Sustentavel2011 - Summary Day 1 - Main points to share!

Sonia Bridi
Some Alternative Energy today are priced like eletric. Thanks to China (biggest emission) that invest in this area: 300 bi U$ in renewable energy.
Today 1C high than the period pre industrial
We need to stop the global warming at 2C
And government, companies and third sector are crucial.
Technology will help to make this change happen.
Companies developed during latest years, based on fossil fuel
Now need to be part of the change, shifting the economy

Marina Grossi:
Business sector are now prepared to be part of Rio+20 - different than during the Eco92.
In order to have it's proposition, the Sustentavel2011 happen now: working with Vision2050 agenda, calling other sectors and preparing propositions to crucial areas to achieve the green economy.
After that, WBCSD and it's local peers started to act and discussions about biodiversity and business

Marcos Bicudo, chairman BBCSD:
Business can shift the economy toward a green economy and are now participating more in Intl forum about it.
WBCSD and the local council are crucial to implement sustainability. Companies together can accelerate this shift
It's a new governance model: business experience added to governmental agenda
Shared vision, building a new value.
Ex: Forum of Leaders For Sustainability
Challenge for a Green economy
the world need to integrate poor, present solution to environment integration, Brazil needs to regulate now the carbon market

Vision2050 will be discussed during the Event this week
Carbon emission need to be reduced by half until 2050
The proposition is to build a common Agenda for different stakeholders
It will be business contribution together with CEBDS for Rio+20

Gabrielle, Petrobras president:
Today the development is lead by BRIC integrating forestry, reducing poverty
The challenge is produce energy with lowest impact.
Energy efficiency needs to be in the center of discussion:
Production -Efficiency of ethanol by sugar cane and it's residues been utilized
Utilization -Certification
Also the society need to be included in this development by companies.

Foreign Speakers (from Netherlands, UN, Rio+20) - sorry, difficult to get their names here...
Sustainable development is a compass
What will happen in 20 years?
Rio+20 need to engage, mobilize
We need to have a new direction and this could come from Brazil
We have to match what government are able to negotiate and Rio challenge

It's about the society, fresh water, food and profit
Efficiency
Alternatives
Close the cycle

Samira Crespo, MMA
Brazil is preparing the Rio+20 together with different sectors with 3 goals:
1st legacy: keep the legacy from Eco92
2nd outcomes the crisis and using network
3rd Mobilize the country
A conference aligned with 5 big planet challenges:
Climate safety
Energy safety
Food safety
Water safety
Peace

Brazil wants to use the Conference as an opportunity for it's new green economy together with others countries and different realities. Creating a new agenda toward a sustainable development.
three
Green economy
Governance
Emergent subjects: women organization and national production and consumption (recognition from consumers for sustainable products)

Sonia Bridi:
Demand for energy can also be solved by new models

We don't need to wait National agreements. We can do it through cities, people and even countries.