Audrey Wagner

Countries seal critical $200 billion deal to save nature | The National Cop16 biodiversity negotiations push through despite global political climate shifts

NbSI’s @audreycwagner.bsky.social was quoted in @thenationalnews.com as #COP16 finally came to a close last night.

Governments signed a long-awaited agreement on how to mobilise enough resources to protect biodiversity for people & planet 🌍

Read more ➡️ www.thenationalnews.com/climate/envi...

The Nexus Assessment Report authors hold hands and raise their arms as the celebrate on stage at IPBES 11

After years of work and hours of perseverance, the #NexusAssessment Report has been approved by the Plenary at #IPBES11.

Kudos and congratulations to the experts on this monumental achievement!

IPBES report sees climate, nature and food challenges interlinked A new approach is needed to tackle the interlinked crises afflicting the planet, scientists warn.

"The unaccounted-for costs of [human damage] to biodiversity, water, health and climate change, including from food production, are at least $10tn-$25tn per year" - @ipbes.bsky.social report

#polycrisis
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Media Release: IPBES Nexus Assessment

We have global crises for biodiversity, climate, water, food and health

So it is good to see this new IPBES report on how they need to be tackled together, and the threat of cascading and compounding of impacts
www.ipbes.net/node/85582

Vanuatu's statement on the outcome of #COP29 sums it up nicely: “It’s not enough. It was never going to be enough.”

An Avocet stands poised in shallow water, its black-and-white plumage stark against the fragile stillness. Wings raised in a protective threat posture, it embodies a planet fighting for survival—a reminder of what’s at risk and why the fight for people and planet must go on.

#COP29 has failed to deliver.❌

Trust is broken as leaders leave glaring gaps in finance and ambition—putting people, planet, and the world’s poorest at risk.

We’ll keep fighting.

The climate and nature crisis can’t wait another year.

Cop29 agrees $1.3tn climate finance deal but campaigners brand it a ‘betrayal’ Deep divisions remain after high-stakes talks end with agreement to help developing world shift to low-carbon economy

#COP29 ends in betrayal of the Global South. Failure of wealthier countries to deliver sufficient finance shows yet again the sickening injustice & inequality at the heart of this process. Solidarity with all who fought for better - the fight continues
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Fascinating to hear from the @universityofoxford.bsky.social #Cop16 delegation on their take around the wins and failures of the Cop. Interesting to understand the role #academics can play in negotiations. Watch this space for the recording...

Supporting the economy with nature-based solutions Our new research just out in PLOS Climate shows how NbS have the potential to drive job creation, boost income, whilst also supporting climate and sustainable development goals.

Nature-based Solutions can deliver strong economic benefits if implemented with integrity - our recent paper in @plos.bsky.social

www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/news/economi...

Watch the recording of our Oxford Delegation #COP16 Debrief here!

COP29 DeBriefed 22 November 2024: Countries split on climate finance; Fossil-fuel transition ‘reaffirmed’; Latest texts analysed - Carbon Brief Welcome to DeBriefed, an essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. This week is a COP29 special edition.

What’s happened this week in climate change? Read the latest in Carbon Brief’s weekly newsletter, DeBriefed, below.

In this COP29 special edition:
➤ Countries split on climate finance
➤ Fossil-fuel transition ‘reaffirmed’
➤ Latest texts analysed

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I was very happy to be able to speak on a panel yesterday about our debrief from COP16, including what happened with the negotiations on biodiversity and climate change and what role academics can play in the UN CBD

I meant to do this ages ago but finally got around to it - this is a 'getting started on climate bluesky' doc that gathers up basic intro stuff, climate starter packs and climate feeds

*Please* reply with everything I've forgotten (which is a lot), I had to smash this out quickly last night!

Despite so much momentum for linking the climate and biodiversity agendas at COP16, COP29 has so far fallen flat. Hopefully with Nature Day around the corner and some Parties championing this issue we see some stronger text on policy alignment

The climate and biodiversity crises are entwined, but we risk pitting one against the other In our race to cool the planet, we must not compromise the ecosystems on which we depend.

With #COP16 #Biodiversity and #COP29 happening in quick succession, the world has an important opportunity to align #climate and biodiversity agendas, writes Nathalie Seddon & @audreycwagner.bsky.social in @theconversation.bsky.social
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Mapped: How climate change affects extreme weather around the world - Carbon Brief Attribution studies calculate whether, and by how much, climate change affected the intensity, frequency or impact of extremes – Carbon Brief has mapped every published study on how climate change has...

Today, @carbonbrief.org has published the latest, and most comprehensive, update to our interactive map of extreme weather attribution.

The redesigned map now includes almost 750 extreme events and trends from more than 600 studies.

interactive.carbonbrief.org/attribution-...

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"The climate and biodiversity crises are entwined, but we risk pitting one against the other". Great article by @audreycwagner.bsky.social and Nathalie Seddon. www.biodiversity.ox.ac.uk/research_sto...

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The climate and biodiversity crises are entwined, but we risk pitting one against the other In our race to cool the planet, we must not compromise the ecosystems on which we depend.

The biosphere can help tackle climate change, but we should not ask too much of it to solve our fossil fuel problem...
Excellent article on these dangers by Nathalie Seddon and @audreycwagner.bsky.social in @theconversation.bsky.social
theconversation.com/the-climate-...

The climate and biodiversity crises are entwined, but we risk pitting one against the other In our race to cool the planet, we must not compromise the ecosystems on which we depend.

There are many ways in which the potential marriage of the goals tackling climate change and restoring biodiversity is a good thing. But also real dangers of an abusive relationship if biodiversity is subordinated to an overpowering drive for carbon sequestration and biofuels.

I co-authored my first article for The Conversation with Nature-based Solutions Initiative Director Prof Nathalie Seddon on climate-biodiversity synergies at COP16!

🏞️ The climate and biodiversity crises are entwined, but we risk pitting one against the other.

Check it out! 🦩

“Academic and research are key to identifying and addressing threats and opportunities regarding the protection, restoration and sustainable use of biodiversity.”

Audrey Wagner at #COP16Colombia.