Cop15: historic deal struck to halt biodiversity loss by 2030
Source: The Guardian
Governments appear to have signed a once-in-a-decade deal to halt the destruction of Earths ecosystems, but the agreement seems to have been forced through by the Chinese president, ignoring the objections of some African states.
After more than four years of negotiations, repeated delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic and talks into the night on Sunday in Montreal, nearly 200 countries but not the US or the Vatican signed an agreement at the biodiversity Cop15, which was co-hosted by Canada and China, to put humanity on a path to living in harmony with nature by the middle of the century.
In an extraordinary plenary that began on Sunday evening and lasted for more than seven hours, countries wrangled over the final agreement. Finally, at about 3.30am local time on Monday, news broke that an agreement had been struck.
The Democratic Republic of the Congos negotiator appeared to block the final deal presented by China, telling the plenary that he could not support the agreement in its current form because it did not create a new fund for biodiversity, separate to the existing UN fund, the global environment facility (GEF). China, Brazil, Indonesia, India and Mexico are the largest recipients of GEF funding, and some African states wanted more money for conservation as part of the final deal.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/19/cop15-historic-deal-signed-to-halt-biodiversity-loss-by-2030-aoe
We'll see what the actual effects are, but not for some time, I think.
purr-rat beauty
(543 posts)to start this we will have to end all deforestation ESPECIALLY the Amazon and other major carbon sinks and habitats. That would be the starting promise in my eyes. I would think ending pleasure cruises and oil drilling in the ocean would come second. Those are two the most bio-diverse habitats on this planet.
will they do that?
NO
2naSalit
(86,939 posts)Gee, I wonder when they will get past formalities and actually fucking DO something. We're nearly four years into that ten year window after which there will be no saving our species and most others.
Javaman
(62,534 posts)we've see these types of agreements come and go and the earth continues to heat up.
also, this agreement really won't have the effect that these nations think it will have. just about all climate scientists worth their salt have agreed that 2.5 rise is baked in.
until I see real meaningful commitments from not just the US and Europe but from China and India, nothing will change.
2naSalit
(86,939 posts)So when there's visible action, I'll know that something is happening.
and given that we have a war in Europe and China can't figure out it's covid issue, i don't have much hope right now.
2naSalit
(86,939 posts)Botany
(70,643 posts)mopinko
(70,364 posts)sir david attenborough says rewilding can save us. if we just kept our mitts off 30% of the planet, the balance would tip.
i believe scotland is close to that, uk as a whole well on the way.
i have been harassed by the city of chgo over my weeds, among other things, every damn year.
every year the streets and san super gets a science lesson, and every year proves it goes in 1 ear and out the other.
muni elects are coming up, and im workin the challenger in my ward to get climate change back on the front burner, like it was in the daley years.
so much low hanging fruit.
Alexander Of Assyria
(7,839 posts)forever, much like the international court of Justice.
Beginning to think pessimism outweighs optimism on DU!?
Just yesterday there appeared to be no hope according this very same media outlet. Journos dont always get it right, I have discovered!
The Vatican objected? Whats the Pope been smoking?
Esra Star
(2,167 posts)It is very disheartening. I hope the US can get on board sooner rather than later.
NickB79
(19,299 posts)We just high record coal consumption, methane levels, and CO2 levels in 2022.