Host State of COP30: Government of Pará

Governor Helder Barbalho will be the sub-national host of COP30, aiming to build an effective framework for carbon markets at the local level and ensure clear rules for global markets.

Neuquén: Vaca Muerta on the road to Net-Zero

Governor Rolando Figueroa, leading the Vaca Muerta Net-Zero initiative, is implementing technology for transparent and risk-free transactions for the first time in a province, thereby strengthening Article 6.4 from an intermediate government.

ACCELERATING THE TRANSITION WITH CONSERVATION

Global Biodiversity Framework 30x30 Kunming-Montreal:

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) was adopted during the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP15) after a four-year consultation and negotiation process. This landmark framework, which supports the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and builds on the Convention's previous Strategic Plans, sets out an ambitious path to achieve the global vision of a world living in harmony with nature by 2050. Key elements of the Framework include four targets for 2050 and twenty-three targets for 2030.

The Regulatory, Transparency, and Scalability Solutions of the Carbon Market:

The 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP30) returns to Latin America for the first time since 2019, and ACTO leads the Regional Observatory of the Amazon following last year's Belem Amazon Summit.

Brazil's presidency has set the goal of zero deforestation by 2030 within a framework of governance, satellite technology, and transparency for a world that aims to increase its protected areas by 30% by the end of the decade. Carbon markets face challenges in scaling and integrating globally. Despite the criticism, both government-run regulatory systems and the growing voluntary market for offsets can make significant contributions to controlling global emissions.

If major economies adopt legally binding net-zero emissions targets, border taxes would compel industrialized nations that trade with each other to adopt a common approach to pricing carbon. The Americas must play a key role in establishing the new rules of the game.