On Monday (10/24), CEBRI and the Delegation of the European Union in Brazil held the webinar "Environmental Multilateralism: Views from Brazil and the European Union". Participating in the debate were Ignacio Ybáñez, Ambassador of the European Union in Brazil; André Corrêa do Lago, Member of CEBRI’s International Advisory Board and Former Chief Negotiator of Brazil for Climate Change and Sustainable Development;  Tancrède Voituriez, Senior Fellow on Sustainable Development Governance at the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI); and Carlos Milani, CEBRI's Senior Fellow and Vice-Director of the Institute for Social and Political Studies at the Rio de Janeiro State University (IESP-UERJ).

Rio-92 was a milestone for Brazil on the issue of sustainability. "The world in 2022 is completely different. The European Union and Brazil will need to operate in a new multipolar order marked by tensions between global powers. The next three COPs will be crucial to discuss actions to deal with climate change", said Ignacio Ybáñez. André Corrêa do Lago recalls that Brazil took a leading role in the Rio-92 discussions: "Brazil built an institutional structure with scientists and experts, and a team of experienced diplomats led the discussions in all the topics that were being negotiated, such as climate, biodiversity, and forests", he said. For Tancrède Voituriez, Brazil-EU cooperation can be a way to address climate change: "Brazil and the EU can be partners and, together with think tanks, diplomats and policy makers, find solutions to the challenges posed by climate change."

The event was conducted in English, without simultaneous translation, and can be watched HERE.