Involvement of the scientific world, young people, green entrepreneurs and local governments in climate action.
- Scientific: Welcoming Chile's interest in giving a leading role to science in the development of diagnoses and solutions for climate change, the European Union supported the development of an articulation process of the Scientific Committee and its seven work tables, divided in two transversal tables (Mitigation and Adaptation) and five sectorial tables (Water, Biodiversity, Cities, Cryosphere and Oceans). Under the title “Scientific evidence and climate change in Chile. Summary for decision makers”, the report of the local scientific community, summarizes recommendations and evidence on seven key axes to face climate change: Antarctica, oceans, water, biodiversity, cities, adaptation and mitigation and Energy.
- Youth: Participation of young people in several international instances relevant to Climate Change, such as the Climate Summit in New York, in September; the Pre COP in Costa Rica, in October; and COP25 itself, where they previously joined the Chilean negotiating team. To this is added the participation of 14 representatives, 10 students and 4 teachers, of the Global Youth Pact for Climate Change (COP25).
- Green Entrepreneurs: There were 2 “Join the Climate Action” Conference in Punta Arenas and Iquique and it is expected to do one more this year, combining aspects of sensitization, discussion and articulation of actors to stimulate investment opportunities and scaling up of the ventures and companies.
- Local Governments: The Chilean Presidency of COP25 has actively incorporated Sub-National Governments as one of the key actors to advance in ambitious climate action and thus approach the goals that science demands.
The Ministry of Environment and UNDP, together with ACHM, SUBDERE and AMUSA, among others, have promoted the joint preparation of the "Sub-National Agenda for Climate Change", which will enhance the key role of municipalities in dealing with Climate Change.
Thanks to the contribution of the European Union, through the EUROCLIMA + Program, supported the participation in COP25 of the mayors of Penco, Víctor Hugo Figueroa; from Santo Domingo, Fernando Rodríguez; de Renca, Claudio Castro; and of Independence, Gonzalo Durán, who participated in parallel events organized by Chile, together with his peers from Latin America and the world. In November 2020, the “Forum of local governments and climate action will be held, which hopes to generate a space for the exchange of knowledge, experiences and relevant practices to face the challenges of mitigation and adaptation to climate change in various spheres at the local level. Also, a series of multi-stakeholder carbon neutrality workshops will be developed to strengthen the capacities of the municipalities in managing their emissions, and promote carbon neutrality commitments in Chile.