The 28th Conference of the Parties in Dubai completed a first “global stocktake” of the world’s status and progress since the Paris accords. Recognizing that progress has been insufficient to reach the goal of keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees
UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) held in Montreal
150 nations met for the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) in Montreal, Canada. They agreed to set four goals and twenty-four 2030 targets to preserve, protect and rebuild global biodiversity, including: Protecting 30% of earth’s lands oceans, coastal areas
TNFD releases final standards for nature-related disclosures
The Task Force for Nature-related Financial Disclosures released its final standards. The TNFD disclosure framework consists of conceptual foundations for nature-related disclosures, a set of general requirements, a set of recommended disclosures structured around the four recommendation pillars of governance,
Task force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) established
Recognizing that our society and economy depend on natural capital – nature’s assets and the services they provide – the TNFD was established to “provide companies and financial institutions with a risk management and disclosure framework to identify, assess, manage
IPCC releases 6th Assessment Report
The IPCC 6th assessment report on climate change clearly and unequivocally concludes that there are multiple, feasible and effective options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to human-caused climate change. Cutting global GHG emissions by nearly half by 2030