Insights from COP17: Carbon Brief Team Delves into Critical Nature Talks and Their Impact

Following the recent UN COP17 biodiversity conference, journalists from Carbon Brief hosted a livestream to provide insights into the events that unfolded during the summit.

Orla Dwyer and Aruna Chandrasekhar reported from Yerevan, Armenia, covering the negotiations over the past two weeks.

They were joined in the livestream by associate editors Dr. Giuliana Viglione and Daisy Dunne, participating remotely from Washington D.C. and London respectively.

In addition, Carbon Brief has released an extensive 10,000-word document summarizing COP17, detailing the critical outcomes of the conference.

Orla Dwyer and Aruna Chandrasekhar began the livestream by highlighting crucial themes from the event, including biodiversity financing and the inaugural “global review” aimed at assessing progress in reversing biodiversity loss.

The four journalists engaged with their audience in a live “ask me anything” session, tackling inquiries about nature-damaging subsidies, marine biodiversity, and the status of the Cali fund designed to promote private-sector financing.

A recorded version of the webinar is now available for viewing on YouTube.

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