Connections, coffee, and campaigns: What businesses get from a COP

Cecilia Keating
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Earth Negotiations Bulletin

Record numbers of delegates from business and finance attended the COP15 Biodiversity Summit, but these actors are not part of official negotiations – so why do they make the trip?

In recent years, UN climate summits have become a key fixture in the annual calendar for the CEOs of many large companies. The closed door negotiations spawn a frenzy of side events, business announcements,...

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