Leveraging NDCs for the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels & the Protection of Biodiversity

Beyond driving climate catastrophe, fossil fuel extraction exposes producing countries to transition risks and threatens over 800 protected areas worldwide. This event explores how UNFCCC Parties can use NDCs to support the transition away from fossil fuels, with multiple benefits for people and planet.

Speakers:

• Kjell Kühne, Director, Leave it on the ground (LINGO)
• Soumya Dutta, Public Advocacy Initiatives for Rights and Values in India (PAIRVI)
• Elissama Menezes, Say No to LNG
• Ricardo Baitelo, Institute for Energy & Environment (IEMA)
• Fernanda Ballesteros, Mexico Country Manager, NRGI

Discussants:

• Livia Duarte, State Deputy, Pará, Brasil
• Cecilia Requena, National Senator, Bolivia
• Juan Carlos Bedoya, Advisor, Ministry of Mines and Energy, Colombia

Moderator:

• Antonio Hill

In partnership with Instituto de Energia e Meio Ambiente (IEMA), Leave It in the Ground Initiative (LINGO), Say No to LNG and PAIRVI​.

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