The leading role of Latin American and Caribbean parliamentarians in building a new green and inclusive development model

The OPCC event in partnership with the Brazilian Government will be dedicated to expressing the common voice of Latin American and Caribbean parliamentarians at the twenty-eighth UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) to happen in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The OPCC Joint Statement at COP28 will be launched at the event. It will bring to light the proposals for building a green, sustainable, inclusive and just development model in Latin American and Caribbean countries. Building this new development model requires regulatory frameworks, policies and legislation that enable investments and actions in strategic areas for sustainability, in order to enhance positive social, economic and environmental impacts and minimize the risks and adverse impacts that they may entail. These strategic areas include the commonly recognized green sectors (renewable energy, bioeconomy, electromobility, sustainable use of water and land), but also science, innovation and technology, productive and industrial capabilities, among others, so that the region can, in addition to achieving the necessary greenhouse gas reduction, also create jobs, generate income and increase its competitiveness through the expansion of national production of these sustainable solutions. The event and the joint statement will bring to light the proposals and paths, from the point of view of effective legal frameworks and the leading role of parliaments, so that the countries of Latin America, the Caribbean and the world can develop comprehensive and ambitious green and just transition plans that contribute to protecting the environment and tackle climate urgency while promoting socioeconomic development and their populations well-being.

The OPCC side event at the Brazilian Pavilion at COP 28 will contribute to further the debates on paths and proposals for building sustainable development models, based on the points of view and experiences of parliamentary leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean. The invited parliamentarians will present their perspectives, reflections and legislative proposals, illustrating relevant legislations and legal frameworks in the countries represented in the OPCC. The following moment of the parliamentarians’ symbolic signatures on the Joint Statement at the OPCC Side event will express the common voice of legislators, highlighting their opinions and commitments to building a new model of green, sustainable, inclusive and just development.