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Carbon removal markets must grow exponentially by 2030 to keep 1.5C alive, report warns
…emissions deeply, removing emissions and repairing nature and polar ice. For a more in-depth look at this topic, edie readers are encouraged to revisit our feature entitled: ‘Nature-based solutions and…
12 organisations partner with TNFD to scope out global nature-related data facility
…is a strong case for connecting, scaling and maintaining nature-related data through a global public data facility.” The TNFD argues that interest in global-scale solutions to nature-related data needs have…
‘Flawed but a turning point for humanity’: Green groups react to COP15’s global biodiversity agreement
…reaction comes in, it seems many experts within the climate and nature space echo these sentiments. Here, edie rounds up the key reactions of the green economy. CISL’s chief executive…
Science-based targets for nature launched for businesses
…incorporate nature into wider decarbonisation efforts and adds to the growing work to help corporates measure and manage nature-based impacts. It aims to build on the success of the SBTi,…
PwC: 55% of global GDP at risk from nature loss
…ecosystem services. The conclusion is that more than half of global GDP, 55% or $58trn, is dependent on nature and therefore exposed to risks relating to nature loss and degradation….
Not just up to COP15: we all have a role in reversing the loss of nature
…of global GDP is already considered at risk from degrading nature. This is material in the UK too, as one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world, with only…
‘Sustainability in action’: edie kicks off Business Leadership Month of exclusive content
It’s edie’s biggest month of the year! Under the theme of “Sustainability in Action”, Business Leadership Month is centred around the flagship edie 23 event (1-2 March) and the edie…
‘Restoration Barometer’: New global resource unveiled to track growing nature regeneration efforts
…was produced in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme and International Labour Organisation, was that 20 million jobs could be created this decade if investment in nature-based solutions is tripled….
Green Finance Institute and Defra to work on nature-related financial risk estimates for businesses
…to instigate a framework that will help funnel more investment into nature-based solutions and efforts to improve biodiversity. The programme will lead to the creation of a new, consensus-based, UK-wide…
New nature markets principles unveiled to combat greenwashing in offsetting
…environmental credits, which encompass carbon credits, biodiversity units, nutrient credits, and payments for natural flood management. These credits stem from nature-based solutions that have the capacity to deliver multiple benefits…
From competition to collaboration: Why regenerative agriculture is ‘a team sport’ for major food firms
…to get a spotlight on that.” Here in the UK, where edie is based, there was anger and confusion in late September, as reports emerged that policymakers were angling to…
20 actionable and inspiring messages from edie’s Sustainability Leaders Forum
…nature can play a key role in addressing an array of solutions. “Equity is the answer to so much of what we face globally – to so many of the…
Final part of UN’s summit to create international biodiversity goals moved to Canada, in bid to end delays
…current form, the post-2020 framework includes a headline ambition of halting nature loss by 2030 ad delivering a net-positive impact on nature thereafter. There have been calls for a more…
NGOs call nature-positive framework to be adopted by UN
…last year that at least $8.1trn is provided to nature-based solutions alone – projects which involve the restoration of ecosystems in a way that also enhances climate mitigation and/or adaptation…
COP27 recap: Nine of the biggest stories from this year’s UN climate conference
…solutions. Parties are “encouraged, as appropriate, to consider nature-based solutions or ecosystem-based approaches” in their climate adaptation and social sustainability plans. Click here to access all of edie’s COP27 content….
Therese Coffey calls on businesses to ‘shape efforts’ to deliver global nature goals
…Nature-Related Financial Disclosures and Transition Plan Taskforce. Natural Environment Investment Readiness Fund Coffey’s speech came after Defra had confirmed it will launch new dedicated funding for farmers to deliver nature-based…
Beta framework launched on nature-related financial disclosures
…consists of three main components. It outlines key science-based concepts and definitions to help corporates and stakeholders define nature-based risks and opportunities. It also outlines disclosure recommendations that are in…
Hydrogen for heavy industry and autonomous transport ‘pods’: The best green innovations of 2021
…broadly, Gridserve is planning 100 electric forecourts and smaller electric hubs by 2026. Dissolving ‘skyscrapers’ that restore forests Nature restoration and nature-based climate solutions have been steadily c limbing up…
COP15: What is the UK Government pushing for in the global biodiversity treaty?
…nature by the end of the decade. The UK has been advocating for this goal consistently since late 2020, with this advocacy having begun under Boris Johnson. Nature charities in…
Decarbonisation over compensation: Inside Kingfisher’s five-point plan to reach net-zero by 2040
…the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) Net-Zero Standard. The SBTi has clarified that science-based net-zero targets will require companies to achieve deep decarbonisation of 90-95% before 2050. From that point…
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