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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).

Just Energy Transition: Gender equality and empowerment

Author(s) Dina Azhgaliyeva, Senior Research Fellow, Asian Development Bank Institute (Japan); Dil Rahut, Vice-Chair of Research and Senior Research Fellow, Asian Development Bank Institute (Japan); Ashish Sedai, Assistant Professor Economics, University of Texas at Arlington (United States); Tetsushi Sonobe, Dean and CEO, Asian Development Bank Institute (Japan).

Industrial Decarbonisation: Circular Construction Practices

Author(s) Ferhat Karaca, Nazarbayev University (Kazakhstan); Dina Azhgaliyeva, Asian Development Bank Institute (Japan); Aidana Tleuken, Nazarbayev University (Kazakhstan); Tetsushi Sonobe, Asian Development Bank Institute (Japan) Rand Askar, University of Minho (Portugal).

Transforming green knowledge governance to enable a just energy transition

Author(s) Kirsty M. L. Mackinlay, Research Associate, University of Cambridge and the Centre for Global Equality (UK); Kabwe Mubanga, Senior Lecturer, University of Zambia (Zambia); Clement Sichimwa, Lecturer and Researcher, University of Zambia (Zambia); Martin Mutembei, Project Coordinator, Energy Research Centre, Strathmore University (Kenya); Anne Nganga, Project Assistant, Energy Research Centre, Strathmore University (Kenya); Sounthisack Phommachanh, Senior Lecturer, National University of Laos (Laos); Orlavanh Sonesouphap, Senior Lecturer, National University of Laos (Laos); Nguyen Hoang Nam, Senior Lecturer and Policy Advisor, National Economics University (Vietnam); Le Huy Huan, Senior Lecturer, National Economics University (Vietnam); Joseph Akowuah, Associate Professor, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Ghana); Divya Subash Kumar, Project Scientist, Centre for Climate Change and Disaster Management, Anna University (India); Ligia Zagato, Research Associate, University of Cambridge and the Centre for Global Equality (UK); Elizabeth M. Tennyson, Senior Research Associate, University of Cambridge and the Centre for Global Equality (UK); Dình Duc Truong, Dean of Faculty of Environment, Climate Change and Urban Studies, National Economics University (Vietnam); Kurian Joseph, Professor and Director, Centre for Climate Change and Disaster Management, Anna University (India); Francis Kemausuor, Dean of the Faculty of Mechnical and Chemical Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (Ghana); Khamphone Nanthavong, Professor, National University of Laos (Laos); Lara Allen, Senior Research Associate, University of Cambridge and the Centre for Global Equality (UK).

The social role of clean energy and the fair and inclusive energy transition strategy to alleviate energy poverty through solar energy in communities

Author(s) Eduardo Avila, Executive Director, Revolusolar (Brazil); Graziella Albuquerque, Specialist Consultant in International Policies, Revolusolar (Brazil); Lenin Bandres, Founder, Energy4commons (Belgium).

The Role of Global Governance Institutions in Fostering Clean Energy Transitions

Author(s) Glauco Avelino Sampaio Oliveira, Institute for Applied Economic Research (Brazil); Nerissa Muthayan, South African Institute of International Affairs (South Africa).