Centro de Análisis de Políticas Públicas (CAPP) - Universidad de Chile’s Post

Those of us who consider ourselves at the forefront in advocating certain causes today need to look back at our past and see what was already thought of over 15 years ago when, indeed, this thinking was cutting-edge. Take a look at Article 4 of Law 12.114, which I mentioned during my participation in the 1st Panel of the 11th Seminar on Brazilian Energy Matrix and Security 2023 and the 16th Brazil Energy Power. Here it allocates a portion of the special oil royalties to the National Fund for Climate Change, as established by the Petroleum Law of 1997. This law was proposed by Deputy Mauro Benevides (one of the longest-serving figures in Brazilian politics) as a follow-up to the National Energy Plan of 2007, elaborated by EPE. It's a sad example of a brilliant and consequential construction that ultimately resulted in nothing. A warning for present-day initiatives. Caution is crucial! "§ 4. The use of the resources may be allocated to the following activities: I - education, training, and mobilization in the field of climate change; II - Climate Science, Impact Analysis, and Vulnerability; III - adaptation of society and ecosystems to the impacts of climate change; IV - greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects; V - projects to reduce carbon emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, with priority for natural areas threatened with destruction and relevant to biodiversity conservation strategies; VI - development and dissemination of technology for greenhouse gas emissions mitigation; VII - formulation of public policies to address issues related to greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation; VIII - research and development of project systems and methodologies that contribute to reducing net greenhouse gas emissions and reducing emissions from deforestation and land use change; IX - development of products and services that contribute to environmental conservation dynamics and stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations; X - support for sustainable production chains; XI - payments for environmental services to communities and individuals whose activities demonstrably contribute to carbon sequestration, linked to other environmental services; XII - agroforestry systems that contribute to deforestation reduction and carbon sequestration by sinks and income generation; XIII - restoration of degraded areas and forest restoration, prioritizing Legal Reserve areas and Permanent Preservation Areas and areas that are priorities for generating and ensuring the quality of environmental services." https://lnkd.in/dn5MesUB #TGS, #AMCHAM, #FGV

🌊 How to Foster the Collaboration of Public Administration in Environmental Research Projects 🌿 The Besòs river basin, spanning 1,038 square kilometres, showcases the dynamic Mediterranean climate with its significant annual fluctuations. 🌡️ These changes significantly impact water quality and alter the river flow, highlighting the region's unique environmental challenges. 🚰 Recent years have seen shifts in the rivers' flow regimes, mainly due to water extraction activities. To address these challenges, we've developed a comprehensive management approach for the Besòs river basin. It integrates various climate change drivers like ecological quality, land cover changes, urbanization, and industrialization. 🌱 A crucial aspect, often overlooked, is the integration of various public administrations, ranging from local city councils and citizens to regional bodies like the Consorci Besòs Tordera (CBT) and the Agència Catalana de l'Aigua. It's vital for them to work effectively together to enhance water quality, though achieving this is not always straightforward. ⚙️ CBT's Support Program for river restoration offers vital links to the town councils, providing financial and technical tools necessary for addressing climate change adaptation and mitigation. 📊 The insights from the KNOWING project facilitate collaboration and support among diverse councils, promoting the broad application of knowledge in their work. However, a key challenge in administrative collaboration lies in reconciling differences in regulations and internal structures, such as control of discharges into the environment. 📝 We believe in promoting participatory processes, like KNOWING workshops, across various domains—citizens, academia, public administrations, etc.—to create a more holistic river management approach. 🤝 These processes empower socio-ecological knowledge across disciplines, especially from the perspective of citizenship, enriching the overall management of natural areas, particularly in fluvial systems.

What pushes governments to favor conservation over exploitation of natural resources? Professor Bård Harstad has uncovered a key mechanism that could dramatically sway environmental policy. As an economist, Harstad has spent much of his career seeking more efficient ways to conserve natural resources and slow climate change. His most recent paper uncovers a phenomenon that could fit the bill — one that he calls the “conservation multiplier.” According to Harstad, the likelihood of either exploitation or conservation in the future causes an increase in the same today. “As soon as the government fears that the lobby will pay for exploitation in the future, it becomes attractive to exploit now,” Harstad says, “and suddenly we have a domino, or multiplier, effect.” Traditional economic models assume that governments act in their country’s long-term interests when setting environmental policy. But Harstad’s key insight is to consider how policymakers think about the near-term future benefits of conserving or exploiting a resource — as this can significantly impact what policies they set today. Harstad hopes his findings will be instructive for policymakers, and as he says, “[reveal] how the world community can be more successful in motivating a government to conserve.” #businessandsociety #climate https://lnkd.in/e3rdTutT

Synthesizing the spread intensity of construction footprints across micro-regions in Brazil over the past 20 years reveals the formation of distinct constellations // Integrated Environmental Prosperity Index #remotesensing #bigdata #environment

