Financing carbon neutrality in cities: Investment opportunities and mitigation options

The event “Financing Carbon Neutrality in Cities: Investment Opportunities and Mitigation Options” was held during the C40 Mayors Summit in Buenos Aires.

Representatives from Argentina, Brazil and Peru presented the results of the identification carried out by the Decarboost Project on the enabling conditions and financing strategies for climate mitigation with a focus on the urban level within the framework of the carbon neutrality commitments assumed by the cities that They are part of C40.

Case studies were shared to analyze investment opportunities and concrete mitigation options at the city level in the energy, transportation, corporate and waste sectors. Mitigation options in the transport and waste sectors. The case of biomethane in Rio de Janeiro (Emilio Lebre La Rovere, Climate Center COPPE/UFRJ, Brazil) Decentralized coworking as an option and response in times of pandemic and its contribution in the fight against climate change (Blanca Rengifo, Libélula, Peru) Charging infrastructure to accelerate electromobility in Mendoza (Argentina) Energy efficiency and Energy Service Companies (ESCO) for market development (Micaela Carlino, FTDT, Argentina)