Climate Cops - What's Next?

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Talks are a bit slow. We're behind schedule because of covid people not being able to communicate in person. But now we really need to work up towards montreal. There's lots of things going against this being a good agreement. However, i think that people are starting to get the message about the climate and bidiversity crisis because we're actually living it. I hope there'll be lots of pressure on negotiators and heads of state to make sure that we do get really good agreements.

It is now less than 100 days until Cop15, the UN convention on biological diversity. At these talks, which are taking place in Montreal, Canada in December, governments from around the world will come together to agree targets aimed at halting the destruction of the natural world and protecting biodiversity. With the Earth experiencing the largest loss of life since the extinction of the dinosaurs, what is decided at this meeting could shape the future of the planet and humanity. Madeleine Finlay speaks to biodiversity reporter Phoebe Weston about how negotiations have been going so far, and what’s next on the road to Cop15. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod