7 July, 2020

Chile participates in the 4th Ministerial on Climate Action (MoCA)

At the 4th Ministerial on Climate Action (MoCA) co-hosted by Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal European Commission, the Minister for Environment and Climate Change of Canada Jonathan Wilkinson and the Minister for Ecology and Environment of China Huang Runqiu, about 30 ministers gathered to discuss a green and sustainable recovery, post […]

1 July, 2020

Network and Website to Address Loss and Damage Launched

The Santiago Network website on addressing loss and damage resulting from climate change impacts was launched on June 8th. The Network will catalyze and channel reliable technical assistance to support efforts to address loss and damage by connecting organizations and experts active in providing such assistance. The loss and damage mechanism was established at COP19 in Warsaw […]

18 May, 2020

Chile begins the participatory elaboration of it Long-Term Climate Strategy

With the aim of establishing actions to combat climate change as a state policy, the Ministry of the Environment kicked off a new stakeholder engagement process to develop the Long-Term Climate Strategy (LTCS) from Chile –  an instrument that will define, over a 30-year timeline, the way forward in the transition to emission neutral and […]

28 April, 2020

Chile calls on countries to present more ambitious NDCs and long-term climate strategies

For two days, the Petersberg Climate Dialogue was held virtually with Germany and the United Kingdom as hosts. The meeting brought together more than 30 ministers who reflected on how the world can recover once the COVID-19 pandemic has been overcome in a climate-resilient way. The 11th meeting was chaired by the German Minister for […]

28 April, 2020

Chile calls on countries to present more ambitious NDCs and long-term climate strategies

For two days, the Petersberg Climate Dialogue was held virtually with Germany and the United Kingdom as hosts. The meeting brought together more than 30 ministers who reflected on how the world can recover once the COVID-19 pandemic has been overcome in a climate-resilient way. The 11th meeting was chaired by the German Minister for […]

9 April, 2020

Chile launches the update of its emissions reduction commitment and measures to face climate change

The Environment Minister, Carolina Schmidt, asserted that the enhanced Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) lays the way for the country to advance at pace with the transition to a low-emission and climate-resilient economy, bringing significant social, environmental and economic benefits to improve standards of living. The Minister for Energy, Juan Carlos Jobet, stressed that “achieving Carbon […]