Watered down: why negotiators at Cop15 are barely mentioning the ocean
With only two instances of the word ‘ocean’ in the latest 5,000-word working agreement, delegates fear marine biodiversity is being sacrificed
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US actor James Cromwell stages dinosaur protest at Cop15
Actor from Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom urges leaders to take more forceful action to end nature crisis
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Walkouts and tensions as row over finance threatens to derail Cop15 talks
Delegates from developing nations leave discussions as divisions grow over who should pay to protect biodiversity
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Democratic senators warn UN secretary general of eroding public trust in Cop
Letter urges sponsors provide ‘corporate climate political influencing statements’ after 630 lobbyists attend Cop27
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The food emissions ‘solutions’ alarming experts after Cop27
The food industry’s fingerprints were all over the solutions touted at the UN climate summit last month, campaigners and NGOs say
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Thérèse Coffey accused of undermining Cop15 talks with weak targets
Environment secretary disappoints campaigners by failing to set overall targets for river health and protected habitats
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EU becomes first leading economy to legislate for ‘green tariff’ on imports
Countries that fail to decarbonise industries such as iron and steel face an effective carbon tax
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Explainer: Green tariffs: what are they and why do they matter?
They are considered a means of levelling the playing field between countries with differing commitments to cutting carbon
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The carbon-free energy of the future: this fusion breakthrough changes everything
In a moment scientists have dreamed of for 50 years, a single reaction has proved that star power can be harnessed here on Earth
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Drought, fire, flooding and storms are ravaging Australia. Where can we find hope and connection?
While science and expertise are important, we can’t prepare for the future without imagination
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Cop15: Lula calls on rich nations to give more to protect Earth’s ecosystems
Brazil’s incoming president adds voice to demand as Montreal talks restart after series of walkouts
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China’s return to wildlife farming ‘a risk to global health and biodiversity’
Post-pandemic relaxation of restrictions could weaken animal protection and pose a hazard to public health, say experts
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UN agrees global tax rules resolution giving developing nations greater say
UN gains mandate for talks next year that could bring reforms to existing tax policy and new convention
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‘Embrace history’: UN environment chief calls for immediate action on Cop15 deal
Inger Andersen said we must not ‘pause for a second’ as we ‘change the relationship between people and nature’
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What’s this unfamiliar feeling I have after the Cop15 meeting? It might just be hope
The Montreal biodiversity conference set some ambitious targets. It’s now up to nations – including the UK – to step up
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‘Everyone has to work so the family can survive’: floods in Nigeria force children out of school and into work
Fears of child exploitation as families forced to send sons and daughters out to work to make ends meet after the country’s deadliest floods
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The Guardian view on the Cop15 agreement: nations must do more for nature
International cooperation is the only way to halt biodiversity losses. But the action promised so far isn’t enough
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Cop15 in Montreal: did the summit deliver for the natural world?
The talking is over, and a text has been agreed on the next decade of targets to save the natural world.
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Cop15 summit: DRC drops objections to seal deal on historic action on biodiversity
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the world’s most biodiverse countries, and its objections raised the prospect of legal challenges
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‘We didn’t accept it’: DRC minister laments forcing through of Cop15 deal
Democratic Republic of the Congo’s environment minister says country has not agreed to ‘30 by 30’ deal
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