DF presents initiatives against climate change at COP 27

On Monday (14), the Federal District participated in Twenty-seventh United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP27), in Egypt. The Minister of the Environment, Sarni Filho, presented the mitigation and adaptation measures implemented by the portfolio in DF, in a programme Latin American Green Cities Dashboard: The Environment’s Role in Achieving Zero Carbonan event organized by the state government of São Paulo, in the field of negotiations Local governments and municipal authoritiesin the blue zone.

“Being located in the Cerrado biome, the birthplace of water in Brazil, we are taking care of aquifers, restoring springs and implementing agroforestry with the support of the Global Environment Facility and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) through the CITinova project. Plants are planted,” said the secretary. Trees, we plant water.”

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On a panel alongside Governor of Coquimbo State, Cristo Naranjos, Mayor of Benaluelin, Carolina Letão, and Federal Deputy elected by Pernambuco Pedro Campos, Sarni Filho highlighted the importance of the energy transition to cleaner arrays, in the face of the climate crisis.

“We are about to implement a pilot project in Brasilia for solar photovoltaic plants to serve public buildings in parks, schools and a hospital,” he said. The Minister also highlighted the importance of all cities implementing or updating their greenhouse gas emissions inventories as a basis for formulating projects and public policies.

“The main source of greenhouse gases in the federal capital is the vehicle fleet, which still uses fossil fuels. We are working on a plan to replace the energy source for public vehicles in the near future with a clean and renewable source.

The Latin American Green Cities event was inaugurated by Federal Representatives-elect Marina Silva (Sustainability Network-SP), Celia Zacriaba (PSol-MG) and Senator Jacques Wagner (PT-BA).