Jakarta, 10 December 2024: The G20 Summit held in Rio de Janeiro from 18 to 19 November 2024 marked the conclusion of Brazil’s presidency. Throughout the year, ERIA continued to strengthen its contributions to G20 processes, demonstrating its commitment through participation in task forces, forums, summits, and collaborative publications.

Task Force Participation:

1. Anita Prakash (Director for Partnership, ERIA) in Think20 (T20): Co-Chair for Task Force 02 - 4. Investing in Sustainable, Inclusive, and Resilient Infrastructure
2. Dr Giulia Ajmone Marsan (Head of Startups and Inclusion, ERIA) in Startup20: Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Task Force
3. Dr Venkatachalam Anbumozhi (Senior Research Fellow for Innovation, ERIA) in T20: Task Force 06 - 6. Assessing G20 Pledges and Actions

G20 Side-Event Series

ERIA participated in the events below:

1. Brazil-China Innovation Dialogue 2024: Technology and Development on 8–11 April 2024
2. Web Summit Rio and Startup20 High-Level Meetings on 15–18 April 2024
3. T20 Brazil Midterm Conference on 2–3 July 2024
4. Startup20 Summit on 9–12 September 2024
5. High-level forum titled ‘Innovative Strategies for Disaster Resilience: Fortifying Global South Economies Through Dynamic Governance Solutions’ on 13 November 2024
6. T20 Brazil Summit on 11–12 November in Itamaraty Palace in Rio de Janeiro
7. G20 Social Summit on 14–16 November 2024 in Rio de Janeiro
8. Session titled ‘Extended Global South Troika: Lessons Learned and Priority Agendas’ on 12 November 2024

Collaborative Publications:

1. ‘Funding Sustainability Efforts: From Aspirations to Concrete Mechanism and Set Milestones’, co-authored by Dr Giulia Ajmone Marsan
2. Dr Giulia Ajmone Marsan made contributions to ‘Startup20 Communiqué Recommendations and Policy Directives’
3. Anita Prakash and Dr Venkatachalam Anbumozhi made contributions to ‘T20 Brasil 2024 Communiqué and Implementation Roadmaps’
4. ‘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,’ a T20 Policy Brief co-authored by Dr Venkatachalam Anbumozhi

Related ERIA Opinion Papers:

1. ‘Brazil’s G20 Summit: Can It Break the Vicious Cycle of Inequality, Debt, and Sustainability in the Global South?’ by Dr Venkatachalam Anbumozhi
2. 'G20-T20 Process: Can Global South Shift the World Order?' by Dr Venkantachalam Anbumozhi