A healthy ocean, a protected climate
The curtain fell on COP29 on Sunday 24 November after two weeks of intense and challenging negotiations. Hosted by Azerbaijan, COP29 was marked by strong divides and tensions between developed and developing countries. Tasked to adopt a New Collective Quantified Goal on climate finance to support developing countries in their climate efforts, delegates agreed on…
The 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change takes place from 11 to 22 November 2024. The Ocean & Climate Platform will be active to raise the profile of the ocean! Discover our key deliverables and events below. KEY DELIVERABLES COP29: What place for the ocean in the ‘Finance…
On Monday 11 November, the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will begin in Baku, Azerbaijan. With negotiations centred around climate finance, this conference is a pivotal moment to advance global climate ambition: Parties are set to replace the current goal of mobilising USD 100…
A few days before the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku, Azerbaijan, the Ocean & Climate Platform and the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance, with the support of the Blue Marine Foundation, the Global Ocean Trust, The Nature Conservancy and the UN…
Over the past two weeks, more than 20,000 delegates gathered in Cali, Colombia to attend the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). While the decline of biodiversity continues to accelerate, expectations were high for Parties to start delivering on the commitment they made two years ago to halt…