On August 6–7, 2025, the II Parliamentary Summit on Climate Change and Just Transition of Latin America and the Caribbean will be held at the National Congress in Brasília, Brazil. The event will bring together legislators from across the region to align strategies in preparation for the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

The Summit is organized by the Parliamentary Observatory on Climate Change and Just Transition of Latin America and the Caribbean (OPCC), an initiative of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), with the support of the Open Society Foundations, and co-hosted by the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate of Brazil, with the support of the CIPÓ Platform, Clima de Política, and Climate Parliament. It represents a strategic opportunity to strengthen the role of legislators in the international climate agenda, advance the priorities of the Brazilian COP30 Presidency, and consolidate a unified regional voice in the face of the global climate crisis.

During the event, a Letter of Support for the Brazilian COP30 Presidency will be presented, signed by parliamentarians from the region and around the world, reaffirming their legislative commitment to climate action. The discussions will also serve as the basis for the OPCC Joint Declaration, which will be formally presented at COP30 in November.

The Summit will be held exclusively in person, with open sessions streamed live via TV Senado.

The following sessions will be open to registered participants through the form: https://forms.gle/UysNXsTu76Y1wmW79

• August 6 – 9:00 to 10:00 – Solemn Session of Congress: COP30 — 33 years after the Earth Summit, 20 years after the Kyoto Protocol, and 10 years after the Paris Agreement
• August 6 – 10:30 to 12:00 – Public Hearing of the Senate Committee on Environment
• August 6 – 14:00 to 15:00 – Panel I: A COP guided by the Southern Cross — What is changing and what can we do under the five guiding stars (mitigation, adaptation, financing, technology, and capacity building)?
• August 6 – 16:00 to 17:30 – Panel II: The role of legislators in the global "mutirão" against climate change — A look at constructive collective action
• August 7 – 9:00 to 10:00 – Keynote: Levers for climate ambition and implementation — Strategies for Green Productive Development and anticipatory governance for future transitions

About the OPCC

The Parliamentary Observatory on Climate Change and Just Transition of Latin America and the Caribbean (OPCC) is an interparliamentary platform dedicated to strengthening legislative action on climate and just transition in the region. Launched at COP26 (2021), it functions as:
(i) a network of parliamentarians committed to the climate agenda;
(ii) a digital repository offering the largest regional legislative database on environment and climate change;
(iii) a space for coordination and expression of a common regional voice in major international climate forums.

The OPCC currently provides access to more than 2,600 environmental laws and bills from 28 countries. More information: opcc.cepal.org

Practical Information

The event will be held in person, with simultaneous interpretation in Portuguese, Spanish, and English.
Open sessions will be streamed on the YouTube channel: @TVSenado

Preliminary Program

DAY 1 – August 6 (Wednesday)

Local time: Brasília, Brazil (GMT-3)
Venue: Main Chamber of the Federal Senate of Brazil

• 08:30 – 09:00: Accreditation
• 09:00 – 10:00: Solemn Session of Congress – COP30: 33 years after the Earth Summit, 20 after the Kyoto Protocol, and 10 after the Paris Agreement
  • Senator Davi Alcolumbre, President of the Federal Senate of Brazil
  • Senator Jaques Wagner, Brazil
  • Deputy Nilto Tatto, Brazil
  • Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago, President of COP30
  • Javier Medina Vásquez, Deputy Executive Secretary of ECLAC
• 10:00 – 10:30: Official Photo – COP30 President and Latin American and Caribbean legislators
  • Presentation of the Letter from Latin American and Caribbean Legislators to COP30

Venue: Plenary #2, Federal Senate

• 10:30 – 12:00: Public Hearing of the Senate Committee on Environment
  • Senator Fabiano Contarato, Brazil

Keynote I – Overview of the Brazilian Presidency: COP30 at the epicenter of the climate crisis and in defense of multilateralism

