Jorge Canals. Vice-Minister of the Environment, Chile
Promoting Carbon Markets in Latin America and the Caribbean, High Level Regional Dialogue on Carbon Pricing and MRV in the Americas
Santiago, Chile - 22-24 Jan 2018
Description
The events will include a High Level policy dialogue (22nd January) and two technical workshops (on 23rd and 24th). The Ministry of the Environment and the CPLC will also be hosting the first meeting of the Platform of Carbon Pricing in the Americas with the participation of national and subnational jurisdictions (January 23). Also, the Ministry of the Environment will be hosting the first a meeting of the Pacific Alliance MRV Working Group (January 24).
These events will bring together public authorities and experts from public and private sectors, from the Americas as well as international experts from California, Canada and Europe, to discuss carbon-pricing and the development of carbon markets in the region.
22/01/2018
- 08:30 to 09:00Arrival & Registration
- 09:00 to 09:30Welcome & Ministerial Remarks
- 09:30 to 10:45Taking Stock: Experience and Challenges of Implementing Carbon Pricing in the Americas
- Moderator: Joseluis Samaniego, Chief, SDHS, ECLAC.Rajinder Sahota, Assistant Division Chief. Industrial Strategies Division. California GovernmentDiscussion
- 10:45 to 11:00Coffee Break
- 11:00 to 12:15Taking stock: Carbon-Pricing in national jurisdictions
- Moderator: Marcos Castro, PMR Secretariat.Rodrigo Pizarro, Head Infor. And Environmental Economics. Ministry of Environment, ChileMariana Rojas. Dir. Of Climate Change. Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, ColombiaJuan Carlos Arredondo, Director General for Climate Change Policies SEMARNAT, MexicoDiscussion
- 12:15 to 13:30Considerations in advancing the carbon pricing agenda: perspectives from private sector
- Moderator Angela Nanue Churie, CPLC SecretariatEduardo Piquero, Director Mexico Carbon Platform (MEXICO2), Stock Exchange. Mexico.Marina Grossi, BrazilDirk Forrister, President & CEO, IETADiscussion
- 13:30 to 14:30Lunch
- 14:30 to 15:45Implementing Carbon Pricing Instruments in the Americas
- 14:30 to 15:45Carbon Pricing: Technical Implementation and Challenges
- Neydi Cruz, General Director for International Cooperation, Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT).Fernando Farías, Head Climate Change Division, Min. of Environment, ChileAlexander Handke, International and Bilateral Cooperation, BMUB, Germany.Discussion
- 15:45 to 16:00Coffee Break
- 16:00 to 17:45High Level Panel
- Moderator: Joseluis Samaniego, Chief, SDHS, ECLAC.Andrés Rebolledo, Minister of Energy, ChileCarlos B. Gentile – Under Secretary of Climate Change and Sustainable Development, ArgentinaNeeraj Prasad, Manager , Carbon Markets & Innovation, World Bank.Martin Lajoie, Environment Canada.Discussion
- 16:00Conclusions & Closing Remarks
- James Close, Director, Climate Change, World Bank,Marcelo Mena, Minister of the Environment
- 18:00 to 20:00COCKTAIL RECEPTION
23/01/2018
- 08:30 to 09:00Arrival & Registration
- 09:30Technical Dialogue: What is MRV? Why MRV & Collaboration Matters for Regional Green Growth
- 10:45 to 11:00Coffee Break
- 11:00 to 12:15Market Linkage & Compatibility Building Blocks: MRV, Registries and Practical Experience
- Moderator: Rodrigo Pizarro, Head Infor. And Environmental Economics. Ministry of Environment of ChileDiscussion
- 11:00MRV Landscape & Linkage Building Bloc
- 12:15 to 13:30Measuring & Reporting Emissions and Offsets
- Moderator: Katie SullivanJuan Pablo Rodríguez - SMA Report, Measurement and Verification Chile. Superintendence of the Environment, ChileJuliana Lopes, “The role of corporate carbon management to set a MRV” culture. Carbon Disclosure Project.Alastair Handley, President and CEO, Climate Smart GroupDiscussion
- 13:30 to 13:45-
- 13:45 to 15:00Technical Session: Mitigation through sustainable transport destabilize Chile's Economy, and it's projections towards Latin America
- Facilitator: Joseluis Samaniego, Chief, Sustainable Development and Human Settlements Division, ECLACPanelist: Rodrigo Andrade, Regional Director NGO Latin American Energy Mining Dialogue, Co Founder Latin American Sustainable Leadership PlatformDiscussant : Luis Miguel Galindo, Climate Change expertQuestions and Answers
- 13:45 to 15:00Lunch
- 15:00 to 17:45Working Group Meeting on Carbon Pricing Platform of the Americas. Convened by Canada, Chile, México and the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC)
- 16:00Welcome Remarks: Day 1 Highlights & Day 2 Overview
- 16:15Carbon Markets, Bilateral agreements, and MRV
- Moderator: Carlos de Miguel, Head, Policies for Sustainable Development Unit, SDHS, ECLAC.Kay Harrison, Lead Negotiator , Ministry for the Environment , New ZealandGajanana Hegde, Director of the Sustainable Development Mechanisms program, United Nations Climate Change SecretariatFranck Portalupi, ‘ITMO’s in practice, experience in the Americas’ Climate Change. Environment Canada.Discussion
- 17:45 to 18:00Closing Remarks
22-24 Jan 2018
Meetings and technical symposiums
ECLAC
Avda. Dag Hammarskjold 3477
Celso Furtado Conference Meeting Room
Santiago
ChileBy invitation
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Contact
Orlando Reyes
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
orlando.reyes@cepal.org
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