A seven-day cycling expedition covering more than 640 km in an average temperature below 0°C. This was the challenge accepted by more than 40 people from different organizations and countries who traveled on electric bikes from Vienna, Austria, to Katowice, Poland, to participate in the COP24 on Climate Change. The goal of “Moving for Climate NOW” is to transmit a message that immediate action is needed against climate change, promoting the transition to a more efficient energy model that eliminates CO2 emissions.
Brazil was represented by the president of CEBDS, Marina Grossi, the deputy CEO of Neonergia, Solange Ribeiro, and the president of the Brazilian Panel on Climate Change (PBMC), Suzana Kahn. The expedition was organized by Iberdrola/Neonergia and Global Compact.
“The climate issue is urgent and the recent report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warns that we need to increase our ambition to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to contain the increase in temperature to 2°C. The transition to a low-carbon economy is a unique opportunity for Brazil, which has enormous potential in renewable energy,” highlighted Marina Grossi.
The group arrived in Katowice on Sunday, the start date of COP24, and was welcomed by the United Nations Deputy Executive Secretary for Climate Change, Ovais Sarmad, and the Head of the Climate Policy Unit of the Polish Environment Minister, Jakub Gibek.
“Moving for Climate NOW” consists of a bicycle expedition that, since 2015, starts in a symbolic city and ends in the region where the UN Climate Summit will be held.
