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Read more at: CISL examines what’s happened in week one of COP29 negotiations
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CISL examines what’s happened in week one of COP29 negotiations

18 November 2024

18 November 2024 – As we enter the decisive week two of COP29, feelings are mixed on the amount of progress that has been made, with negotiating teams being reminded that “the clock is ticking.” Negotiations in week one took place under the shadow of political tensions, public disagreements and global politics.


Read more at: Comment: How governments at COP29 can unleash the power of the private sector to achieve net zero
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Comment: How governments at COP29 can unleash the power of the private sector to achieve net zero

13 November 2024

13 November 2024 – In an opinion piece first published by Reuters, CISL's interim CEO, Lindsay Hooper, explores how we can reach net zero and who can make it happen.


Read more at: What happened at COP16? CISL’s Closing Statement 
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What happened at COP16? CISL’s Closing Statement 

4 November 2024

4 November 2024 - COP16 ended with the meeting suspended with no overall agreement on a path forward on “resource mobilisation." What will be the ramifications for progress towards a sustainable future?


Read more at: CISL COP16 events round up
CISL COP16 events

CISL COP16 events round up

31 October 2024

31 October 2024 - We came to COP16 with 4 recommendations to leaders to shift the dial on the nature crisis. Here we look back at the takeaways from all of our key discussions on these topics during the conference:


Read more at: CISL examines what’s happened in week one of COP16 negotiations

CISL examines what’s happened in week one of COP16 negotiations

30 October 2024

30 October 2024 - At the halfway point of the UNCBD COP16 in Cali, Colombia, what has been achieved on the key topic of mobilising resource?


Read more at: CISL joins signatories in a COP16 letter calling on Colombia and Brazil to drive a ‘year of united action on climate, nature and food’

CISL joins signatories in a COP16 letter calling on Colombia and Brazil to drive a ‘year of united action on climate, nature and food’

29 October 2024

29 October 2024 - At a crucial moment during the COP16 UN Biodiversity Summit negotiations, over 70 global leaders have come together to back Presidents Gustavo Petro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva recognizing their leadership in taking integrated action on climate, nature and food systems. The letter, convened by...


Read more at: What will COP29 mean for the world? Experts gather at CISL for panel discussion
Panel discussion at COP29 seminar at Entopia Building, 17 October 2024

What will COP29 mean for the world? Experts gather at CISL for panel discussion

18 October 2024

18 October 2024 - This week, CISL co-hosted a COP29 panel discussion with Cambridge Zero Policy Forum at its Cambridge headquarters, the Entopia Building.


Read more at: New research from CISL demonstrates the opportunities for scaling up nature-positive business and finance models to drive real action
Two CISL reports: Better business: Re-thinking business models for nature positive outcomes; and Scaling finance for nature: Barrier breakdown

New research from CISL demonstrates the opportunities for scaling up nature-positive business and finance models to drive real action

14 October 2024

15 October 2024 - Businesses and financial institutions can go beyond low return, piecemeal actions to systemic changes that incorporate nature and generate positive value for the environment and economy, two CISL reports released today show.


Read more at: CISL held a nature-focused panel discussion with leading experts ahead of COP16
Panel discussion at COP16 event hosted by CISL. Left to right: Lindsay Hooper, Interim CEO of CISL; Matt Jones, Chief Impact Officer at the United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC); Fiona Dobson, Senior Interna

CISL held a nature-focused panel discussion with leading experts ahead of COP16

10 October 2024

10 October 2024 – Speakers from UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge Conservation Initiative, RSPB and UBP debated the biodiversity crisis, as well as the "momentum sandwich" analogy of a three-tiered approach to systems change.


Read more at: CISL speaks at Royal Society event on commercial and ecological risk
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CISL speaks at Royal Society event on commercial and ecological risk

7 October 2024

7 October 2024 - Dr Nina Seega, Director of CISL's Centre for Sustainable Finance, spoke to attendees on a panel that discussed how businesses should respond effectively to ecological crises. On a panel specifically looking at financial risks, Dr Seega spoke at The Royal Society' s conference 'How does ecological risk...


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