• Ana Toni, Executive Director (CEO) of COP30

Commentators:
Senator Edith Terenzi, Chair of the Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, Argentina 

Senator Alfonso de Urresti Longton, Chair of the Committee on Environment, Climate Change, and National Assets, Chile 

Venue: Noble Hall, Annex II, Chamber of Deputies

• 12:00 – 14:00: Lunch

Venue: Interlegis Auditorium, Block 2, Federal Senate

• 14:00 – 15:30: Panel I – A COP guided by the Southern Cross: What is changing and what can we do within the five guiding stars (mitigation, adaptation, financing, technology, and capacity building)?
  • Moderator: Deputy Nilto Tatto, Brazil
  • Senator Edith Terenzi, Argentina
  • Senator Cecilia Requena, Bolivia
  • Representative Juan Carlos Losada, Colombia
  • Senator Ricardo Lagos, Chile
  • Benito Wheatley, British Virgin Islands
• 15:30 – 16:00: Coffee break
• 16:00 – 17:30: Panel II – The role of legislators in the global effort to fight climate change: a look at constructive collective action
  • Moderator: Senator Leila Barros, Brazil
  • Deputy Arlindo Chinaglia, President of the Mercosur Parliament (ParlaSur)
  • Deputy Cecilia Nicolini, ParlaSur, Argentina
  • Deputy Rolando González Patricio, President of the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament (Parlatino)
  • Senator Nelsinho Trad, President of the Amazon Parliament (Parlamaz) (TBC)
  • Deputy Socorro Neri, Vice-President of Parlamaz
  • Senator Iván Flores, President of ParlAmericas
• 17:30 – 18:00: Closing of Day 1
  All sessions on Day 1 are open to the public and will be broadcast live on TV Senado (national network in Brazil) and on the Brazilian Senate’s YouTube channel.

DAY 2 – August 7 (Thursday)

Venue: Nereu Ramos Auditorium, Annex IV, Chamber of Deputies of Brazil

• 09:00 – 09:30: Keynote II – Levers for climate ambition and implementation: Strategies for Green Productive Development and anticipatory governance for future transitions

  • Javier Medina Vásquez, Deputy Executive Secretary of ECLAC

    Comments:

    Lilia Chanaoui, Network Manager at Climate Parliament

• 09:30 – 10:00: 

  Parliamentary Constituent

  Mariana Rondon, Program Director at Plataforma CIPÓ

  Presentation of the OPCC

  Camila Gramkow, Director a.i. of the ECLAC Office in Brazil

• 10:00 – 10:30: Coffee break

From 10:00 onwards on Day 2, sessions will be restricted to invited participants only.

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Venue: Plenary Room #6, Chamber of Deputies

• 10:30 – 12:30: Discussion Panel I – The need for innovative responses in LAC: Legislators for a green and inclusive productive development
  • Moderator: Deputy Duda Salabert, Brazil
  • Participating parliamentarians will be invited to speak in alphabetical order by country.
• 12:30 – 14:00: Lunch
• 14:00 – 16:00: Discussion Panel II – Defining the Collective Legacy of LAC Legislators: A Shared Agenda for COP30
  • Moderator: Senator Fabiano Contarato, Brazil
  • Parliamentarians will speak in alphabetical order by country.
• 16:00 – 17:00: Proposal of the OPCC Joint Declaration Outline for COP30 and Next Steps
  • Moderator: Deputy Célia Xakriabá, Brazil

Venue: Noble Hall, Chamber of Deputies

• 17:00 – 18:00: Closing and Reception
  • Camila Gramkow, Acting Director of the ECLAC Office in Brazil
  • Senator Fabiano Contarato, Brazil
  • Deputy Célia Xakriabá, Brazil
  • Deputy Duda Salabert, Brazil
  • Senator Leila Barros, Brazil
  • Senator Jaques Wagner, Brazil
  • Deputy Nilto Tatto, Brazil