Almost 1,000 participants from nearly 150 countries gathered at the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) headquarters in Rome last week, 25-27 February, to resume the 16th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP16). COP16, held in Cali, Colombia, was suspended in November last year due to loss of quorum before the remaining agenda items could be considered for adoption.
Last week, on 26 February, the UK published its National Biodiversity Strategy & Action Plan for 2030 (NBSAP), outlining how it intends to meet the global targets and goals set out by the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) established at the UN biodiversity summit in 2022.
The European Commission has adopted a new package of proposals “to simplify EU rules, boost competitiveness, and unlock additional investment capacity.”
The UN Biodiversity Conference, suspended last November in Cali, will reconvene from 25-27 February 2025 in Rome, Italy, at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO).
The updated edition of 'Accountability for Nature: Comparison of nature-related assessment and disclosure frameworks and standards', co-authored by the United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), expands its scope to include pollution-related financial risks alongside nature-related assessment and disclosure approaches.
60 million tonnes of food waste and 12.6 million tonnes of textile waste are generated annually in the EU. The new measures provisionally agreed by the European Parliament and Council would introduce 2030 food waste targets and require producers to cover costs for collecting, sorting and recycling waste textiles.
The UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Annual Report calls for a dramatic uptick in ambition and action for the environment.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Sylvera have launched a Carbon Data Access Partnership (CaDAP) to provide African Governments with world-leading carbon credit data.
Increase in electricity consumption through 2027 expected to average around 4% annually, driven by growing use for industry, air conditioning, electrification and data centres
At the AI Action Summit held in Paris on February 10–11, 61 countries, the European Union, and the African Union Commission signed the Statement on Inclusive and Sustainable Artificial Intelligence for People and the Planet.
Parties are required to submit updated national climate plans every five years to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) secretariat under the Paris Agreement. However, the majority missed yesterday’s deadline, including key top emitters.
The UN Global Compact Network USA (Network USA) has released a new report highlighting the U.S. private sector's pivotal role in supporting global sustainability through innovative financial strategies.
January 2025 was the warmest January globally, with an average surface air temperature of 13.23°C, according to the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).
More than 200 financial sector actors, including 162 asset owners and asset managers with a combined €6.6tn assets under management, have signed a joint statement calling on the EU Commission to “preserve the integrity and ambition” of the EU’s sustainable finance framework.
In a speech at the London Stock Exchange, UK Minister for Development Anneliese Dodds announced funding and partnerships to deliver Sustainable Development Goals.
At its meeting on 29 January, the Federal Council approved Switzerland's new reduction target under the Paris Agreement. This corresponds to the reduction path of the Swiss Climate and Innovation Act. By 2035, Switzerland should reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 65% compared to 1990 levels, and by 59% on average between 2031 and 2035.