of reducing inequalities. Marina gave as an example the blended finance mechanism that CEBDS launched together with the Igarapé Institute and the JGP fund. “This is the new economic model, one that puts people at the center of decisions,” he stated.
The panel, which was mediated by Maria Mendiluce, from WMBC, also included the participation of Madalena Callé, from EDP; Keyvan Macedo, from Natura&CO; and Natália Dias, from the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES).
