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Event - 2020 UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15)

Green Market Oracle

The 2020 Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) will take place on October 5, 2020 in Kunming, Yunnan, China. The theme of this event is ecological civilization, which is rooted in the Chinese vision of an ecological civilization and draws inspiration from traditional and new eco-innovations.

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Ambitious partnerships on climate action are taking root and bearing fruit

GreenBiz

Unfortunately, as the economic effects of COVID-19 cause government debts to rise sharply, there is now much less public money available for activities like climate protection or ecosystem restoration — this should sharpen our appetite for innovation. How then to make the shift to a net-zero, nature-positive economy within the decade?

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G7 nations pledge to deliver near-zero carbon electricity grids by 2035

Business Green

In a communique published at the close of a three-day Energy and Environment Ministerial meeting in Berlin this week, the world's largest economies set out their priorities for tackling the intersecting climate, biodiversity, and pollution crises, and responding to the disruption to energy markets wrought by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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WWF: Environmental degradation on course to cost global economy £8tr

Business Green

Using an innovative methodology developed by the WWF, the Global Trade Analysis Project, and the Natural Capital Project, the study compares the costs associated with the decline in natural assets across 140 countries. The study also estimates economic costs arising from the loss of specific ecosystem services.

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Banking on the stability of nature

Business Green

This nine-month climate-biodiversity season kicks off with the opening of Biodiversity COP15 from 11th October, moves to the COP26 climate summit later in the month and completes with the second part of COP15 in May 2022. The same process is now starting for biodiversity. per cent and 6.5 per cent respectively.

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From ClimateWeek to COP27, COP15, and Beyond: Notes on the Road Ahead

Planet Pulse

Nearly $370b in tax credits, clean energy incentives, and investments in green innovation are intended to dramatically accelerate domestic decarbonization in sectors from energy to manufacturing. According to the African Development Bank, Africa has received less than 5.5% It aligns U.S. rhetoric and financing and catapults the U.S.

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Big Meat Unveils Battle Plans for COP28

DeSmogBlog

Farming will be front and centre at this year’s COP. The North American Meat Institute will host a side event at the US COP pavilion on December 11, the summit’s Agriculture Day, for example. Just seven percent are based in Africa. The files also detail collaborations planned for the event itself.