As his first full year in office wraps, activist-turned-politician Steven Guilbeault is in the midst of hosting the world for the UN's COP15 conference in Montreal, as Canada's minister of environment and climate change.
Between claims that negotiations are moving far too slowly and a mid-week walkout by a group of developing nations, there are ample reasons to worry that the world won't come to an agreement to protect biodiversity at COP15 in Montreal.
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Fifty-plus states commit to protecting 30% of Earth
ONE PLANET SUMMIT: An intergovernmental group said that early commitments are key to preventing mass extinctions and ensuring clean air and water
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A coalition of more than 50 countries has committed to protect almost one-third of the planet by 2030 to halt the destruction of the natural world and slow extinctions of wildlife.
The High Ambition Coalition (HAC) for Nature and People, which includes the UK and countries from six continents, made the pledge to protect at least 30 percent of the planet’s land and oceans before the One Planet Summit in Paris opened on Monday, hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron.
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