A healthy ocean, a protected climate
Unlocking financial flows for building resilient coastal cities The US Inflation Reduction Act made a splash in the climate news. Over the next decade, the landmark legislation will allocate nearly $370 billion for climate and clean energy: a significant step in decarbonizing the US economy. A part of this package, $2.6 billion, will be dedicated to…
© Ocean & Climate Platform After four years of intense negotiations, the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) came to an end on Sunday, 19th of December, with the adoption of a landmark agreement to halt and ultimately reverse biodiversity loss by 2030. While the conference opened…
Photo by IISD/ENB Mike Muzurakis The 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will take place from 7 to 19 December in Montreal, Canada. This COP is expected to adopt the post-2020 global biodiversity framework, a roadmap to guide action to halt biodiversity loss by 2030 and achieve…
After two weeks of tough negotiations, the COP27 ended on Sunday, 20th of November, with the adoption of the “Sharm el-Sheikh Implementation Plan”. While the World Leaders Summit had started with commitments to move towards action and symbolic declarations, notably from Antonio Guterres who declared “We are on a highway to climate hell with our…
Identifying a ‘blue ambition loop’ to accelerate ocean-based climate action The ocean can ensure food security, clean water, energy transition, livelihoods, as well as significant economic benefits for people around the world, from coastal to landlocked countries. It can act as a natural buffer against climate impacts and is essential to the maintenance of…
Policy Brief – The Contribution of Marine Protected Areas to Climate Change Adaptation, State of the Evidence and Policy Recommendations With the completion, during UNFCCC COP26, of the last mechanisms needed to fully operationalize the Paris Agreement, the attention of climate negotiations can now fully turn towards action. The primary focus of COP27 is implementation,…