Carlos Rittl is a scientist and environmentalist from Brazil.
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| Alma mater | São Paulo School of Business Administration |
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Biography
Early life and education
Born in São Paulo,[2] he graduated in Public Administration from the São Paulo School of Business Administration, but later decided to shift to natural sciences, earning a master's and PhD in Tropical Biology and Natural Resources at the National Institute for Amazonian Research.[3]
Career
He is known for his work in environmental defense and public debates on global warming. He participated in the multilateral negotiations of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development.[2] From 2005 to 2007, he was the Climate Campaign Coordinator for Greenpeace Brazil, and from 2009 to 2013, he led the Climate Change and Energy Program at the Brazilian branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature.[4] He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Brazilian branch of the OSCIP Friends of the Earth,[5] of the Advisory Board of the CASA Socio-Environmental Fund,[6] and since 2013 has been the Executive Secretary of the Climate Observatory,[4] a prominent network[7] that brings together over 40 NGOs focused on environmental issues,[2] participates in the Brazilian Forum on Climate Change[8] and produces scientific documents,[9][10] described by scientist Paulo Moutinho as "one of the few groups in Brazilian civil society with representativeness, plurality, and longevity in the climate change discussion”,[11] and has received the Lide Environmental Award in the Climate Change category, offered by Lide — Business Leaders Group and Lide Sustainability.[12]
He represented the Observatory at the VI World Environment Forum[13] and at the National Commission for REDD+,[14][15] and was one of the reviewers of the Ministry of the Environment's Biodiversity report[16] and the Analysis of GHG Emissions Brazil (1970-2014) and Its Implications for Public Policies and Brazil's Contribution to the Paris Agreement (2016) report produced by the Observatory,[17] and contributed to the Climate Change Performance Index 2016 report by Climate Action Network Europe.[18]
References
- ^ "WCS Holding News Media Briefing with WCS Climate Specialists and Policy Experts On Issues to be Addressed at UN Climate Summit, COP28 UAE". Wildlife Conservation Society (Press release). 2023-11-10.
- ^ a b c "How I became an environmentalist. And life between forests and conferences". Nexo Jornal, 11/28/2017
- ^ "The new economy must be married to ecology". Special interview with Carlos Rittl. Revista do Instituto Humanitas — Unisinos, 03/13/2016
- ^ a b Climate Observatory. Coordination Committee.
- ^ Friends of the Earth. Boards and Associates.
- ^ CASA Socio-Environmental Fund. Advisory Board.
- ^ "Climate Observatory grows and becomes stronger". Iniciativa Verde, 03/21/2016
- ^ "Coalition leads the thematic chamber on forests, biodiversity, agriculture, and livestock at the Brazilian Forum on Climate Change". Coalizão Brasil, 03/16/2017
- ^ "Without agreements in 2014, the environmental agenda for 2015 will be intense". Special interview with Carlos Rittl. Revista do Instituto Humanitas — Unisinos, 12/14/2014
- ^ Greenhouse Gas Emission Estimates System. "What is SEEG".
- ^ "Climate Observatory completes 14 years with new challenges ahead". Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia, 03/23/2016
- ^ "Climate Observatory receives Lide Environmental Award". Fundação O Boticário, 06/17/2014
- ^ "6th World Environment Forum debates the impact of climate change on people's lives". LIDE Brazil, 06/25/2015
- ^ National Commission for REDD+. Minutes of the First Extraordinary Meeting, 05/31/2016
- ^ National Commission for REDD+. Minutes of the Second Ordinary Meeting, 09/28/2016
- ^ Protected Areas of the Amazon Program. Biodiversity. Ministry of the Environment.
- ^ Climate Observatory / Greenhouse Gas Emission Estimates System. Analysis of GHG Emissions Brazil (1970-2014) and Its Implications for Public Policies and Brazil's Contribution to the Paris Agreement, 2016
- ^ Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe. Climate Change Performance Index 2016.