Baker McKenzie, Trench Rossi Watanabe,* ICC UK and ICC Brasil present COP Casts, a series of interviews exploring climate change issues with experts representing a wide range of industries.
Discussions on opportunities, complexities and challenges related to carbon markets in particular will introduce our audience to some of the topics that will be centre-stage at the upcoming 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, from 6 to 18 November 2022.
*Trench Rossi Watanabe and Baker McKenzie have executed a strategic cooperation agreement for consulting on foreign law.
Watch the videos:
To keep 1.5 alive, the world needs to speed up the decarbonisation process. How can innovative solution and technology can effectively help us to reach the climate goal?
Interview with Kempton White, Founder, the Emissions Capture Company
Against the backdrop of the energy crisis, how important is it to have an effective carbon market and carbon pricing mechanism? What needs to be done to operationalize the Paris Agreement in order to achieve our climate goals?
Interview with Chris Leeds, Head of Carbon Markets Development, Standard Chartered
What does sustainable mining mean beyond simply reducing the carbon footprint? How important is it to build partnerships in the corporates’ climate journey?
Interview with Jonathan Dunn, Head of International Policy and UK Government Relations, Anglo American
How to make a company’s value chain sustainable? How does the Ferrero case interconnect with the climate agenda and how companies can benefit from more sustainable value chains?
Interview with Fernando Careli, South America Corporate Affairs Director | ESG Leader, Ferrero
Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions make up 65-95% of most companies’ carbon impact. How can we incentivise sustainable practice through the global value chain when such a large portion of our emissions is scope 3, especially across different jurisdictions?
Interview with Gabrielle Ginér, Head of Environmental Sustainability, BT
How does green transition generate business opportunities for supply chain leaders? On the journey to reach our climate goals, how are businesses adopting innovative solutions to put ambitions into practical actions?
Interview with Kate Gibson, Director of Diageo in Society, Diageo
Explore the role of new energy sources and technologies in the energy transition; what are the current challenges – nationally and internationally – to achieve net-zero goals, as well as the Brazilian perspective on COP outcomes and what role Brazil could play at the Conference, considering the Ukraine-Russia war and its impacts in current global energy scenario.
Interview with André Clark, Senior Vice President for Siemens Energy Latin America and Vice President of Siemens Energy Brazil
The private sector is essential to overcome the global climate change crisis and legal departments are playing a major role in this. Carolina Valle, regulatory legal manager of Braskem, shares the company’s initiatives and best practices in light of the themes addressed at COP27.
Interview with Carolina Valle, Regulatory Legal Manager, Braskem
What is the role of the private energy sector to promote the energy transition in the next years, and how can civil society contribute at COP27 along with global companies?
Interview with Monique Gonçalves, policy & advocacy manager, Shell in Brazil
Mitigation is one of the main topics being negotiated at COP27, and energy efficiency is one of the fundamental pillars to tackle climate change. What are the current challenges and opportunities in this context? How can companies benefit from energy efficiency to engage on this journey to sustainability?
Interview with Marcos Matias, Brazil Country President at Schneider Electric
Episode One: Decarbonization: Innovation Strategy and Technology - Kempton White, Founder, The Emissions Capture Company
Interview by Chris Southworth, Secretary General, ICC United Kingdom.
Episode Two: Carbon Markets and Opportunities - Chris Leeds, Head of Carbon Markets Development, Standard Chartered
Interview by Ruth Dawes, Partner, Baker McKenzie
Against the backdrop of the energy crisis, how important is it to have an effective carbon market and carbon pricing mechanism? What needs to be done to operationalize the Paris Agreement in order to achieve our climate goals?
Chris Leeds is the Head of Carbon Markets Development at Standard Chartered, building the bank's environmental trading and financing business and growing its profile as a global leader in sustainable finance. This involves advising clients, originating carbon related transactions and building the trading infrastructure. He is a member of the Climate Impact X Advisory (CIX) Forum and supported SCB's Group CEO, Bill Winters, in his role as Chair of the Taskforce for Scaling the Voluntary Carbon Markets (TSVCM). He is a board member of the newly formed Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Markets (IC-VCM) and serves as a member of the CPLC's Advisory Group.
Episode Three: Sustainable Value Chain (Part One) - Jonathan Dunn, Head of International Policy and UK Government Relations, Anglo American
Interview by Chris Southworth, Secretary General, ICC United Kingdom.
Episode Four: Sustainable Value-chain (Part Two) - Fernando Careli, South America Corporate Affairs Director, ESG Leader, Ferrero
Interview by Paula Costim, Policy Manager, ICC Brasil.
Episode Five: Sustainable Value-chain (Part Three) - Gabrielle Ginér, Head of Environmental Sustainability of BT
Interview by Chris Southworth, Secretary General, ICC United Kingdom.
Episode Six: Sustainable Value-chain (Part Four) - Kate Gibson, Director of Diageo in Society, Diageo
Interview by Chris Southworth, Secretary General, ICC United Kingdom.
Episode Seven: Decarbonization: Strategies and New Technologies - André Clark, Senior Vice President for Siemens Energy Latin America and Vice President of Siemens Energy Brazil
Interview by Gabriella Dorlhiac, Executive Director, ICC Brazil
Episode Eight: The Private Sector and the Role of the Legal Departments in the Path to COP27 - Carolina Valle, Regulatory Legal Manager, Braskem
Interview by Renata Amaral, Partner, Trench Rossi Watanabe*
Episode Nine: The Energy Sector and its Participation at COP27 - Monique Gonçalves, policy & advocacy manager, Shell in Brazil
Interview by Renata Amaral, Partner, Trench Rossi Watanabe*
Episode Ten: Energy Efficiency and Climate - Marcos Matias, Brazil Country President at Schneider Electric
Interview by Gabriella Dorlhiac, Executive Director of ICC Brasil
