On October 29 and 30, the Palais de Chaillot hosted the eighth edition of the Paris Peace Forum 2025, an international conference on global governance that brought together more than 4,000 participants and 500 speakers from governments, international organizations, the private sector, academia, and civil society.
Under the theme “New coalitions for peace, people, and the planet,” the forum focused on building alliances to address armed conflicts, the climate crisis, and the emerging challenges posed by artificial intelligence.
There, Gastón Siroit, OEMLAC Director and advisor to the OLACDE Executive Secretariat, participated in the roundtable discussion “10 Years After the Adoption of the Paris Agreement: Accelerating Action” where he addressed the reduction of methane emissions in the energy sector as one of the most effective measures for achieving short-term climate impacts.
In this presentation, I will provide an analysis of the current landscape in Latin America and the Caribbean, outlining OEMLAC’s progress since its founding in 2023, including strategic partnerships, the identification of gaps in national inventory measurement, and the development of the first roadmap for a low-emission natural gas certification standard, created in collaboration with CAF and GMH. I also highlight the role of initiatives such as MARS and OGMP 2.0, which are essential for improving leak detection, strengthening transparency, and preparing the sector for international regulations such as those promoted by the European Union.
Paris Peace Forum 2025
Consensus on Methane
As part of the forum, roundtables and panel discussions were organized to mark the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement and in preparation for COP30 in Brazil.
Five former presidents participated, along with leaders such as Barbados’ Prime Minister, Mia Mottley, and France’s Minister for Ecological Transition, Monique Barbut. During these sessions, a broad consensus was reached on the need to implement concrete measures to reduce methane emissions in the energy sector and accelerate the phase-out of coal.
“I am pleased that France, Brazil, China, and other countries will clearly raise the issue of methane during the COP30 Leaders’ Summit on November 6 and throughout the rest of the COP.”, said Brazilian Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago, President of the 30th session of the Conference of the Parties, which will be held this year in Belém. He also announced that, together with Mukhtar Babayev, President of COP29, they will present a report on how to mobilize $1.3 trillion annually in climate finance.
Based on this consensus, OEMLAC will continue to provide technical support for regulatory harmonization, capacity building, and regional energy integration.
