Rodrigo OlsenAmbassador

COP25 Chief Negotiator

Background information

When?

• COP25 will take place in Santiago between December 2 and 13, 2019.

Where?.

• The meeting venue will be the Bicentennial Park in Cerrillos.

Presidency

• Minister of the Environment of Chile, Mrs. Carolina Schmidt.

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Chile assumes the presidency of COP25

based on our commitment to

multilateralism and in particular based on

our conviction that climate change is a

collective task that must therefore be

resolved with the cooperation of all the

actors involved.

In this regard, Chile hopes that COP25 be

a transition from the discussions on the

normative framework of climate action to

concrete steps in the global response to

climate change.

Main Objectives

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Promoteclimate

ambition

Moveforward in pending

negotiations issues

Adaptationas an

elementfor Climate

Action

Generatechanges

within theConference

New topicsof interest

Identifyinitiativesfor LatinAmerica

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COP 25 is not only about negotiation issues, butabout areas where countries should makeadditional efforts to avoid the consequences ofclimate change in the future and identifyopportunities for a greater mitigation ofemissions.

The need to promote higher levels of ambitioncomes from scientific evidence. The trajectoriesshown by the IPCC in its report reveal thatemissions reductions must be drastic andpronounced, and that the success of theAgreement will likely be determined bymitigation efforts in the next decade.

Main Objectives

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Follow up themultilateral

negotiations at a crucial moment

• Markets (Art.6)

• Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage

• NDCs Implementation

• Gender Action Plan Capacity Building

Promote higher levels of climate ambition and to

give new momentum to the agenda.

COP25According to recent scientific reports,

they point out that emission reductions

must be drastic and pronounced.

In this sense, the promotion of higher

levels of ambition and concrete actions

becomes relevant with the renewal of

the NDCs from the year 2020, the

development of long-term strategies and

the projection of instruments within the

United Nations System and that

consider the participation of non-state

actors such as the Global Climate

Action (GCA).

This issue will also have special

treatment at the next Climate Action

Summit, convened by the Secretary

General of the United Nations for

September of this year.

New topics of interest

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Oceans

Cryosphere (Ice, glaciers)

Biodiversity

Renewable Energy

Circular Economy

These subjects should be considered as cross-

cutting and not as new issues of

negotiation

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New actors involved

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New actors and encouraged to take part in this

new phase of dialogue in Climate Change since

its importance in climate action and support in

ambition.

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Parties of theUNFCCC

Private Sector

ScientificCommunity

NGOsUniversities

and ResearchInstitutes

Regional and local

Governments

COP25 is the right moment to shift the focus of

these confrerence from the negotiations to

climate action. This idea should be translated

into modifications in the working modalities,

allowing greater spaces for the exchange of

information and experiences.

The relationship between the private sector and

civil society can be pillars that strengthen

national strategies against climate change.

Global Climate Action (GCA)

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Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action

Strengthen collaboration

between governments

and key stakeholders

Supports implementation

of the Paris Agreement

Focus onimmediate

climate action

Enabling collaboration

between governments

cities, regions, businesses and

investors

Engage with interested Parties and non-Party stakeholders.

Provide guidance to the UNFCCC Secretariat

High Level

Champion

There is consensus that GCA

should continue post 2020 and

that it should be expanded to

more non-state actors. Its future

focus must be operational and

serve the implementation of the

NDCs through interaction tools

and regional platforms.

Regional Climate Weeks

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Regional Climate Week Latinamerica

Salvador, Brazil

19th to 23rd August 2019

Workshops / Action Labs/ Plenary Sessions

Economic Sectors

• IndustryTransition

• Infrastructure

• Energy

• Agriculture

• Forestry

• Transport

PolicyIssues• NDC

Financingand Green Bonds

• Markets and CarbonPricing

• Long TermStrategies

Platform where both government and non-Party

stakeholders gather to address relevant climate

issues under one meeting with specific topics

related to the Region.

The Weeks comprise a series of events that providespace for a comprehensive exchange of knowledge andbest practices across the region.

In Conclusion

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Participationof Private

Sector

Projects withbenefits to

local communities

Joint effortsto fightClimateChange

New Paradigms

Ahead

The reduction of the environmental impact related to the generation of waste and the promotion of new paradigms

in the production, business and consumption systems, are scenarios in which new areas of potential development

and cooperation could be encouraged.

The organization of COP25 is a country effort assumed by the government of President Sebastián Piñera and to

which we invite all interested actors to collaborate. Urgent and profound transformations are required through

processes that benefit our communities. In this sense, the Presidency of Chile in COP25 calls for more ambitious

commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and implement concrete policies to adapt to the consequences

of climate change. It is time for action.

Thank you

rolsen@minrel.gob.cl