What pushes governments to favor conservation over exploitation of natural resources? Professor Bård Harstad has uncovered a key mechanism that can dramatically sway environmental policy. As an economist, Harstad has spent much of his career seeking more efficient ways to conserve natural resources and slow climate change. His most recent paper uncovers a phenomenon that could fit the bill — one that he calls “the conservation multiplier.” According to Harstad, the likelihood of either exploitation or conservation in the future causes an increase in the same today. “As soon as the government fears that the lobby will pay for exploitation in the future, it becomes attractive to exploit now,” Harstad says, “and suddenly we have a domino, or multiplier, effect.” Traditional economic models assume that governments act in their country’s long-term interests when setting environmental policy. But Harstad’s key insight is to consider how policymakers think about the near-term future benefits of conserving or exploiting a resource — as this can significantly impact what policies they set today. Harstad hopes his findings will be instructive for policymakers, and as he says, “[reveal] how the world community can be more successful in motivating a government to conserve.” #businessandsociety #climate https://lnkd.in/ds9hZGKN

Amidst worsening climate and biodiversity crises, the Green Budget Coalition – including CAPE – just released comprehensive fiscal recommendations, dedicated to simultaneously addressing the linked climate and biodiversity crises, while creating jobs, enhancing affordability, and supporting Indigenous leadership and well-being. Check them out! The Green Budget Coalition, active since 1999, brings together 22 of Canada's leading environmental organizations, collectively with over one million members and supporters, and decades of experience solving Canada’s biggest environmental challenges. The Green Budget Coalition is featuring recommendations on funding nature protection and recovery, a renovation wave and affordable home energy, zero-emissions electricity, sustainable jobs, and sustainable agriculture, complemented by many more, including climate adaptation, environmental justice, freshwater, and fisheries. The Green Budget Coalition’s members are: Alliance of Canadian Land Trusts, ALUS, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, Canadian Environmental Law Association, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, Canadian Wildlife Federation, David Suzuki Foundation, Ducks Unlimited Canada, Ecojustice Canada, Ecology Action Centre, Équiterre, Friends of the Earth Canada, Greenpeace Canada, International Conservation Fund of Canada, International Institute for Sustainable Development, Nature Canada, Nature Conservancy of Canada, Nature United, Pembina Institute, West Coast Environmental Law Association, Wildlife Habitat Canada, and WWF-Canada. https://lnkd.in/ejSxz_xw

"Rivers and freshwater ecosystems are in trouble, which deeply affects communities who depend on them and undermines international commitments to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Australia’s Murray-Darling Basin is a prime example. Water governance in this transboundary river system in southeastern Australia, seen by some as a gold standard for managing water scarcity, has nonetheless failed to meet environmental water recovery targets, despite the investment of AUD$13 billion. We need to learn from Australia’s failures and change the way we know, value, and manage water, including learning from Indigenous scientists and Elders." Read more about cultural water and Indigenous water science published by 2023 Atlantic Fellow for Social Equity Melissa Kennedy and collaborators. #indigenousleadership #watermanagement #climateaction

What pushes governments to favor conservation over exploitation of natural resources? Professor Bård Harstad has uncovered a key mechanism that can dramatically sway environmental policy. As an economist, Harstad has spent much of his career seeking more efficient ways to conserve natural resources and slow climate change. His most recent paper uncovers a phenomenon that could fit the bill — one that he calls “the conservation multiplier.” According to Harstad, the likelihood of either exploitation or conservation in the future causes an increase in the same today. “As soon as the government fears that the lobby will pay for exploitation in the future, it becomes attractive to exploit now,” Harstad says, “and suddenly we have a domino, or multiplier, effect.” Traditional economic models assume that governments act in their country’s long-term interests when setting environmental policy. But Harstad’s key insight is to consider how policymakers think about the near-term future benefits of conserving or exploiting a resource — as this can significantly impact what policies they set today. Harstad hopes his findings will be instructive for policymakers, and as he says, “[reveal] how the world community can be more successful in motivating a government to conserve.” #businessandsociety #climate https://lnkd.in/dGm4guMe

What pushes governments to favor conservation over exploitation of natural resources? Professor Bård Harstad has uncovered a key mechanism that could dramatically sway environmental policy. As an economist, Harstad has spent much of his career seeking more efficient ways to conserve natural resources and slow climate change. His most recent paper uncovers a phenomenon that could fit the bill — one that he calls the “conservation multiplier.” According to Harstad, the likelihood of either exploitation or conservation in the future causes an increase in the same today. “As soon as the government fears that the lobby will pay for exploitation in the future, it becomes attractive to exploit now,” Harstad says, “and suddenly we have a domino, or multiplier, effect.” Traditional economic models assume that governments act in their country’s long-term interests when setting environmental policy. But Harstad’s key insight is to consider how policymakers think about the near-term future benefits of conserving or exploiting a resource — as this can significantly impact what policies they set today. Harstad hopes his findings will be instructive for policymakers, and as he says, “[reveal] how the world community can be more successful in motivating a government to conserve.” #businessandsociety #climate https://lnkd.in/dwabNHpy

EUROPEAN GREEN DEAL: KEY INDICATORS ARE IN THE RED With the "European Green Deal" of 2021 the European Commission has put climate protection, ecology and sustainability at the centre of its political agenda. The main objectives of this new growth strategy are: - There are no net emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050 - Economic growth is decoupled from resource use - No person and no place is left behind. The latest update of the European Environmental Agency (EEA) on the 8th Environment Action Programme shows that key indicators are in the red whereby the objectives set for 2030 will not be met (See below the article by Institute for European Environmental Policy, IEEP). #EuropeanGreenDeal #InstituteForEuropeanEnvironmentalPolicy #EuropeanEnvironmentalAgency