Centro Clima / Coppe / UFRJ/ IDDRI and partner institutions gathered on Wednesday, October 8, at the Consulate General of France in Rio de Janeiro, to debate the theme “Achieving Climate Neutrality: How to Ensure a Just Transition?”. With simultaneous translation available, international specialists discussed decarbonization, just energy transition, and climate change, key themes of the Paris Agreement.
The seminar was promoted by Centro Clima, a laboratory linked to the Energy Planning Program (PPE/Coppe/UFRJ), in partnership with the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI) and the World Resources Institute (WRI), with support from the Consulate General of France and the Institut Français. It is labeled as part of the 2025 France-Brazil Crossed Season.
The aim was to discuss the conditions that allow large emerging economies, such as Brazil, to advance towards carbon neutrality in a socially just manner, combining economic growth with the reduction of inequality and poverty.
Among the participants there were key decision-makers such as Ambassador André Corrêa
do Lago, president of COP30; Ana Toni, Executive Director of COP30; Céline Kauffmann, from IDDRI; Jean-Charles Hourcade, from CIRED; Professor Emilio La Rovere, coordinator of Centro Clima/Coppe/UFRJ; researchers Carolina Dubeux and William Wills, also from Centro Clima; in addition to Professor Suzana Kahn, Director of Coppe/UFRJ, and Professor Marcello Campos, Vice-Director of the institution.
The meeting had as the starting point the discussions of the 2025 Report – A Decade of
Climate Action: Balance and Perspectives, launched on October 6 at the Brazilian Embassy in Paris, by the Deep Decarbonization Pathways (DDP) initiative.
The event was also part of the international project “2050 is Now”, coordinated by IDDRI in partnership with WRI, Centro Clima/Coppe, and other international institutions, with support from the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the German government. The project promotes dialogue among experts from various countries to identify challenges and opportunities for international cooperation, supporting governments in developing long-term low-emission development strategies (LTS).
By actively participating in these initiatives, Coppe/ UFRJ reaffirmed its strategic role in the scientific and technical formulation of solutions for addressing climate change, contributing to Brazil and the world advancing towards a just, inclusive, and sustainable energy transition.
The seminar had a duration from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., with simultaneous translation in Portuguese, French, and English, and was held in a hybrid format, with in-person attendance and online transmission via Zoom.
Presentation and full agenda of the event (pdf)
Session 1a – Download the presentation from Henri Waisman, DDP programme Director, IDDRI
Session 1b – Download the presentation from Prof. Emilio Lèbre La Rovere Centro Clima / COPPE / UFRJ
Session 2a – Download the presentation from Marat Torres-Gunfaus, Climate programme Director, IDDRI
Session 3a – Download the presentation from Prof. Emilio Lèbre La Rovere Centro Clima / COPPE / UFRJ with Carolina Dubeux and William Wills
Session 4a – Download the presentation from Jean-Charles Hourcade, Director, Cired-CNRS, France