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Businesses and investors need to roll up their sleeves and join the race to revive biodiversity

Corporate Knights

The Living Planet Report 2022 shows an average decline of 69% in wildlife populations since 1970, thus emphasizing the dual crises of biodiversity loss and climate change driven by human activities. Unlike the climate crisis that led to the signing of the Paris Agreement , biodiversity loss has received little attention until now.

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At long last, Canada restricts oil and gas subsidies (except for all the loopholes)

Corporate Knights

Environment and Climate Minister Steven Guilbeault has unveiled detailed plans to phase out “inefficient” oil and gas subsidies, based on guidelines released yesterday morning that take effect immediately and are meant to fulfill a 14-year-old pledge by G20 countries. We are bending the curve on Canada’s fight on pollution.”

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From Ambition to Action

Chris Hall

Each country will need to submit National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (NBSAPs) – akin to nationally determined contributions under the Paris Agreement – and National Biodiversity Finance Plans (NBFPs) before the meetings begin on 21 October. Isciel also co-chairs the FfB’s public policy advocacy working group.

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