Ana Flávia Nogueira, a professor at Unicamp and director of CINE, played a leading role in a series of events at COP30, the 30th United Nations Conference on Climate Change, which brought together representatives from 194 countries and approximately 300,000 visitors in the capital of Pará between November 10th and 22nd.

“It was very interesting to experience the extremely friendly coexistence of people from all over the world and our indigenous peoples, sharing their cultures through their clothing and languages,” comments Ana Flávia.

The scientist was invited to be part of the Itaú ambassador group, a partner of CINE. In this context, Ana Flávia participated as a panelist in two roundtables on strategic minerals and decarbonization of transport, respectively. Furthermore, she moderated a panel discussion on the role of biofuels in the global architecture of the energy transition, which included Adnan Amin (CEO of COP28 and former Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency), Luciano Resner (Director of Design and Engineering at Marcopolo), and Nili Gilbert (Vice President of Carbon Direct). Before the start of COP, Ana Flávia also participated in pre-event debates held in São Paulo by Itaú.

“From my participation in COP, I see that CINE must remain a center of excellence in research in the area of ​​energy transition and sustainability, in addition to participating more actively in discussions on these topics,” says the director. “It also became clear to me that we need to act more forcefully in biofuels, which is an area where Brazil is capable of leading,” she adds.

COP30 was attended by representatives of governments and the UN, scientists, business leaders, NGOs, activists, journalists, and other members of civil society. The event was divided into two main sectors: the Blue Zone, where negotiations and official meetings of the countries took place, and the Green Zone, a space for events open to the public, promoted by NGOs, companies, and academics.

At the end of the event, 29 texts were approved by all participating countries within the Belém Package, mainly focused on the themes of a just energy transition, financial support, and adaptation to the effects of climate change in developing countries. The main criticism of COP30 was the absence of a roadmap to end the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation.