COP15
Nature 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
‘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
After 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
Governments 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
Coronavirus 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
UN 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
How 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
Snowden 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
Dalai 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.