The COP is the largest and most important environmental meeting of each year and this time it will be attended by more than 30,000 delegates from government, the private sector and civil society, who will address the climate crisis. It is in this scenario that, for the third time, Chile will have a pavilion within the Blue Zone of the conference, where the delegations of the nations will develop their parallel events between December 3 and 10.
"Our pavilion seeks to project issues that are a priority for Chile and in which we believe we can make a relevant contribution to this global challenge. Thus, the energy transition, sustainable finance, nature-based solutions and the cryosphere will be the focus of our participation", said the Chancellor, who commented that "the COP is a perfect opportunity to publicize and promote initiatives, as well as being conducive to generating new alliances between all the actors involved in this area".
The story with which our country will arrive in Dubai has been defined in coordination with the Fundación Imagen de Chile, an entity whose mission is to promote the country's image in the world, increasing its recognition, reputation and preference in the international market. Exercising a role of articulation between the public and private sectors, the institution has sought to install a common message in the different sectors that today project Chile in the world, which will show the rest of the world the joint work carried out by Chilean society to respond effectively to the current climate crisis.
"We understand that efforts in mitigation and adaptation will be effective as long as we work together, first nationally and then internationally, and develop common strategies to contribute to the development of a resilient society in times of climate emergency," said the minister, who thanked the sponsors of the pavilion: CAF, Concha y Toro, Colbún, HIF and LATAM. "Their collaboration and joint work will allow us to show the world Chile's transversal commitment to fight against the climate crisis".
It is expected that the pavilion will also become a platform that links the Chilean delegation with the other parties and observers, and will be the scenario for the eventual signing of agreements and the launching of initiatives.
"With the intention of strengthening ties with all the actors involved in this issue, the Chile Pavilion is projected as a space for dialogue and meeting, to exchange knowledge and valuable experiences between public and private actors and also - essential in this area - civil society, both national and international. It will be an extraordinarily relevant showcase in a meeting that brings together thousands and thousands of people involved in the issue of climate change. And this will allow us to project ourselves as a country that seeks to exercise leadership in terms of climate ambition and that really has a lot to demonstrate in this area", added the Chancellor.
Participating companies
It is expected that the 15 companies that ProChile selected, through a public call, to be part of its mission will also participate in the pavilion's agenda, sharing the solutions they have developed to address the effects of the climate crisis.
The 15 selected companies are Herco Equipments, specialized in the reuse of parts for mining machinery; Kilimo, dedicated to water saving in agricultural irrigation; Instacrops, specialist in the development of hardware and software for agriculture; Bioelements, which produces sustainable bioplastic; Remote Waters, which develops technology to purify water without emitting CO2; Aintech, dedicated to the development of products in the field of nanoscience with a focus on sustainability; Reborn Electric
Motors, which manufactures zero-emission mining cars and converts diesel buses to electric; Photio, which transforms surfaces into air purifiers; Lader Energy, which develops renewable energy projects; Reciclapp, which links people who have recyclable material with recyclers; T Phite, which makes it possible to graphitize the smoke generated by the combustion of end-of-life tires; Suncast, which predicts solar and wind energy; Rudanac, which develops technology for the biodesintegration of scrap metal; Drovid, whose technology enables the detection of forest fire outbreaks; and Mercado Circular, which promotes a system for recharging products, avoiding the use of single-use plastics.
"These are supplier companies that contribute to mitigating the effects of climate change and to the diversification of domestic shipments, where 40% of the mission will be composed of companies led by women. Likewise, of the total mission, 60% are from the Metropolitan Region and 40% from other regions. Most of these companies are just beginning their internationalization, with exports of close to US$36 million in the last four years," noted ProChile's general director, Ignacio Fernández.
Fernández added that "for the second consecutive year ProChile contributed with the design of the Chilean pavilion at COP28. We designed a space of 140 square meters that includes energy transition issues, which will be the meeting point for the Chilean delegation and its international counterparts".
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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