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‘No evidence’ that the Government is on track to meet crucial 2030 nature target

Envirotec Magazine

The 30×30 target is a leading international commitment that the UK spear-headed at COP-15. The charities are also urging members of the public to add their name to demands for stronger nature recovery action from all political parties at: [link] Notes [1] The Freedom of Information response from Defra can be found here.

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MPs call for UK ban on trade and financing of deforestation-linked goods

Business Green

Environmental Audit Committee report also describes government biodiversity efforts to date as 'lacking' and argues ‘bold and ambitious action’ is required. While this issue is bigger than any one person's habits, if we all take action to tackle unsustainable consumption, we can make a lasting impact to halt biodiversity loss.".

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'This is a crucial 12 months': CCC demands stronger UK net zero efforts in 2022

Business Green

Having officially taken the reins of the COP Presidency in Glasgow, Alok Sharma and his diplomatic team are now tasked with steering global climate discussions over the next year ahead of COP27 in Egypt, and the CCC today urged the UK to lead by example with ambitious climate efforts at home. of warming by the end of the century.

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Danone's Eric Soubeiran: 'The food system is broken'

GreenBiz

Earlier this year, Danone became the first listed company to become an "enterprise à mission," a new type of corporation created by a 2019 French law. If we protect biodiversity, we are basically protecting the diversity of DNA," Soubeiran mused. Cecilia Keating. Mon, 07/20/2020 - 00:30.

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A deforestation roadmap that leaves a lot to be desired

Business Green

And if traders are going for zero illegal deforestation instead of zero gross deforestation (including legal and illegal), then the roadmap isn't more than just reiterating national laws. In my eyes, that certainly doesn't merit a big COP announcement. The roadmap's definitions also bring up a geography question.

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Next Prime Minister to face legal requirement to beef up Net Zero Strategy

Business Green

Ruling on a case brought by Friends of the Earth, ClientEarth, and the Good Law Project, Mr Justice Holgate agreed the strategy lacked sufficient explanation or quantification as to how the decarbonisation plans set out in the Net Zero Strategy published last autumn would achieve emissions targets for the 2030s and beyond.

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Urgency and consistency must be the watchwords for UK climate action in 2020

Business Green

October's Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) summit in China will review the Aichi targets which seek to halt and reverse the catastrophic loss of nature and wildlife that our species is driving across the planet. And then November will see Glasgow host the COP climate change summit, taking place five years on from the historic Paris Agreement.

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