Biodiversity

COP15: As the clock runs down, negotiators race to reach consensus

Biodiversity

COP15: As the clock runs down, negotiators race to reach consensus

Talks on nature finance rumble on, as campaigners warn several elements of the draft pact have been watered down since Ministers arrived in Montreal

clock 17 December 2022 • 7 min read
'We need to be linking climate and nature': Catherine McKenna on net zero, 'nature positive', and corporate integrity

Biodiversity

'We need to be linking climate and nature': Catherine McKenna on net zero, 'nature positive', and corporate integrity

The chair of UN panel on net zero goals sits down with BusinessGreen to talk climate, deforestation, and nature goals at COP15 in Montreal

clock 17 December 2022 • 6 min read
COP15: Governments and philanthropies beef up multi-billion dollar donor plan

Biodiversity

COP15: Governments and philanthropies beef up multi-billion dollar donor plan

Governments and 11 leading global philanthropies back new initiatives designed to boost funding for nature protection in developing countries

clock 16 December 2022 • 3 min read
To save nature, governments must give companies clarity at COP15

Carbon Accounting

To save nature, governments must give companies clarity at COP15

CDP's Helen Finlay talks makes the case for why any deal agreed at COP15 should make nature disclosures mandatory at large companies

clock 16 December 2022 • 5 min read
COP15: UK pledges £29m to help developing countries meet '30 by 30' nature protection goal

Biodiversity

COP15: UK pledges £29m to help developing countries meet '30 by 30' nature protection goal

Environment Secretary announces funding as she arrives at Montreal Summit to negotiate terms of global deal for nature

clock 15 December 2022 • 4 min read
COP15: Why business is in the spotlight as debates around nature funding intensify

Biodiversity

COP15: Why business is in the spotlight as debates around nature funding intensify

BusinessGreen speaks to delegates at COP15 about how the dash for cash to protect biodiversity will impact investors and business

clock 15 December 2022 • 9 min read
'Total breakdown imminent': COP15 biodiversity talks on the brink over finance and subsidy reform row

Biodiversity

'Total breakdown imminent': COP15 biodiversity talks on the brink over finance and subsidy reform row

Just five out of 22 targets have been agreed, despite less than a week remaining at the Montreal talks

clock 14 December 2022 • 7 min read
COP15: Despite slow start, hopes for a new era of business accountability remain high

Biodiversity

COP15: Despite slow start, hopes for a new era of business accountability remain high

Discussions on nature risk reporting set to start this afternoon, as pressure mounts on governments to reach consensus on broad terms of global deal

clock 13 December 2022 • 5 min read
'Voluntary action is not enough': 150 top investors demand ambitious global biodiversity treaty

Biodiversity

'Voluntary action is not enough': 150 top investors demand ambitious global biodiversity treaty

Financial giants ramp up pressure on negotiators at COP15 with call for clear mandate in treaty requiring finance sector to align activities with nature goals

clock 13 December 2022 • 4 min read
Study: $246bn-worth of global hydropower projects reliant on threatened cloud forests

Risk

Study: $246bn-worth of global hydropower projects reliant on threatened cloud forests

New study details how unique ecosystems that capture moisture from the air at altitude are helping to provide vital water resources for the hydro industry

clock 13 December 2022 • 4 min read