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This high-level roundtable will focus on policies and strategies to tackle super pollutants, also known as Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs), including black carbon, tropospheric ozone, and methane.
As Brazil co-chairs the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), this event provides a vital opportunity to share international experiences, strengthen an integrated national approach, and explore promising avenues for cooperation at COP30 and beyond.
The event brings together leaders from key Brazilian ministries and international delegations from countries with experience in SLCP mitigation and air quality policy. Participants will exchange lessons learned, explore innovative approaches, and identify opportunities for collaboration ahead of the COP30 meeting.
The discussion is designed to achieve the following outcomes:
SEI researcher Jenniffer Pedraza will present on developing national emission inventories and conducting cost-benefit analyses for SLCP mitigation. Her session will highlight how evidence-based planning can help countries design effective strategies that deliver climate, health, and economic benefits, providing practical guidance for Brazil and other nations seeking high-impact SLCP actions.
While primarily an in-person, restricted event for government representatives, the whole session will be live-streamed on the Centro Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais (CEBRI) channel. CEBRI is the Brazilian Centre for International Relations and will live-stream the event with Portuguese-English translation available both in-person and online.
SEI supports countries, particularly developing nations, in addressing short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) by helping them build robust national emission inventories. SEI provides technical guidance, tools, and training to collect and organize data on SLCP sources across sectors such as energy, transportation, agriculture, and waste. Their methodologies ensure inventories align with international standards, improving transparency and consistency with climate reporting under frameworks like the Paris Agreement. By strengthening institutional capacity, SEI enables countries to maintain and update inventories, forming a solid foundation for informed policy and planning.
In addition, SEI assists countries in conducting cost-benefit analyses of SLCP mitigation measures, integrating climate, health, and economic considerations. Using tools like the LEAP-IBC model, they help quantify the multiple benefits of interventions, from reduced air pollution and health costs to improved crop yields and avoided climate impacts.
By calculating both the economic costs of mitigation measures and the value of these diverse benefits, SEI helps policymakers prioritize the most impactful strategies, build strong economic cases for action, and integrate these “win-win” policies into national planning documents like Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
Overall, SEI bridges the gap between data, policy, and sustainable development, helping countries design effective and evidence-based strategies for mitigating SLCPs.
Tool / The Low Emissions Analysis Platform (LEAP) is a powerful, versatile system for energy planning and climate change mitigation assessment.
Project / SEI and CCAC support Brazil's Ministry of Environment and Climate Change in developing a National Plan on SLCP to combat climate change and air pollution.
Project / SEI researchers and partners will create three assessments on economics, agriculture and food systems, and nitrous oxide to aid decision-making on SLCPs.
Feature / Short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) can have a big impact on climate change. SEI’s new LEAP-IBC tool shows that cutting emissions also has health benefits.
Feature / The Climate and Clean Air conference brought together partners to discuss a shared agenda for clean air and climate change. SEI researchers share key takeaways.
Feature / A FOCI webinar showcased how tackling SLCPs like methane and black carbon can rapidly improve air quality and curb global warming.
