Abstract
The climate crisis requires the collective effort of all of us to implement the ambitious roadmap set out in the Paris Agreement to keep us at an average temperature increase of 1.5°C at most. Such an effort requires reducing global emissions by 7.6% each year before 2030, and keeping this course stable to have any hope of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. However, after almost achieving this goal in 2020, circumstantially due to mobility restrictions implemented as a result of the global pandemic, today we see that “emissions are increasing at record levels, on track for a 14% increase in this decade”, as the Secretary-General formulated at the United Nations General Assembly on September 20, 2022. In this context, it is essential to assume a much more prominent role in global efforts, allowing us to achieve a resilient trajectory. The methodology for calculating the carbon footprint in Cuban universities contributes to innovative incentives to support and stimulate investments in climate actions, which promote technologies with less or zero emissions (green bonds/green finance taxonomies); designed to avoid negative social impacts while promoting the reduction of Greenhouse Gases (GHG). The methodology proposed brings forward elements that point to a broader vision of the sustainable development goals in addition to climate change. The experiences that are collected in the adoption of relevant mechanisms are: renewable energy certificates, the product footprint, the circular economy criteria, the water footprint, the gender equality seal.
Presenters
Mirurgia AguilarCoordinadora de la Red de Medio Ambiente de la Universidad de La Habana, Ministerio de Educación Superior de Cuba , La Habana, Cuba
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2025 Special Focus— Sharing Practices and Sustainable Urban Fabrics
KEYWORDS
CARBON FOOTPRINT, CIRCULAR ECONOMY, GREEN HOUSE GASES
