Dec 20, 2022 Finance‘Kunming-Montreal’ deal sets up new fund for biodiversity by 2023 Countries committed to mobilise $200 billion “from all sources” to protect 30% of the world’s land and water ecosystems by 2030
Dec 15, 2022 FinanceAfter developing country walkout, ministers arrive to rescue nature talks Tensions are running high at the Cop15 biodiversity summit over a finance gap estimated at $700 billion per year
Aug 25, 2023 NatureNature fund launched but financing questions remain The new fund aims to be the primary tool to implement the Kunming-Montreal deal and deliver $200 billion a year to nature protection initiatives
Dec 12, 2022 NatureGovernments split on ditching nature-harming subsidies in Montreal Negotiators at the Cop15 biodiversity summit in Montreal have until Friday to agree a “nature pact” that can get rid of harmful subsidies
Mar 10, 2020 NatureCoronavirus delays global efforts for climate and biodiversity action UN Climate Change said it won’t hold any physical meetings until the end of April amid efforts to contain Covid-19
Feb 24, 2020 CommentUN biodiversity meeting needs to deliver transformative change, not just targets The biodiversity talks taking place in China later this year require a legacy that can stand the test of time, rather than a cosmetic victory
Dec 8, 2014 CommentHow have UN climate talks progressed since Copenhagen? COMMENT: It’s five years since the COP15 summit started in the Danish snows. Talks are still painful but much has changed
Jan 30, 2014 PoliticsSnowden NSA files reveal US spied on diplomats at UN climate summit Documents from whistleblower reveal extensive intelligence operation at 2009 UN meeting in Danish capital
Apr 19, 2012 NewsDalai Lama: Leaders at Copenhagen climate change summit “short-sighted” His Holiness the Dalai Lama has called for cooperation, trust and friendship to protect “our small, blue planet” from the threat of climate change.