In a final statement at the Conference on Climate Change, the minister asked countries to return to the debate table
The Minister of the Environment, Marina Silva, assessed the 2024 United Nations Conference on Climate Change, in Baku, Azerbaijan, as a “difficult experience.”
The statement was made during the Brazilian authority’s speech, this Saturday (23.Nov.2024), at the final plenary of COP29. “It is essential, especially after the difficult experience we are having here in Baku, to reach a result that is minimally acceptable for all of us, given the emergency we are experiencing”he stated.
Negotiations on the contribution of rich countries to developing nations to face the climate crisis extended beyond the initially established deadline, which was Friday afternoon (Nov 22).
In an interview with journalists after the speech, the minister explained that the difficult experience was the result of the impasse over climate financing by rich countries until 2035 charged by developing countries, including Brazil.
“We, who are mothers, if we only looked at the process of labor pains, perhaps we would not look so tenderly at the child. So here [em Baku]we are still waiting for the child to be born. And if it is born, we have the opportunity to look at the difficult process as something that was worth it. We are in the process”, evaluates Marina.
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When asked about possible challenges related to the planet’s environmental issues, from the inauguration of the president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, in January 2025, the minister highlighted that the invitation for the United States to commit to reducing emissions of greenhouse gases on the planet is done.
“We did not stop when the United States did not enter into the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement, but we also did not fail to recognize that it is a huge loss, not only for developing countries, but a loss for all of humanity”he declared.
COP OF COPS
The minister also commented on the next climate change conference, in November 2025, in the Amazon biome. He called COP30, in Belém (PA), “COP of COPs”.
“Making COP30, in the very symbolic territory of the Amazon, the moment in life to restore everything that we seem to be losing, in each extreme situation we are facing, is one of the biggest challenges we have ahead of us”, he stated.
CLIMATE FINANCING
Marina criticized the richest nations’ initial proposal for climate financing of US$280 billion by 2035, which has advanced to US$300 billion annually to fund international commitments to climate justice. The initial proposal rejected by developed nations was US$1 trillion.
It aligns with the Paris Agreement, signed at COP21, by 195 countries, including Brazil. “Developing countries are not seeking these resources for their own benefit, but for the benefit of everyone. So developed countries have obligations, according to the Paris Agreement, to make these contributions that help leverage private resources”, these.
MORE VULNERABLE
Regarding the departure of delegations from small island states and developing countries from the COP29 negotiating room against the current wording of the document that would not consider the needs of more vulnerable countries, Marina Silva said that the effort is for everyone to return to dialogue.
“We assume that we will not leave anyone behind. We are all committed to returning to the negotiation process so that we can contemplate those strategic objectives that are set by each group, especially when it comes to countries and segments that are so vulnerable to the problem of climate change”, declared.
NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTION
In her statement, the Minister of the Environment highlighted Brazil’s commitment to complying with Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), which are each country’s commitments to reducing greenhouse gases, responsible for global warming.
“By COP30, our central objective becomes to align NDCs ambitious enough to achieve the 1.5 degree Celsius (ºC) mission”these.
CARBON CREDITS
The countries participating in COP29 accepted an agreement on the rules for a global market for the purchase and sale of carbon credits, which is the currency that represents the non-emission of one ton of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere, contributing to the reduction the greenhouse effect and climate change.
Among the means are, for example, replacing non-renewable fuels with clean sources and planting trees.
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