{"id":29092,"date":"2023-10-25T05:53:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T10:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ledslac.org\/?p=29092"},"modified":"2023-10-25T06:15:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T11:15:08","slug":"recicla-organicos-y-leds-lac-lanzan-la-comunidad-de-practica-sobre-reduccion-de-emisiones-de-metano-de-fuentes-organicas-en-lac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ledslac.org\/en\/recicla-organicos-y-leds-lac-lanzan-la-comunidad-de-practica-sobre-reduccion-de-emisiones-de-metano-de-fuentes-organicas-en-lac\/","title":{"rendered":"Recycle Organics and LEDS LAC launch Community of Practice on reducing methane emissions from organic sources in LAC"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CCAP<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>LEDS LAC<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>ImplementaSur<\/span><\/a> <\/span>and the <\/span>Global Methane Hub<\/span><\/a> <\/span>have been associated<\/span> <\/span>to develop a Community of Practice on Methane Emissions Reduction from Organic Sources in Latin America and the Caribbean (Met-LAC CoP), which will support 10 countries in the LAC region to advance towards compliance with the <\/span>Global Methane Commitment<\/span><\/a> <\/span>to reduce methane emissions by 30% by 2030. The Met-LAC CoP will facilitate peer-to-peer learning, providing technical support and fostering knowledge exchange among relevant stakeholders in the waste sector in the LAC region. The CoP takes place in the framework of the program <\/span>Recycle Organics<\/span><\/a>and will include Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Grenada, Honduras, Mexico and Peru.<\/span><\/p>


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\"This new initiative embodies one of the fundamental goals and aspirations of the Recycle Organics program,\" maintained CCAP Methane Mitigation Program Manager Brooks Shaffer. \"Facilitating knowledge sharing on win-win opportunities to address the prevalent organic fraction of waste, learning and sharing with other waste professionals from the public and private sectors, and developing a community of practice in the region that will equip countries to replicate innovative and regionally appropriate waste management policies and projects is key to the success of the program and will lead to accelerated actions that will have a real impact on reducing methane emissions in the waste sector.\"<\/span><\/p>\n


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The CoP aims to raise awareness of significant opportunities that exist to reduce methane emissions and take advantage of the waste that countries produce, while supporting the development of enabling conditions so that sustainable projects can be implemented quickly and effectively. The goal of the CoP is to promote and accelerate public policies, business models and investment projects that contribute to mitigating harmful emissions from the waste sector and other sustainable development goals, through actions such as composting, anaerobic digestion, food waste reduction and landfill gas capture. Accelerating these waste management projects inherently improves the local environment, creates green jobs and moves countries closer to a sustainable, circular economy.<\/span><\/p>\n


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Composting facilities convert methane-producing organic waste into compost, which can be sold and used in gardens, landscaping, horticulture and agriculture, replacing synthetic fertilizers in the process. In addition, the harmful greenhouse gases produced by organic waste can be captured and converted into biogas, a renewable energy source that can fuel local economies and help countries phase out fossil fuels. The recovery and redistribution of food waste not only helps divert organic waste from landfills, but also allows food surpluses to be used efficiently, reducing food insecurity and at the same time methane emissions.<\/span><\/p>\n


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\"Seeking to enhance south-to-south knowledge sharing and capacity building, we believe that this Community of Practice will allow its participants to learn from the experiences that are already happening around Latin America and the Caribbean to develop or scale up their own initiatives and effectively reduce methane emissions,\" said ImplementaSur Director Gerardo Canales. \"In a global context where reducing methane emissions is crucial to achieving climate goals, collaborative efforts among countries in the global south, such as the Met-LAC CoP, that promote the development of public policies, business models and investment projects to reduce methane emissions from organic sources, are not only necessary but imperative.\"<\/span><\/p>\n


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Members of the CoP include representatives and decision-makers from national and municipal governments, along with international and regional associations representing key stakeholders in the sector. CoP representatives will participate in a series of activities over two years, aimed at knowledge sharing and capacity building. Activities will include:<\/span><\/p>\n


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