Title: Climate Change and Carbon Market

Biography:

Dr Divaldo Rezende is an accomplished Senior Executive and Consultant with more than 35 years of success across the environmental services, energy, and financial services industries. Leveraging extensive experience leading efforts in sustainable development with specialization in renewable energy and climate change mitigation in both private and government sectors. His broad areas of expertise include fundraising, business development, clean technology, renewable energy, international development, leadership, carbon markets, project finance, energy policy, strategic planning, and corporate social responsibility. Throughout his executive career, Mr. Rezende has held leadership positions at companies including Ecologica Institute, Ecologica ID, and CantorCO2e Brazil. As Executive Director & VP of Ecologica Institute since July 2017, he has raised more than $300M for social and environmental projects in the Amazon region of Brazil, spearheaded forestation of more than 1,000 acres in the Amazon rain forest and is working on several projects to help improve environmental issues and climate change mitigation. Divaldo holds a BSc in Agronomy from Federal University of Lavras, Brazil and MSc in Rural Resources and Environmental Policy from the University of London, UK and a Doctorate in Biology from University of Aveiro, Portugal. Dr Divaldo is acting as a business development in his sustainable development company. www.sustainblecarbon.com and he is an international Consultant for Social and Climate Finance, coordinating all the issues related to environment, Social Responsibility, Green Bonds and Climate Finance.

Abstract

For approximately the last 10,000 years, our planet has had a stable, predictable climate. Called the Holocene period, humans were able to flourish during this period, developing agriculture and complex infrastructures. This is now changing. We are now entering a new phase called the Anthropocene period, characterised by significant human impact on the Earth’s geology and ecosystems, including, not limited to, anthropogenic climate change. The emission of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide (CO2), has been the leading cause of climate change and global warming since the mid- 20th century. Today, the joint action of anthropogenic activities such as fossil fuel burning, deforestation, and cement production are elevating CO2 levels in the atmosphere from a concentration of approximately 280 parts per million (ppm) as observed in pre-industrial times to above 400 ppm. Total fossil CO2 emissions are now 62% higher than emissions at the time international climate negotiations began in 1990, and present projections predict a sharp increase in these concentrations, reaching up to 535-983 ppm in the atmosphere by the end of the 21st century This increase in greenhouse gas levels is trapping greater heat, causing The UNFCC, VOLUNTARY AND NATIONAL MARKETS encompasses the following six greenhouses gases: 1. carbon dioxide(CO2), 2. methane (CH4), 3. nitrous oxide(N2O), 4. F-gases(hydrofluorocarbons) 5. F-gases(perfluorocarbons) 6. Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6). Each gas is weighted by its global warming potential and aggregated to give total greenhouse gas emissions in CO2 equivalents. The presentation will show the carbon markets associated with Climate change to support private investment and achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement.