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Nature-based Solutions - Fostering an Inclusive Approach to Technological Innovations by Marginalised Voices

Author(s) Pyrou Chung, Director, Knowledge for Development (Thailand); Dona Mathew, Research Associate, Digital Futures Lab (India).

Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) in territorial collaborative laboratories can help achieve the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) targets in G20 countries

Author(s) Paulo Gadelha, Board of Directors President and Executive Committee member, Atlantic International Research Centre - AIR Centre Portugal, Coordinator and Senior Researcher, Fiocruz Strategy for 2030 Agenda - EFA 2030/Fiocruz (Brazil); Heloisa Tozato Collaborating Researcher, Fiocruz Strategy for 2030 Agenda-EFA 2030/Fiocruz (Brazil); Luiz Galvão Senior Researcher, Fiocruz Strategy for 2030 Agenda - EFA 2030/Fiocruz (Brazil); Edmundo Gallo, Senior Researcher, Observatory of Sustainable and Healthy Territories of Bocaina (OTSS) and Fiocruz Strategy for 2030 Agenda-EFA 2030/Fiocruz (Brazil); Eliana Sousa Silva, Founding Director, Redes da Maré (Brazil); José Luiz Moutinho, Chief Business and Networking Officer, Atlantic International Research Centre - AIR Centre (Portugal); Sérgio Portella, Collaborating Researcher, Fiocruz Strategy for 2030 Agenda - EFA 2030/Fiocruz (Brazil)

Catalyzing public and private investments to scale up socio-bioeconomy and nature-based solutions

Author(s) Lara Fornabaio, Senior Legal Researcher, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (USA); Lisa E. Sachs, Director, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (USA); Meike Siegner, Market Certification Lead, Taking Root (Canada); Vivek Pandey, Professor, Institute of Rural Management (India); Rajat Panwar, Associate Professor, Oregon State University (USA).

Unlocking the Potential for Scaling up Financing of Methane Mitigation from Solid Waste

Author(s) Charlotte Morton OBE, Chief Executive, World Biogas Association (WBA) (UK); Dr Dominic Hogg, Director, Equanimator Ltd. (UK); Giulia Ceccarelli, Head of External Affairs, World Biogas Association (WBA) (UK); Carlos Silva Filho, President, International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) (Netherlands); Vibha Dhawan, Director General, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) (India).

Transition to a Low-carbon Economy and Sustainable Consumption and Production – The role of GALERI

Author(s) Sabyasachi Saha, Associate Professor, RIS (India); Pamla Gopaul, Programme Senior programme Officer Economic analysis and foresight, African Union Development Agency (South Africa); Syed Arslan Ali, Research Assistant, RIS (India); R Balasubramaniam, Member (HR) Capacity Building Commission, Government of India (India); Nicolas Buchoud, Senior Consultant and Advisor to the Dean, ADB Institute (Japan); Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, RIS (India); Shailly Kedia, Associate Director, Sustainable Development and Outreach, TERI (India); Daniel Kehrer, Senior Advisor Climate Change and Environmental Policy Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (Germany); Holger Kuhle, Policy Adviser, Global Solutions Initiative (GSI) Strategic Knowledge Partnership Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (Germany); Thomas Pogge, Leitner Professor of Philosophy and International Affairs, Yale University (USA); Heerad Sabeti, CEO, Fourth Sector Group (USA); Rolf Schwarz, Head, Global Engagement, OECD Development Co-operation Directorate, (France); Gopalkrishna Tadas, Visiting Fellow, RIS (India).

Towards a Low Carbon Future: Circular Production and Consumption to Reduce Food Loss and Waste

Author(s) Carlos Roberto Vieira da Silva Filho, President, International Solid Waste Association & Brazilian Institute of Waste Management (Brazil); Aditi Ramola, Technical Director, International Solid Waste Association (India); Flavio de Miranda Ribeiro, UniSantos-Santos Catholic University (Brazil); Charlotte Morton, Chief Executive, World Biogas Association (UK); Pradeep Monga, Policy Director, World Biogas Association (Austria); Giulia Ceccarelli, Head of External Affairs, World Biogas Association (UK).

The Role of Liquid Biofuels in Accelerating the Sustainable Energy Transition: Lessons Learned for the Sustainable Expansion of Transport Biofuels in Emerging Markets of Africa, Asia, and Latin America

Author(s) Agustin Torroba, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) (International Organization); Jean Felipe Leal Silva, FAPESP Bioenergy Research Program (BIOEN) (Brazil); Patricia Audi, Brazilian Sugarcane Industry and Bioenergy Association (UNICA) (Brazil); Jorge Feijóo, Argentine Sugar Center (CAA) (Argentina); Aida Lorenzo Guatemala Renewable Fuels Association (ACR) (Guatemala); Julio César Arroyo, Sugar Association of El Salvador (El Salvador); Luis Fernando Salazar, Union of Latin American Sugar Producers (UNALA) (International Organization); Rodolfo Rossi, Argentine Soybean Chain Association (ACSOJA) (Argentina); Federico Zerboni, Argentine Corn and Sorghum Association (MAIZAR) (Argentina); Flavio Eduardo Vieira de Barros Castellari; Local Alcohol Production Arrangement-Brazil Ethanol Cluster CE (APLA) (Brazil); Massimiliano Corsi, Chamber of Biofuels and Renewable Energy of Paraguay (BIOCAPPY) (Paraguay); Carlos Castro Seron, Peruvian Association of Agroindustrial Sugar and Derivatives (PERUCAÑA) (Peru); Julio Cesar Minelli, Association of Biofuel Producers of Brazil (APROBIO) (Brazil); Carolina Rojas Hayes, National Federation of Biofuels of Colombia (Fedebiocombustibles) (Colombia); Gustavo Idigoras, Chamber of the Oil Industry of the Argentine Republic and Cereal and Export Center (CIARA CEC Argentina) (Argentina); Mario Amador, Nicaraguan Committee of Sugar Producers (CNPA) (Nicaragua); Rodrigo Cardenal, Sugar and Alcohol Association of Panama (AZUCALPA) (Panama); Patricio Miguel Adam, Corn Bioethanol Chamber of Argentina (BIOMAIZ) (Argentina); Celestina Brenes Porras, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) (International Organization); Ivanova Ancheta, Alcohol Producers Association of Guatemala (APAG) (Guatemala); Victor Castro, Argentine Biofuels Chamber (CARBIO) (Argentina); Carlos Alberto Matheus, National Federation of Biofuels of Colombia (Fedebiocombustibles) (Colombia).; Julián Martinez Quijano, Argentine Corn and Sorghum Association (MAIZAR) (Argentina); Cristina Thayer, Sugar and Alcohol Association of Panama (AZUCALPA) (Panama); Venkatachalam Anbumozhi, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (Indonesia); Tetsushi Sonobe, Asian Development Bank Institute (Japan); Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, South African Institute of International Affairs (South Africa); Ritu Mathur, Shakthi Sustainable Energy Foundation (India); Rubens Maciel Filho, FAPESP Bioenergy Research Program (BIOEN) (Brazil); Luiz Augusto Horta Nogueira FAPESP Bioenergy Research Program (BIOEN) (Brazil); Heitor Cantarella, FAPESP Bioenergy Research Program (BIOEN) (Brazil); Raffaella Rossetto, FAPESP Bioenergy Research Program (BIOEN) (Brazil); Franziska Müller-Langer, DBFZ Deutsches Biomasse for schungszentrum gemeinnützige GmbH (Germany); Dina Bacovsky, BEST = Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies GmbH (Austria); Glaucia Mendes Souza, FAPESP Bioenergy Research Program (BIOEN) (Brazil).

Repurposing Public Support to Agriculture to Accelerate the Transition to Low-Carbon and Sustainable Food Systems

Author(s) Claire McConnell Policy Advisor, International Institute for Sustainable Development (Germany); Sean Woolfrey, Lead on Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems, International Institute for Sustainable Development (United Kingdom); Lucrezia Tincani Head of Policy Programmes, The FAIRR Initiative (United Kingdom); Crystal Zake, Policy Officer, The FAIRR Initiative (United Kingdom).

Regulatory instruments for granting credit to the meat chain: contributions to mitigate deforestation and climate change

Author(s) Bram Joanknecht, International research and advocacy coordinator, Fair Finance International/Oxfam Novib (Netherlands); Julia Catão Dias, Specialist in Sustainable Consumption, Guide to Responsible Banks/Idec (Brazil); Karina Pereira Feliciano, Researcher, Guide to Responsible Banks/Idec (Brazil); Kees Kodde, Project Lead, Fair Finance International/Oxfam Novib (Netherlands).

Promoting Women Enterprise Clusters as Agents of Change in a Just Green Transition of G20 Economies

Author(s) Saundharaya Khanna, Manager - Sustainable Finance. Development Alternatives (India); Joshua J. Pangelinan, Research Assistant-Climate Finance and Methane Mitigation, CCAP (United States of America).

Promoting highly efficient appliances for climate change mitigation and social inclusion

Author(s) Ana Maria Carreño, Senior Director, CLASP (United States); Colin Taylor, Senior Manager, Climate, CLASP (United States); Edilaine Camillo, Institutional Advisor, CLASP (Brazil); Monica Wambui, Manager, CLASP (Kenya); Jiayi Zhang, Senior Associated, CLASP (China); Rodolfo Gomes, Executive Director, IEI Brasil (Brazil).

Looking beyond national borders: Integrating consumption-based accounting approach into climate mitigation policy

Author(s) Igor Makarov, Associate Professor, HSE University (Russia); Sedat Alataş, Associate Professor, Aydın Adnan Menderes University (Türkiye); Elizaveta Smolovik, Junior Research Fellow, HSE University (Russia).